Articles of Confederation and 3 Branches of Government

What is considered the first Constitution of the United States?

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Treaty of Paris

How many states needed to vote YES to pass a law?

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¿Cuántos estados necesitaban votar SÍ para aprobar una ley?

• 5

• 50

• 9

• 13

A weakness of the Articles of Confederation is that it had __________ . 

• only an executive branch
• only a legislative branch
• only a judicial branch
• an executive and legislative branch

One major problem with the Articles of Confederation is that Congress could not ______ the citizens to raise money.

• tax
• ask
• demand
• force

Who had more power under the Articles of Confederation?

• Federal Government
• State Governments
• Individual people
• States with larger populations

Americans were afraid that a __?__ would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule.

• strong state government
• weak government
• strong central government
• legslature

The Articles of Confederation made our country _________

• Strong

• Weak

• Powerful

• normal

• Weakness of the Articles of Confederation

• Problems of the U.S. Constitution

• Federalist argument for a weak central government

• A colonial legislature

Which of the following weaknesses  in the Articles of Confederation does  this picture represent?

• no common currency (money)
• no executive branch
• no power to tax
• one vote for each state

Why was this first U.S. government so weak?

• King George III  was still in charge of USA
• Americans were afraid to give their new government too much power
• The American army did not win their independence from Great Britain and King George III
• ask; no