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2505075-171450____/2000____/20Articles of Confederation Quiz Name___________________________ Chapter 8 – Section 1 Date____________________ Period______________Part 1: Short Answer - Answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper in complete sentences with the question in the answer. (2 points each) What were the Articles of Confederation?What are two examples that illustrate of the structure (organization) of the government under the Articles?What were two powers granted to the government under the Articles?What were two powers denied under the Articles?What was one accomplishment of the government under the Articles?What was one major problem facing the government under the Articles?How did the Articles prevent the national government from becoming too powerful?Why was Shays’s Rebellion important?Part 2: Multiple Choice: Circle the Correct Answer (1 Point each)Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had no power to tax. How did this weaken the national government?a. Congress had no way to borrow moneyb. Congress was unable to settle disputes between states.c. Congress was unable to issue money because it had no income. d. Congress depended on the states for money What power did the Confederation Congress lack that weakened foreign relations?a. to declare war and make peaceb. to control western territoriesc. to regulate foreign traded. to conduct foreign affairsUnder the Articles of Confederation, the national government could nota. enforce lawsb. issue moneyc. sign treaties d. raise an armyA key factor leading to the call for a Constitutional Convention wasa. concern over a rebellion of Massachusetts farmers against high taxesb. the need to solve the issue of a judicial branch to settle state disputesc. the call for a document that outlined citizens’ rights and freedomsd. the desire to amend the Articles to create a stronger national governmentBonus Question (2 points): How many states needed to approve an amendment to the Articles?_____________Just for fun… Stupid American History: Better than the BestHistory books have idolized our founding fathers to such a degree that a lot of people believe they were perfect. Simply by looking at the first line of the Constitution you’ll find that they weren’t perfect – and they especially weren’t more perfect. The first line of the preamble to the Constitution reads, “We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union.” If something is perfect, it’s, well, perfect – it can’t be more perfect. Ask any English teacher, and they will tell you that “more perfect” ain’t good English. ................
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