Articles of Confederation Ms P Civics
Did the federal government have the power to collect taxes under the Articles of Confederation?
No
How many branches of government were created under the Articles of Confederation?
One branch
13
# of states in the Articles of Confederation.
It took a unanimous vote of all _______________ states to amend or change the Articles of Confederation.
13
It took ________ of 13 states to pass a law
9
Great Compromise
A compromise that proposed two houses of Congress; one where a state's population would determine representation (House of Representatives) and another where all states were represented equally (Senate)
Constitution
A formal plan of government. Usually includes rights and laws.
Popular sovereignty
A government in which the people rule by their own consent.
Ordinance
A law.
Federalism
A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
Shays' Rebellion
An armed rebellion of farmers in Massachusetts (led by Daniel Shay's). The central government was too weak to stop the rebellion. This conflict highlighted a huge weakness of the Articles (the lack of power to enforce laws and raise its own troops).
When were the Articles of Confederation ratified (approved)?
During the American Revolution.
How did voting work in Congress under the Articles of Confederation?
Each state received one vote.
Trade
Exchange of goods and services
Which two branches of government did the federal government lack under the Articles of Confederation? (which two branches did not exist under the Articles?)
Executive and Judicial
President
Head of the Executive branch of government.
Why were the Articles of Confederation replaced by the U.S. Constitution?
To form a stronger government
Supreme Court
In charge of the Judicial branch. Made up of 9 justices.
Congress
In charge of the Legislative branch. Made up of two groups: the House of Representative and the Senate.
The Articles of Confederation had no __________________ or executive.
President
Confederation
a system of government where power is located with the independent states and there is little power in the central government
Under the Articles of Confederation, who had the final authority (the final say) in all matters?
The States
Articles of Confederation
The first Constitution of the United States that failed because it gave the states too much power.
Legislative branch
The only branch that existed under the Articles of Confederation.
Because most Americans feared strong governments like King George's, they created the Articles of Confederation to be _______.
Weak
The authors of the Articles of Confederation...
feared concentration of power in the national government
There was no __________ court so the central government had no way to settle disputes among the states
national court
The federal government could not draft soldiers to form an army... they had to ask ____________ for soldiers.
states
The federal government had no money and could not _________.
tax
