Unit 4 Quiz 1

The reason the Articles of Confederation established a unicameral Legislative Branch was to?

• Show the importance of a representative legislature to foreign nations.

• Ensure the federal government would not become too powerful.

• To keep power out of the hands of the courts.

• To give the legislature supreme rule over the states.

In addition to the federal government not being allowed to print a common currency and not having the authority to enforce laws within states, which of the following best describes another weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress refused to allow states to tax its citizens. This created a bad relationship between the states and federal government.

• Changes to the Articles of Confederation only required two states to agree to it. As a result, states were constantly changing the new government.

• Congress was not allowed to pass any laws. This created conflicts among the states when some states allowed certain behaviors and other states did not.

• Congress had no power to control foreign trade or trade between states. As a result, there were trade wars between the states.

How many states were required to ratify a new bill into law under the Articles of Confederation?

• 6

• 13

• 9

• 50

Which of the following best describes the Articles of the Confederation?

• The second official constitution for the United States.

• A document that created a league of friendship between the states and outlined how the government would run and the rights of its citizens.

• A document outlining a strong central government with the power to tax its citizens to help pay for the war.

• A series of papers written by George Washington describing the type of government he wanted to be a part of.

One of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation was that it did not allow the federal government to levy taxes (pass tax laws) on its citizens.  This led to…

• States taxing their citizens and giving all their funds to the federal government.

• The Federal government being unable to pay off its war debt.

• The federal government seizing (or taking) lands from Loyalists during the Revolution to make money.

• A protest by members of Congress because of their lack of funding.

Despite its weaknesses, the Articles of Confederation was an important document because…

• It created a means for establishing the executive branch.

• It enabled each of the 13 states to make separate treaties with foreign nations.

• It provided every citizen in the United States the right to vote.

• It was the first form of government for the United States.

Why couldn’t the Articles of Confederation stop Shays’ Rebellion?

• They were afraid of the militia and didn’t want to make it worse.

• The militia was too well trained and had the support of the French military.

• They didn’t have the authority to raise an army to end the rebellion.

• They didn’t want it to end. They supported what Shays and his men were doing.

Under the Articles of Confederation, was the legislature bicameral or unicameral?

• bicameral

• unicameral

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What did Shays’ Rebellion reveal about the Articles of Confederation?

• That the government was too similar to the British Monarchy (form of government).

• That the Articles were strong and resilient and couldn’t easily be overthrown.

• The Articles of Confederation were weak and an ineffective form of government for the United States.

• The government under the Articles of Confederation was successful.

The Articles of Confederation was the first attempt to unite the 13 British colonies' governments as they fought for their independence from England.

• True

• False

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