Test 6 - 24-25'

Which of the following is a strength of the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress had the power to conduct foreign affairs

• Congress could not levy taxes

• Strong centralized government
• Required unanimous votes from states to amend

Which of the following is a strength of the Articles of Confederation?

• No executive or judicial branch

• Strong centralized government
• Ability to levy taxes
• Brought states together under a democratic government

Which of the following is a strength of the Articles of Confederation?

• Strong centralized government
• Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• Ability to levy taxes
• 9/13 states needed to pass a law

Which of the following is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Central government had power to tax and regulate trade

• They had courts for resolving disputes between states

• Congress was stronger than the states

• Congress could not levy taxes

Which of the following is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Too much power in the hands of the central government
• Congress could not force people to join the army

• Strong checks and balances system
• Effective system of taxation

Which of the following is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Required unanimous votes from states to make changes to the government

• Powerful executive and judicial branch

• Effective system of taxation
• They had a strong central government

Which of the following is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Too much power in the hands of the central government
• Too many taxes imposed on the states
• 9/13 vote was needed to pass a law

• Too much interference in the affairs of the individual states

Which of the following is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Too much power in the hands of the president
• Too many taxes imposed on the states
• Too much interference in state affairs
• No executive or Judicial branch

Why were the Articles of Confederation structured with a limited central governmment?

• The colonists were afraid of tyranny

• To centralize power with the national government

• To promote equality among the states

• To increase efficiency in passing laws

What events in the past influenced the structure of the Articles?

• American Revolutionary War and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
• The French Revolution and the strengths of the Articles of Confederation
• King George was a tyrant and taxed the colonists without representation

• The War of 1812 and the strengths of the Articles of Confederation