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