Articles of Confederation

What provision of the Constitution solved a problem created by the Articles of Confederation?

• The members of the government are elected by the states.

• The government has the power to raise money through taxes.

• The government has the power to add more states to the nation. 

• The laws of the nation can be changed by the amendment process.

What weakness of the Articles of Confederation was revealed by Shays' Rebellion?

• The rebellion showed that the Articles did not consider how the right to bear arms could be a danger.

• The rebellion showed that the Articles did not create a strong central government to handle a crisis.

• The rebellion showed that the Articles did not provide a way for government to aid people who experienced financial trouble.

• The rebellion showed that the Articles did not do enough to make all federal government buildings safe from attacks by angry citizens.

All of the following were weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation EXCEPT...

• Congress had the power to collect taxes.

•  It took 13 out of 13 states to change the Articles

• The national government could not enforce the law.

• The national government could not regulate trade with other countries.

Why did the Founding Fathers build a weak central government when they created the Articles of Confederation?

• They wanted a government they could manipulate.

• They favored a weak structure because they thought it would ensure that their       taxes stayed low.

• They had experience with this form of government from when they were         colonies.

• They were afraid of a strong central government that might treat them the way England had.

How did Americans' experience under British rule influence the form of government they established under the Articles of Confederation?

• The new legislature had two houses, just like the British Parliament.

• The states were sovereign, just as the colonies had been under British rule.

• The new central government was not given any power to direct the military.

• The new central government was not able to tax citizens as the British government had tried to do.

Why did Daniel Shays' rebellion send a wave of fear among wealthy merchants and landowners?

• Officers worried about losing their back pay.

• Shays planned to take money from the rich and given it to the poor.

• There was no national army to put down domestic unrest if it spread.

• Bankers and other lenders feared the loss of loans to their national government.

A group of individuals or state governments is a ...

• Confederation

• Bicamer Legislature

• Parliament

• Ratify

The first constitution or government of the United States was the...

• House of Burgesses

• Mayflower Compact

• U.S. Constitution

• Article of Confederation

Money borrowed and not yet paid back is ...

• ratify

• savings

• debt

• mortgage

To vote approval of is to ...

• Repeal

• ratify

• stamp it

• say "yes"