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 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

Fear of a Strong Central government, no way to protect the Country, What weakness was this ?

• No power to draft an army

• no national court system

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, the government consisted of _______________ branch of government.

• 3
• 2
• 1
• 4

In order to change (amend) the Articles of Confederation,  __________ out of 13 states had to agree. 

• 9
• 10
• 13
• 15

The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ type of government.

• strong
• average
• weak
• federal

In the Articles of Confederation, where was most of the government power placed?

• The States
• The National Government
• The Continental Congress
• The Legislative Branch

Who was the president under the articles?

• George Washington

• Each governor voted on a president

• The most senior Senator

• There wasn't one