Articles of Confederation

What is the FEDERAL government?

• A system of government that is a tyranny.

• A system of government that governs ALL the people of a country.

• A system of government where the power is given to the states.

• A system of government that divides power between the international and national (central) governments.

State governments have the power to make laws that apply to people in ANY state.

• True

• False

The Articles of Confederation were created because...

• The new United States needed a President and needed to elect National Leaders.

• The newly formed United States had to create a new government.

• The new states had to figure out how their economies were going to thrive.

• After the Revolutionary War, the United States needed a system to address the issue of slavery.

Americans initially believed that the federal government needed to be extremely...

• strong

• neutral

• weak

Initially, the United States wanted to give the ____ the most power.

• schools

• cities

• central government

• states

The federal (central) government did have the power to sign peace treaties with other countries.

• True

• False

The federal (central) government did not have the power to control trade with other countries.

• True

• False

Under the AOC, the federal (central) government did have the power to declare war.

• True

• False

Under the AOC, the federal (central) government could NOT ask for soldiers to serve in the army.

• True

• False

Under the AOC, the federal (central) government could NOT tax the states.

• True

• False