The Need for a Constitution

A state legislator wants to amend 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 federal government under the Articles of Confederation?

drawing up treaties

After the colonists won independence from Britain, what was their main concern?

having a government that was too strong and powerful

How many of the thirteen states needed to approve a law before it could be passed?

nine

If the government under the Articles was so ineffective, why weren't changes made?

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

Why did colonists feel the Articles of Confederation were necessary even though the Declaration of Independence was already written?

The Declaration of Independence outlined a relationship between individuals and the government but did not detail the power and control of that government.

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

Virginia would have two, and Delaware would have two.

What would be the federal government's biggest problem if a war was imminent?

The federal government had no national military.

What was the main failure of the Articles of Confederation that eventually led to the US Constitution?

The national government didn't hold enough power.

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

the states