The Need for a Constitution

A delegate proposes amending the Articles of Confederation. How many states would have to agree in order for the amendment to pass?

all of them

Which responsibilities were assigned to the central government under the Articles of Confederation?

drawing up treaties

If the government under the Articles of Confederation was so ineffective, why were there no changes made to improve it?

All the states had to agree in order to pass an amendment to the Articles.

Why was it very difficult to get laws passed under the Articles of Confederation?

Nine of the states had to agree before a law was passed.

Which description best defines a confederation?

a system in which states agree to form a national government, but maintain their sovereignty

The fact that there was no national military was a weakness in which area of government?

administrative

Under the Articles of Confederation, if Virginia had ten thousand citizens and Delaware had five thousand citizens, how many votes would each state have in the legislature?

Virginia would have one, and Delaware would have one.

What was the national government's biggest concern if facing a war, under the Articles of Confederation?

The national government had no national military.

What was the national government's biggest concern if facing a war, under the Articles of Confederation? What was the national government's biggest concern if facing a war, under the Articles of Confederation?

The national government had no national military.

Under the Articles of Confederation, why didn't the national government enforce the laws?

The states had the power to enforce the national laws.

Which reason most closely illustrates why the national government was unable to maintain law and order under the Articles of Confederation?

There was no national court system.

If a power was not specified under the Articles of Confederation, who would be responsible for it?

the states

Which was a main reason for creating the Articles of Confederation?

to have a unified national government after the Revolutionary War