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- 1. 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
- 2. Multiple ChoiceA weakness of the Articles of Confederation is that it had __________ .only an executive branchonly a legislative branchonly a judicial branchan executive and legislative branch
- 3. Multiple ChoiceOne major problem with the Articles of Confederation is that Congress could not ______ the citizens to raise money.taxaskdemandforce
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWho had more power under the Articles of Confederation?Federal GovernmentState GovernmentsIndividual peopleStates with larger populations
- 5. Multiple ChoiceAmericans were afraid that a __?__ would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule.strong state governmentweak governmentstrong central governmentlegslature
- 6. Multiple Choice
The Articles of Confederation made our country _________
Strong
Weak
Powerful
normal
- 7. Multiple Choice
Because this branch was missing under the Articles of Confederation the government had no power to enforce its laws?
Judicial
Legislative
Executive
Congress
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe Continental Congress set up the Northwest Ordinance to sell _______ to pay off the debt from the war.cropslandslavesnone of these
- 9. Multiple ChoiceHow many branches of government were there under the Articles of Confederation?OneZeroTwoThree
- 10. Multiple ChoiceUnder the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get when voting on a new law?ZeroOneTwoThree
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?Congress couldn't collect taxesWeak central governmentProvided for no common currencyAll of the these
- 12. Multiple ChoiceCongress could ______ the states for money and troops but the states could say ____talk; nobargin; yesdemand; yesask; no
- 13. Multiple ChoiceFor any changes to the Articles or new laws Congress needed ______ 13 states to agree.all7 of the6 of the10 of the
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe unsettled area past the Appalachian Mountains, where Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin are today, was known as the -Northwest TerritorySouthwest TerritoryWestern TerritoryIndian Territory
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the first written plan of government for the newly independent U.S.A.?ConstitutionTreaty of ParisDeclaration of IndependenceArticles of Confederation
- 16. Multiple ChoiceBecause of the Articles the government could NOT regulate ______ among the states.food qualitylawstravelcommerce (trade)
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe Northwest Ordinance provided a pathway for territories to apply forstatehoodfederal fundinginfrastructure grants
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