Which of the following was a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation when it came to money?

• The national government controlled all currency equally
  

•  States could print their own money, creating confusion and inflation

• The AOC allowed Congress to collect taxes directly from citizens

• There was a single national bank under the AOC
  

Under the Articles of Confederation, states often argued over trade. Why?

• States placed tariffs on goods from other states

• All states shared the same economic policies

•  Trade was banned between the states
  

• The federal government controlled all interstate trade
  

What military weakness of the AOC made the nation vulnerable?

• The U.S. had the strongest navy in the world
  

• States were required to maintain permanent armies

• The government could not draft soldiers

•  Congress could easily fund a national army
  

Why did Americans originally choose to implement the Articles of Confederation?

• They wanted a strong president to lead the new nation

•  They wanted to limit central government power after breaking away from Britain

• They believed it would give Congress more power than the states
  

• 1. They wanted an immediate permanent constitution
     
     

Why did Americans decide to get rid of the Articles of Confederation?

• It created too weak a central government that couldn’t solve national problems

• It gave the president too much power
  

• It forced states to merge into one large state

• 1. It prevented trade with foreign nations
     
     

How did the Constitution fix the money/tax problem from the AOC?

• It allowed states to print their own money freely

• It gave Congress the power to levy taxes

• It banned trade between states

• It created no changes from the AOC
  

How did the Constitution solve military weaknesses from the AOC?

• It allowed Congress to raise and maintain a national army

• It kept military power in state governments only

• It required each state to provide its own navy

• It banned the creation of a military
  

What is the Bill of Rights?

• A list of taxes for citizens to pay
  

• 8. The laws written under the AOC
     
     

• The Constitution itself
  

• The first ten amendments to the Constitution

Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

• To strengthen the king’s authority in America

• To encourage trade between states
  

• To protect individual freedoms and limit government power

•  To give more power to Congress
  

Which of the following is NOT part of the Bill of Rights?

• Freedom of speech

• Right to bear arms
  

• The right of Congress to tax exports

• Trial by jury