Founding of American government

Which government had power under the Articles of Confederation?

• states
• British
• national
• France

The Articles of Confederation was the first national ____________ in America.

• Letter to the king
• System of government
• Declaration of war
• Collection of banks

Congress could tax the states and citizens under the Articles of Confederation - true or false?

• True
• False

To amend the Articles of Confederation, how many states had to agree?

• 7.0
• 10.0
• All 13
• They couldn't amend it

What document would later be created to replace the Articles of Confederation?

• The Declaration of Independence
• The Gettysburg Address
• The Constitution
• The Bill of Rights

the system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches

• federalism

• checks and balances

• limits and supports

• constitutionality

the part of government that carries out, the laws

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

• presidential

the lawmaking part of government

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

• presidential

the part of government that interprets the laws

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

• presidential

federalism

• the constitutional system that states that the national government can levy taxes

• the constitutional system that states that power will be divided between 3 branches

• the constitutional system that states the national government is supreme

• the constitutional system that shares power between the national and state governments