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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 ChoiceWhich branch of government existed when the Articles of Confederation was created?Legislative (congress)Judicial (Supreme court)Executive (President)Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
- 6. Multiple ChoiceUnder the Articles of Confederation, which government had the MOST power?Legislative branchthe presidentthe state governmentsnational government
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation does this picture represent?no common currency (money)no executive branchno power to taxone vote for each state
- 8. Multiple ChoiceUnder the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get?ZeroOneTwoThree
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is an example of a weakness in the Articles of Confederation?Congress couldn't collect taxesWeak national governmentProvided no common currency/money for all 13 statesAll of the above
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhy was this first U.S. government so weak?King George III was still in charge of USAAmericans were afraid to give their new government too much powerThe American army did not win their independence from Great Britain and King George IIIask; no
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe Articles of Confederation created a ________ national government.weakstrongboth strong and weakneither strong nor weak
- 12. 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
- 13. Multiple ChoiceBecause of the Articles of Confederarion the government could NOT regulate(control) ______ among the states.food qualitylawstravelcommerce (trade)
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