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Articles Of Confederation
Test Description: Weaknesses of Articles of Confederation
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Why did new Americans NOT want a STRONG CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
A
They did not want anyone to have TOO MUCH POWER
B
The states wanted to be their own countries
C
They did not think they needed a central government
D
They wanted anarchy
2) Who held the MOST power under the Articles of Confederation
A
States
B
Congress
C
Supreme Court
D
The President
3) Why did our Founding Fathers make the Articles of Confederation so weak?
A
They were hoping to make up and go back to being an English colony.
B
They did not want people to pay taxes.
C
They were hoping that George Washington would become king.
D
They did not want a government to take away people's liberty.
4) What document created the first government of the US?
A
Magna Carta
B
Articles of Confederation
C
US Constitution
D
Declaration of Independence
5) Why was it so difficult to pass laws under the Articles of Confederation?
A
All the states had to agree for a law to pass.
B
States needed to have a 2/3 majority for laws to pass. (9/13 states)
C
The government did not have a Congress where laws can pass.
D
Americans liked the laws from England, they just hated their taxes.
6) Why was having one vote per state unfair?
A
It was unfair to states with large populations
B
Some states did not want to vote
C
Some people believed that it would be better to be ruled by a king.
D
It was unfair to states with a small population
7) Under the Articles of Confederation, if Congress passed a law.....
A
States would have to do the same in their states
B
States had to follow the laws
C
Congress could not enforce it, and states would not follow it
D
Congress would fine states that didn't follow the law
8) When there was a problem between states, there was nowhere to settle the problem because
A
Ms. Le Vine wasn't in charge
B
there were no taxes
C
there was no president or courts
D
states were different sizes
9) States treated people from other states unfairly under the Articles of Confederation because
A
they each made up their own laws
B
large states and small states had different needs
C
Southern states did not like Northern states
D
they liked to bully each other
10) Why did the Founding Fathers make to Articles of Confederation so weak?
A
They wanted to make sure that the Judicial Branch was the most powerful
B
They wanted to eventually return to the British Empire
C
They believed that if the country was weak, then it would not go into any more wars
D
They did not want the federal government to tax people like the British did.
11) Under the Articles of Confederation how many votes did each state get in Congress?
A
1
B
2
C
4
D
3
12) Why weren't states able to do business with each other?
A
They didn't want to do business
B
Congress had laws preventing them to do business
C
They taxed each other too much
D
They all printed their own money so it could not be used in another state
13) Congress could not build an army or pay any debts because ......
A
Their was no President or Generals to lead the army
B
They could not tax the states, so when they asked for money the states said no
C
The states didn't think they needed an army
D
They didn't have enough soldiers left after the American Revolution
14) When creating the Constitution, the Great Compromise between the Virginia and NJ Plan was...
A
One Chamber in Congress, all states get votes based on population
B
Two Chamber in Congress: one vote per state in the House of Representatives, and one vote in the Senate per state
C
One Chamber in Congress, all states get 2 votes
D
Two chambers in Congress: in House of Representatives votes based by population, Senate every states gets 2 votes
15) One MAJOR change to the new American government under the Constitution was......
A
The central government would be STRONGER and have a PRESIDENT
B
Ms. Le Vine would become governor of New Jersey
C
States would all pay the same taxes
D
states would lose their individual freedoms
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