During the formation of the Articles, National leaders felt that fluctuating laws and pandering in the state governments were a result of __________.
a. an excess of democracy
b. a weak federal relationship
c. Jeffersonian agrarianism
d. poor convention delegates
Question -2-The form of government agreed to by the Framers at the Conventions is a republic that more specifically refers to a/an __________.
a. monarchy
c. direct democracy
b. democracy
d. indirect democracy
Question -3-Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could not raise an army because ___________.
a. it could only provide for a navy
b. it could not draft individuals directly
c. of a lack of qualified leadership
d. of the refusal of states to appoint generals
Question -4-After Shayss Rebellion, Congress approved a convention to __________.
a. revise the Articles of Confederation
b. write a new constitution
c. give more powers to the state governments
d. fund the rebellion
Question -5-Under the Articles, Congress could not tax individuals directly, and therefore __________.
a. paid back the war debt
b. failed in financing an army
c. provided foreign security
d. enforced a national currency
Question -6-By weakening the national government, the Articles of Confederation __________.
a. was evidence of a lack of national identity among Americans at the time
b. enhanced the ability of the states to provide for a national defense
c. created an opening for rebellion
d. shifted power to the president
Quick Reply
