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- 1. Multiple Choice
Why was it so difficult to pass laws under the Articles of Confederation?
All the states had to agree for a law to pass.
The government did not have a Congress where laws can pass.
States needed to have a 2/3 majority for laws to pass.
(9/13 states)
Americans liked the laws from England, they just hated their taxes.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat could have made people really not like the Articles of Confederation?Congress could not afford to pay soldiers that fought in the Revolutionary War.Congress was charging people too much taxes.Congress gave too much power to the Executive Branch.Congress gave too much power to the Legislative Branch.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat event demonstrated that the Articles of Confederation were too weak and needed to be changed?The Boston Tea PartyStarting the Revolutionary WarThe writing of the Declaration of Independence.Shays' Rebellion
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWho held most of the power under the Articles of Confederation?The PresidentThe Supreme CourtCongressThe States
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhy did our Founding Fathers make the Articles of Confederation so weak?They were hoping to make up and go back to being an English colony.They did not want people to pay taxes.They did not want a government to take away people's liberty.They were hoping that George Washington would become king.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance?To get rid of slaveryTo try to raise money for the countryTo make peace with the Native AmericansTo expand the US.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat document created the first government of the US?US ConstitutionMagna CartaArticles of ConfederationDeclaration of Independence
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat document explained how the government was supposed to
treat people and how people were supposed to treat the government?US ConstitutionMagna CartaArticles of ConfederationDeclaration of Independence - 9. Multiple Choice
Why were the Articles of Confederation created?
To declare independence from Britain.
To establish the powers of a national government during the Revolutionary War.
To ask the French for help in the Revolutionary War.
To provide a written guarantee of individual rights.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat could Congress not do under the Articles of Confederation?Deal with foreign governmentsSign treatiesprint moneyforce states to obey its laws
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe Articles of Confederation failed to provide the new national government with aJudicial and Executive BranchJudicial and Legislative BranchLegislative and Executive BranchLegislative and Congressional Branch
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat was a major problem under the Articles of Confederation that the US Constitution later solved?States' rights was not a major problemIt allowed the central government to collect taxesIt made sure that changing laws would be impossible.It allowed states to elect representatives.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceAt the Philadelphia Convention, why did the Founding Fathers decide to replace the Articles of Confederation with the US Constitution?The national government could not enforce the law.The President had too much power over the states.The states were calling for a Constitution.The Articles of was only a temporary solution.
- 14. Multiple Choice
What was the main weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
the federal government was too weak
It had no legislative branch
The judicial was too powerful
The executive was too powerful
- 15. Multiple Choice
Why was having one vote per state unfair?
It was unfair to states with a large population
It was unfair to states with small populations
Some states did not want to vote
Some people believed that it would be better to be ruled by a king.
- 16. Multiple Choice
What event is missing?
Boston Tea PArty
Quartering Act
Magna Carta
US Constitution
- 17. Multiple Choice
When the the central government has little power, what type of system of government is that?
Confederal
Unitary
Federal
- 18. Multiple Choice
What was the main job of the Legislative Branch?
To make sure the laws are fair
To enforce the laws
To make the laws
To make peace with other countries
- 19. Multiple Choice
What was the main job of the Executive Branch?
To make sure the laws are fair
To enforce the laws
To make the laws
To make peace with other countries
- 20. Multiple Choice
Why did the Founding Fathers make to Articles of Confederation so weak?
They wanted to eventually return to the British Empire
They wanted to make sure that the Judicial Branch was the most powerful
They believed that if the country was weak, then it would not go into any more wars
They did not want the federal government to tax people like the British did.
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