Articles of Confederation EOC style quiz

Why did the committee to draft the Articles of Confederation create a weak central government?

• To encourage more trade between the states

• To promote the national security against foreign invasion

• To permit the taxation of citizens to pay the nation’s debts

• To preserve the powers of the individual states

How did Americans’ experience under British rule influence the form of government they established under the Articles of Confederation?

• The new legislature had two houses, just like the British Parliament

• The new central government was not able to tax citizens as the British government had tried to do

• The states were sovereign, just as colonies had been under British rule.

• The new central government was not given any power to direct the military

Which steps would the Confederation Congress have taken in the event of another war:

• Declare War, Raise its own troops to defend the nation, Pass a tax to raise money

• Declare War, Ask states to contribute troops and funds, Direct the Army & Navy

• Declare war with the states, Pass a tax law to fund the army and build the navy, Direct the Army & Navy

• Ask states for permission to declare war, Borrow money, Raise an army and navy

By 1786, why did many merchants want the Articles of Confederation to be replaced?

• States were discouraging trade by taxing one another’s goods.

• Several states were taxing the activities of the Confederation

• Congress was forcing the states to contribute to its general fund

• The Confederation Congress printed so much money that it lost its value

Why was Shay’s Rebellion so hard to stop?

• They had modern weapons

• Americans supported them

• There was no money for a national army to stop them

• Shay’s men were the best soldiers in Washington’s army

Which weakness was addressed by the Constitution?

• The continuation of slavery

• The absence of a balanced budget

• The creation of an executive branch

• The need to strengthen the power of the states

How was the complaint below addressed by the Constitutional Convention? “We delegates from small states insist on a national legislature in which each state receives equal representation?”

• The Convention created a unicameral legislature with equal representation

• The Convention created the House of Representatives based on population

• The Convention created a Senate with equal representation

• The Convention created a bicameral legislature with both houses based on population

What was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• There was no power to tax

• There was only one branch

• There was no way to enforce laws

• There was no way to make laws