Articles of Confederation Quiz

What is another name for our National Government?

• Articles of Confederation

• Federal Government

• State Government

• Congress

What group creates new laws and makes decisions

• Congress

• The President

• The 13 Colonies

• The Military

How many votes does each state get?

• 1

• 5

• 3

• 10

How many states have to say YES before something is changed

• HALF of the states

• 1/3 of the states

• ALL of the states

• 3/4 of the states

How do states pay taxes?

• The Federal Government tells them to

• They decide for themselves

• The people who live there make a vote

• They don't pay taxes

Which answer IS NOT TRUE for Military under the Articles of Confederation

• There is no military for the whole government

• States can send troops to other states

• Each state has their own military

• The President controls the military

What is The Articles of Confederation

• The document that helped run the first US government

• Articles stating that they were their own country

• A document signed to declare independence

• George Washington's document for winning the Revolutionary War

Why did our first government fail?

• Our military was too big

• The President had too much power

• The states had too much power

• There were no rules from the government

Who had more power: big states or small states

• Small States

• Big States

• They had the same amount of power

• The President had all the power

Who led the government?

• The 13 Colonies

• The President

• There was no leader

• The Queen