Chicko Exam 2

what were the 4 MAIN weaknesses of the articles

• required 9 of 13 states to pass laws

• required 13 of 13 states to amend the AOC

• could pass laws but could not force states to in force them

• no strong executive leader

• they couldn't declare war with anyone

what did the Articles Government have the power to do?

• conduct foreign relations and declare war

• force people to pay taxes

• print and borrow money

• establish and maintain an army

• create post offices

Which of the following is an example of a weakness in the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress couldn't collect taxes
• Weak national government
• Provided no common currency/money for all 13 states
• All of the  above

What is something that they did not want for their government from the articles

• another king

• strong central government

What was Shay's rebellion?

• when a group of people attack an Armory in Springfield Massachusetts to get more weapons, for justice on their farms

• when 55 delegates met in Philadelphia to amend the AOC

• a meeting called to revise the AOC

How many states attended the Annapolis convention?

• all 13 states

• 9 states

• 5 states

• 0 states

When was the constitutional convention?

• 1788

• 1789

• 1787

• 1821

What is the constitutional convention

• a meeting that was called to revise the AOC

• where 55 delagates met in Philadelphia to amend the AOC

What does FRAMERS mean?

• a person that grows crops out in a field

• delegates chosen by their states to work on the new constitution

• people that decide what your going to do in life

Who were the framers?

• profesional, educated, wealthy white members of society

• any man that passed a test to where they can become someone with a lot of power

• people who won a contest to be able to help other people get what they want