America's Governments Quiz

Which best describes The Articles of Confederation?

• It is America's current governmental system.
• It was America's first system of government.
• It was America's government under British rule.
• It was the Government of the Confederate States of America.

The Articles set up a Confederated Monarchy where a monarch comes to power to rule the people.

• True
• False

The Articles set up a representative democracy where the people elect representatives to be their voice in the government.

• True
• False

Why did the drafters of America's First Government make the Articles of Confederation the way they did?

• Because they had never had a government before and didn't know what they where doing.
• Because none of the colonies/states could get along and wanted different things.
• Because they wanted to avoid an overly strict government like they had under Great Britain.
• Because they wanted to avoid having a federal government that did not allow for personal freedoms.

Most historians agree that the Articles of Confederation was an ________________ to the problems with Great Britain.

• Overstepping
• Overcorrection
• Overlapping
• Overabundance

What event that we read about exposed the weaknesses of the Articles and led many to call for change?

• The Revolutionary War
• Shays' Rebellion
• The Treaty of Paris 1783
• Shamus' Humiliation

What was the overcorrection (Weakness) related to the STAMP ACT?

• Congress Could NOT Tax
• NO Judicial Branch (Judges / Courts / Law Enforcement)
• Congress Could NOT Draft and Army or Navy.
• Congress Could NOT Regulate TRADE

What was the overcorrection (Weakness) related to the Mercantilism?

• Congress Could NOT Regulate TRADE
• NO Judicial Branch (Judges / Courts / Law Enforcement)
• Congress Could NOT Tax
• Congress Could NOT Draft and Army or Navy.

What was the overcorrection (Weakness) related to the King George III?

• NO Executive Branch (President)
• NO Judicial Branch (Judges / Courts / Law Enforcement)
• Congress Could NOT Tax
• Congress Could NOT Draft and Army or Navy.

What was the overcorrection (Weakness) related to the Battles of Lexington, Concord, and other Battles?

• Congress Could NOT Draft and Army or Navy.
• NO Executive Branch (President)
• NO Judicial Branch (Judges / Courts / Law Enforcement)
• Congress Could NOT Tax