Multiple Choice Questions

Which was a main reason for creating the Articles of Confederation?
  • The national government had no national military.
  • to have a unified national government during the Revolutionary War
  • The federal government had no national military.
  • Nine of the states had to agree before a law was passed.
Why did colonists feel the Articles of Confederation were necessary even though the Declaration of Independence was already written?
  • All the states had to agree in order to pass an amendment to the Articles.
  • The Declaration of Independence outlined a relationship between individuals and the government but did not detail the power and control of that government.
  • a system in which states agree to form a national government, but maintain their sovereignty
  • The national government had no national military.
A delegate proposes amending the Articles of Confederation. How many states would have to agree in order for the amendment to pass?
  • Nine of the states had to agree before a law was passed.
  • all of them
  • drawing up treaties
  • 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.
  • to have a unified national government during the Revolutionary War
  • The national government had no national military.
  • The federal government had no national military.
How many of the thirteen states needed to approve a law before it could be passed, under the Articles of Confederation?
  • nine
  • all of them
  • The national government had no national military.
  • The national government was unable to collect taxes.
Which statement best represents an economic weakness of the national government under the Articles of Confederation?
  • The national government had no national military.
  • The national government was unable to collect taxes.
  • The states had the power to enforce the national laws.
  • The federal government had no national military.
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?
  • The states had the power to enforce the national laws.
  • Virginia would have one, and Delaware would have one.
  • The national government had no national military.
  • The national government was unable to collect taxes.
Under the Articles of Confederation, why didn't the national government enforce the laws?
  • Virginia would have one, and Delaware would have one.
  • The national government was unable to collect taxes.
  • The states had the power to enforce the national laws.
  • The national government had no national military.
Which description best defines a confederation?
  • a system in which states agree to form a national government, but maintain their sovereignty
  • The states had the power to enforce the national laws.
  • to have a unified national government during the Revolutionary War
  • The Declaration of Independence outlined a relationship between individuals and the government but did not detail the power and control of that government.
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