Articles Of Confederation- Review-O-Rama

believed the state governments were too powerful

Anti-fedralists

rural southern farmer would be worried about loosing local control

Anti- Fedralists

Believed that the President might take on the powers of a king

Anti-Federalists

They favored the Bill of Rights (because they limit the government’s power)

Anti- Federalist

branch of government interprets the law

judicial branch

another word for “ central” or “National” government

federal government

Under the Articles of Confederation, which of the following were true?

I. Congress could not tax the states directly

II. The executive branch of government exercised more power than Congress.

III. Congress was a unicameral body.

IV. States were represented in Congress proportionally according to population.

B - I and III

After the Revolutionary War under the Articles of Confederation the National Government

a) proved too weak to deal with growing economic and political problems.

The government set up by the Articles of Confederation had

e) only a legislative branch, consisting of a unicameral Congress.

In an early test of the powers of the Articles of Confederation, the Continental Congress failed to deal with an uprising in western Massachusetts known as

d) Shays’ Rebellion              

Our government is (blank) - meaning it is restricted in what it can do

Limited Government

If the United States were operating under the Articles of Confederation, issues such as the legal age for drinking alcohol would be handled by

a) The legislative branch

One fix to the Articles of Confederation was that the Constitution allowed the (blank) to raise an army. 

1. Legislative Branch

One fix to the Articles of Confederation was that the Constitution allowed the (blank) to create a national court system.

Judicial Branch

The first ten amendments to the Constitution were added to ensure ratification by the states.

These amendments are known as the Bill of Rights and guarantee individual freedoms and rights.

Under the Articles of Confederation, how many states were required to approve an amendment?

1. All states had to approve an amendment