The Articles of Confederation and the Constitution

How many states needed to ratify the Constitution before it could become law?

• All of them
• 7 of 13
• 9 of 13
• 10 of 13

America's first plan of government was called  _________ .

• the US Constitution
• the Bill of Rights
• the Articles of Confederation
• the Magna Carta

One major problem with the Articles of Confederation is that Congress could not ______ the citizens to raise money.

• tax
• ask
• demand
• force

A weakness of the Articles of Confederation is that it had __________ . 

• only an executive branch
• only a legislative branch
• only a judicial branch
• an executive and legislative branch

Who had more power under the Articles of Confederation?

• Federal Government
• State Governments
• Individual people
• States with larger populations

One weakness of the Articles Of Confederation was that it lacked which 2 branches of government?

• Legislative & Executive

• Executive & Judicial

• Judicial & Legislative

• Executive & Congress

Which of the following did Congress not have the power to do under the Articles of Confederation?

• Pass laws
• Hold Fundraisers
• Ignore debts
• Enforce laws

Which of the following events lead to a decision by the colonies to meet and revise the Articles of Confederation?

• The Boston Tea Party
• Shay’s Rebellion
• The Revolutionary War
• The Civil War

The uprising of Massachusetts farmers who did not want to lose their farms to pay for heavy state taxes after the American Revolution was known  as

• Shays Rebellion
• The Boston Tea Party
• The Civil Rights Movement
• The Constitutional Convention

Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?

• Philadelphia
• New York
• Washington D.C.
• Boston