Articles of Confederation

What was the main weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• The federal government was too weak

• It had no legislative branch

• The judicial was too powerful

• The executive was too powerful

A weakness of the Articles of Confederation is that it had __________ . 

• only an executive branch

• only a legislative branch

• only a judicial branch

• an executive and legislative branch

One major problem with the Articles of Confederation is that Congress could not ______ the citizens to raise money.

• tax
• ask
• demand
• force

Which branch of government existed when the Articles of Confederation was created?

• Legislative (congress)
• Judicial (Supreme court)
• Executive (President)
• Legislative, Executive, and Judicial

Under the Articles of Confederation, which government had the MOST power?

• Legislative branch

• The President

• The state governments

• National government

Which of the following weaknesses  in the Articles of Confederation does  this picture represent?

• No common currency (money)

• No executive branch

• No power to tax

• One vote for each state

Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get?

• Zero
• One
• Two 
• Three

Which of the following is an example of a weakness in the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress couldn't collect (levy) taxes

• Weak national government

• Provided no common currency/money for all 13 states

• All of the above

Why was this first U.S. government so weak?

• King George III was still in charge of the USA

• Americans were afraid to give their new government too much power

• The American army did not win their independence from Great Britain and King George III

• ask; no

The Articles of Confederation created a ________ national government.

• weak

• strong

• both strong and weak

• neither strong nor weak