Articles of Confederation

What system of government is illustrated in the political cartoon?

• Unitary

• Federal

• Confederal

What is the name of the first constitution of the United States?

• Bill of Rights

• U.S. Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

The postage stamp shows a committee of the Second Continental Congress drafting the Articles of the Confederation.

Why did this committee create a weak central government?

• to encourage more trade between states

• to preserve the powers of the individual states

• to promote the nation’s security against foreign attacks

• to permit the taxation of citizens to pay the nation's debts

Which was a weakness under the Articles of Confederation?

• The president could enforce laws

• Congress could not collect taxes

• States could not trade among each other

• The national court system settled disputes between states

The diagram below shows steps leading to a historical event. Which event completes the diagram?

• Boston Tea Party

• Oath of Allegiance

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

Which weakness of the Articles of Confederation led to Shays’s Rebellion?

• The national government lacked the power to tax

• The national government lacked central leadership

• The national government lacked a national court system

• The national government lacked the power to regulate trade

How did the U.S. Constitution solve a problem created by the Articles of Confederation?

• It avoided the issue of states' rights

• It allowed the states to elect representatives

• It prevented the amendment of federal laws

• It enable the federal government to collect taxes

How did the U.S. Constitution address the problem under the Articles of Confederation that Congress had no power to ensure its laws were followed by the states?

• It created an executive branch to enforce laws

• It gave each state sovereign authority over its laws

• It required unanimous consent of states to create new laws

• It required the president to resolve disputes between states

From 1776-1789, the Articles of Confederation established a government for the United States of America. Which level of government would have most authority during this timespan?

• local

• national

• state

• central

Which of the following vocabulary pairings best describes the transition from the Articles of Confederation to the United States Constitution?

• Parliamentary to Confederation

• Federal to Unitary

• Unitary to Federal

• Confederal to Federal