Articles of Confederation Test Review

What is the name of the first written plan of government (Constitution) in America?

• The U.S. Constitution

• Treaty of Paris
• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation

The Founders of the United States created a confederal system of government because they were afraid that a __?__ would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule.

• strong state government
• weak government
• strong central government
• legslature

Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?

• Legislative branch
• the president
• the states
• national government

Which of the following documents resolved the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

• The United States Constitution

• The Magna Carta

Which weakness of the Articles of Confederation stopped the government from ending Shays' Rebellion sooner?

• There was no Judicial Branch or court system

• Each state had only one vote in Congress

• The government did not have the authority to raise an army

• The government could not enforce trade regulations

According to the table, how did the Constitution fix the weaknesses of the government under the Articles of Confederation?

• The Constitution gave more authority to the national government

• The Constituion protected natural rights

• The Constitution instituted the social contract

• The Constituion gave more authority to the states

What do you call a change to the Constitution?

• amendment

• introduction

• preamble

• articles

Why would it have been difficult for the national government to amend (change) the Articles of Confederation?

• Each state had only one vote in Congress

• A change to the Articles required all 13 states to unanimously approve it

• A change to the Articles required 9 of 13 states to approve it

• The Government did not have an executive branch

Founder Thomas Jefferson felt that government power should not be concentrated in one central or federal government, but should be spread out among the individual states as well. Which of the following systems of government did Jefferson favor?

• confederal

• unitary

• parliamentary

• federal

Why might a confederal system of government take longer to solve a national crisis than a unitary system?

• decisions are slower in a confederal system because it has a stronger central government

• decisions are faster in a confederal system because it has stronger state governments

• decisions are slower in a confederal system because the central and state governments share power

• decisions are slower in a confederal system because the independent states may disagree causing difficulty in decision making