Articles of Confederation vs. the Constitution

Under the Constitution, Congress has the right to 'lay and collect taxes, duties, imports and excises' as stated in which Article and Section?

• A) Article I, Section 8

• B) Article II, Section 3

• C) Article III, Section 1

• D) Article IV, Section 5

Who presided over Congress under the Articles of Confederation?

• The President of the United States

• The Vice President

• The Speaker of the House

• The President of the U.S. merely presided over Congress.

Under the Constitution, who heads the executive branch?

• The Vice President

• The Speaker of the House

• The President

• The Chief Justice

Fill in the blank: To amend the Articles of Confederation, ______ of the states needed to agree.

• 9/13

• 10/13

• 11/13

• 13/13

How many votes did each state receive under the Articles of Confederation?

• 1 vote

• 2 votes

• 3 votes

• Votes based on population.

Under the Constitution, how is representation in the lower house determined?

• Each state gets 1 vote

• Based on population

• Each state gets 2 votes

• By state legislature decision.

Fill in the blank: Under the Articles of Confederation, sovereignty resided in ______.

• the federal government

• the states

• the President

• the judiciary

What was the requirement to amend the Articles of Confederation?

• 9/13 states

• 10/13 states

• 11/13 states

• 13/13 states

Under the Articles of Confederation, who had the power to levy taxes?

• A) Congress could request states to pay taxes

• B) Congress could enforce taxes

• C) States could not levy taxes

• D) Federal government levied taxes.

Fill in the blank: Under the Articles of Confederation, there was no provision to regulate ________ and foreign trade.

• interstate

• intrastate

• international

• local