Articles of Confederation Quiz

1. Why did the Articles of Confederation create a weak government? (Check 4)

• The government could collect taxes from the states.
• Congress could not create an army.
• Each state had only one vote.
• Congress could not enforce laws since there was not a judicial branch.
• The United States had a president.

2. Who had more power under the Articles of Confederation?

• national government
• state government

3. The Articles of Confederation formed a ________ government.

• weak
• strong

4. The colonists wanted to _______ a government that became another tyrant.

• avoid
• create

5. The Articles of Confederation was ___________ for running the new country.

• effective
• ineffective

6. Why were the Articles of Confederation created?

• To create a strong national government
• To unite the 13 states
• To establish a new constitution
• To give more power to the king

7. Why was giving each state only one vote under the Articles of Confederation a problem for larger states?

• Because they had fewer representatives than smaller states
• Because they had more people but still only got one vote
• Because they couldn't vote on important issues
• Because they had to pay more taxes than smaller states

8. Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• The same number of votes as its population

9. What were the Articles of Confederation?

• The Declaration of Independence
• The US Constitution
• The first attempt at a national government in the US
• A treaty with Great Britain

10. What eventually replaced the Articles of Confederation?

• Bill of Rights
• US Constitution
• Declaration of Independence