(11/7) Unit 3: iCivics - A Just Right Gov._Articles of Confed.

(Select ANY/ALL that apply) Which of the following were requirements our Founding Fathers had for a new government?

• government has enough power to do its job

• nobody in government has too much power

• considers the needs of all states

• lets citizens have a say

• protects individual rights

Answer explanation

Although each of these were things our Founding Fathers wanted, creating a government that guaranteed each of them was extremely difficult... Their first attempt, the Articles of Confederation, failed miserably.

TRUE/FALSE: Because of what they went through with the King of England and British occupation, our Founding Fathers wanted a federal government that couldn’t do much with most of the power left to individual states.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which of the following was the FIRST form of government in the UNITED STATES?

• Mayflower Compact

• Articles of Confederation

• US Constitution

• English Bill of Rights

(Select ANY/ALL that apply) Which of the following was TRUE under the government created by the Articles of Confederation?

• Each state was independent and had its own government.

• Each state would send representatives to the “Congress of the Confederation,” a lawmaking body.

• Congress was the only branch of government. (No president or courts.)

• In Congress, each state got one vote.

Answer explanation

NOTE: Congress still exists today and is/was part of the FEDERAL Government. The Federal Government is the same thing as the central government, or the highest/most powerful form of government.

Which of the following, although it was something "they" wanted, had WAY TOO MUCH POWER under the Articles of Confederation?

• States

• American Citizens

• Congress

• NONE of these

TRUE/FALSE: Because the Articles of Confederation set up a weak government, states got to keep their power and independence

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE/FALSE: Giving the majority of power to the states, that were different in MANY ways, created far too many problems.

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE/FALSE: The Articles gave Congress the power to pass laws about certain things—but not to enforce those laws (aka make sure that they are followed).

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE/FALSE: Under the Articles of Confederation, there was a national military controlled by Congress/Federal Government.

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE/FALSE: Congress was NOT given the power to tax under the Articles of Confederation, which led to an extremely POOR country

• TRUE

• FALSE