Articles of Confederation 2023

What was America's first Constitution?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

• The US Constitution

Which branch of government was included in the Articles of Confederation?

• The Legislative branch

• The Executive branch

• The Federal

• The Judicial

Under the Articles of Confederation, how many states had to agree to approve a law?

• 3/13

• 7/13

• 9/13

• 12/13

What was the biggest weakness of the Articles of Confederation that lead to problems with Britain?

• They could not tax

• States were not required to meet military quotas

• They could not deal with foreign governments

• None of the above

The Articles of Confederation was a document of rules for a new ________________ after America became independent.

• war

• government

• peace treaty

• declaration

Because they did not want another overly powerful leader like King George, the colonists wanted a ______________ central government.

• harsh

• large

• strong

• weak

Who had the most power under the Articles?

• The national government

• The state governments

Under the Articles, the national Congress did not have the power to create or collect taxes. What did this lead to?

• The states went bankrupt.

• The national/federal government never had enough money to fund things.

• The national government overtaxed people, like the British had.

• The states gave Congress all of the tax money the country needed.

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