
Introduction to Unit 4
Authored by Sydney Byro
Social Studies
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the name of the United States first national government?
Articles of Confederation
U.S. Constitution
Virginia House of Burgesses
Mayflower Compact
2.
CATEGORIZE QUESTION
3 mins • 6 pts
Categorize the characteristics (parts) of the Articles of Confederation as strengths (+ )and weaknesses (-). There are three characteristics for each category.
Groups:
(a) Strengths +
,
(b) Weaknesses -
Could maintain an army, fight a war and sign treaties
No court system
United the 13 individual states
No national power to tax
Lacked an executive branch (no leader or president)
Had a Congress
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What replaced the Articles of Confederation as the supreme law of the United States?
U.S. Constitution
Mayflower Compact
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Declaration of Independence
4.
MATCH QUESTION
2 mins • 4 pts
Match the definition to the appropriate term. These are concepts that were introduced in the last video, but you may use an online dictionary to help if needed.
Federal
People (public) use their power to elect REPesentatives
State
Individual political divisions of people within its own territory
National/ Central
Dividing powers of government into branches with different responsibilities
Republic
Government that unites individual states under one government
Separation of Powers
Government/ political authority of a country
5.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The Declaration of Independence was approved in (a) , while the Articles of Confederation were approved in (b) .
6.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
All (a) states had to approve, or (b) the Articles of Confederation before it became the official government of the United States.
7.
CATEGORIZE QUESTION
3 mins • 8 pts
Determine which powers Congress had under the Articles of Confederation by placing them in the correct category (4 in each category)
Groups:
(a) Powers of Congress
,
(b) Limits/Challenges of Congress
Handle foreign affairs (relationship with other countries)
All 13 states needed to ratify amendments (changes) to the Articles of Confederation
9 of 13 states needed to ratify new laws
No power to enforce laws
Negotiate treaties
Declare War
Equal voting power between states
National government had no power to tax or raise money, only request from the states
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