Articles of Confederation 23

Fully in agreement- all 13 states had to agree on a change is known as ?

• Unanimous

• Congress

• Compromise

• Regulate

write the weakness of the Articles the picture represents.

(a)  

What branch of the government held all the power under the Articles of Confederation?

• Judicial

• Executive

• National

• Legislative

The Articles of Confederation were changed because…

• State governments were too weak

• A.   The central government was too weak

• A.   The central government was too strong

• There was a balance of power between the central and state governments

Under the Articles of Confederation how many votes did each state have?

• four

• two

• one

• three

How do you think Shay’s rebellion influenced the new government?

•      Showed it was strong enough

•     Forced the states to lower taxes

• Convinced people to support the soldiers

• Convinced people the Articles were too weak

What was one weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• The Articles gave the states most of the governmental power.

• The Articles restricted the states from collecting taxes.

• The Articles gave the national government too much power.

• The Articles made the national government responsible for negotiating treaties.

How did the American ‘s Experience Under British Rule influence the form of government they established under the Articles of Confederation?

• The new legislature had two houses, just like British Parliament.

• The states were sovereign, just as the colonies had been under British Rule.

• The new central government was not given any power to direct the military.

• The new central government was not able to tax citizens as the British government had tried

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write the weakness of the Articles the picture represents.

(a)  

Which occurrence was created by the Articles of Confederation because of the colonists' experience under British rule?

• existence of weak state governments

• existence of a strong military

• existence of a strong judicial branch

• existence of a weak central government