Articles of Confederation

No power to tax citizens was another weakness of the Articles of Confederation, Why do you think it was like that?

• Citizens wanted to protect individual states taxing power

• Fear of being over taxed

The Fear of one person having to much "Power" was what weakness of the "Articles of Confederation"?

• No power to request money

• No Chief Executive

• No power to tax

• all of the above

The wanting to protect individual states power, and the fear of a strong central government, "Was what weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Laws needed approval by 9 out of 13 States

• no chief executive

• no power to tax citizens

What event "showed congress how weak the Articles of Confederation was?

• Bacon Rebellion

• American Revolution

• Shay's Rebellion

• Constitution

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

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

The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ type of government.

• strong
• average
• weak
• federal

Who was the president under the articles?

• George Washington

• Each governor voted on a president

• The most senior Senator

• There wasn't one

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

• tax
• ask
• demand
• force

Which of the following was an example of a strength in the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress couldn't collect taxes

• Provided no common currency amongst the 13th states

• Weak national government

• Provided a sense of unity and nationhood

How did the provisions of the Northwest Ordiance affect U.S. expansion?

• By funding a transportation network in uninhabited regions

• By establishing a process for territories to govern themselves

• By promoting the growth of southern plantation economies

• By creating a national bank to loan money to land investors