Articles of Confederation

Which of the following best describes self-government?

• When people make laws for themselves

• When a small group of people makes laws

• When one person makes the laws

• When the military makes the laws

The states did not want...

• a strong CENTRAL government

• weak STATE governments

• a representative form of government

• a democracy

The Articles of Confederation gave more power to the __________ government than the ___________ government.

• state, national

• national, government

• king's, church's

• national, federal

According to the Articles of Confederation, Congress COULD....

• Declare war

• Make peace treaties

• Borrow money

• Collect taxes

According to the Articles of Confederation, Congress could NOT....

• Regulate trade

• Collect taxes

• Force states to obey the law

• Declare war

The Articles of Confederation could not make the 13 states work together because....

• Congress could not repay its debts from the American Revolution

• They could not print any money

• The states paid money to the government

• They had strong military officials

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

• Zero
• One
• Two 
• Three

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, which government had the MOST power?

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

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

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