Articles of Confederation
The first Constitution of the United States
Articles of Confederation did not establish...
Courts, Executive / President
Under the Articles of Confederation who had the final authority in all matters?
The States
Why were the Articles of Confederation replaced by the U.S. Constitution?
to form a stronger government
When were the Articles of Confederation ratified?
During the American Revolution.
Collecting taxes
Power denied to the Federal Government under the Articles of Confederation
Shays' Rebellion
conflict in Massachusettes that demonstrated the need to change the Articles
The authors of the Articles of Confederation...
feared concentration of power in national government
Which important legislation was passed while the Articles of Confederation were in effect?
The Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance
provided the basis for governing much of western territory. the law created a new territory north of the Ohio River which would eventually be divided into three to five states.
13
# of states in the Articles of Confederation.
How did voting work in Congress under the Articles of Confederation?
Each state received one vote.
The Articles of Confederation weak government can be best described as ...
a firm league of friendship
How many branches of government were created under the Articles of Confederation?
One
Which two branches of government did the federal government lack under the Articles of Confederation?
Executive and Judicial
Because most Americans feared strong governments like King
George's, they created the Articles of Confederation to be _______.
Weak
The Articles of Confederation had no president or executive.
It took 9 of 13 states to pass a law
The federal government had no money and could not tax.
The federal government had no judicial branch.
It took a unanimous vote of all thirteen states to amend or change the Articles of Confederation.
The Federal Government has to ask the states for money. They can not tax.
The Federal Government was to settle disputes between states, but they had no power to enforce those settlements.