Articles of Confederation Review

The United States of America's first written plan for the government

• The Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Independence

A loosely organized group of states where each state governs itself, but will help the other states when needed

• country

• confederation

• nation

• club

What were the main weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

• No power to tax

• weak central government

• had too much power

• limited necessary actions in running a country

Why was it a problem that the national government could not tax the states?

• It takes money to run a country

• The states were not able to pay for infrastructure projects.

• The states had to rely on international trade for income.

• State governments had to borrow money to pay for services.

What contributed to our weak central government? (pick 2)

• There was no president or leader to tell the people what needed to be done

• The lack of a strong military to enforce laws and regulations

• The lack of a unified economy and currency system

• Congress could make laws but had no one to enforce them

What actions were limited by the Articles of Confederation that made it hard to run our country? (pick 2)

• They could not make the people shop in their state

• There was no national currency and all states printed their own

• An army could not be raised unless all 13 states agreed

• They could not buy tea from Great Britain anymore

Which branch of government existed when the Articles of Confederation was created?

• Legislative (congress)
• Judicial (Supreme court)
• Executive (President)
• Legislative, Executive, and Judicial

Under the Articles of Confederation, which government had the MOST power?

• Legislative branch
• the president
• the state governments
• national government

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

Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get?

• Zero
• One
• Two 
• Three