WorksheetsWeaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 10mins
What was a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
There was no legislative branch.
There was a lack of a leadership such as no president.
The states had too much power.
The government had too much power.
Why was not having a federal court system under the Articles of Confederation considered a weakness?
It allowed for too much federal control over state laws.
There was no fair way to solve legal problems between states.
It made the judicial system too powerful.
It increased the power of the executive branch.
Under the Articles of Confederation, why was Congress's inability (not able) to tax a significant weakness?
It led to excessive taxation of the states.
The government did not have enough money to do its job.
It caused inflation to rise rapidly.
It allowed states to become too wealthy.
Why was not having a president a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
There were too many leaders.
There was a lack of leadership (no one leading the country).
The states had too much power.
The states had too much freedom.
Why was it a weakness that Congress (the government) did not have the power to recruit soldiers?
The military became too powerful.
The states had too many soldiers.
The army (military) was ineffective and poorly equipped.
There were too many militias.
Which of these was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
The military became too large and uncontrollable.
The government was recruiting too many soldiers.
The states were forced to disband their militias.
Congress (the government) did not have the power to recruit soldiers.
Which of these was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
There was no system of federal courts.
There was no president (leader).
Congress (the government) did not have the power to impose taxes.
Congress (the government) did not have the power to recruit soldiers.
The government had too much money.
Before we had the (a) , we had the (b) .
Two major weakness of the Articles of Confederation were:
There was no system of federal courts.
The government had a powerful army.
Congress (the government) did not have the power to impose taxes.
The government had too much power.
We Declared our (a) from (b) on (c) .
In what city did our Founding Fathers meet to have the Constitutional Convention?
Philadelphia
Boston
NYC
Washington D.C.
What is the name of the location where our Founding Fathers met for the Constitutional Convention?
Independence Hall
Liberty Hall
Philadelphia Hall
Constitutional Hall
A Convention is a (a) .
