U.S. History & Government
Regents Review Questions
Articles of Confederation
1. What was an important accomplishment of the
central government under the Articles of
Confederation?
(1) elimination of debts from the Revolutionary
War
(2) removal of all British troops from North
America
(3) formation of a national policy relating to
Native American Indians
(4) development of guidelines for the admission
of new states into the Union
5. One similarity between the Articles of Confederation
and the United States Constitution is
that both documents provide for
(1) a national legislature to make laws
(2) federal control of commerce between the
states
(3) federal power to impose and collect taxes
(4) the abolition of slavery
(Jun 01 #2)
(Aug 01 #4)
2. The lack of a national executive and judiciary
under the Articles of Confederation suggests that
the founders of the American republic
(1) risked tyranny for the sake of effective
national government
(2) copied the British constitution
(3) prized national unity above the sovereignty of
the states
(4) feared a strong central government
6. Which statement best describes governmental
power under the Articles of Confederation?
(1) Power was shared equally by the central
government and the states.
(2) A balance of power existed between the three
branches of the central government.
(3) A strong chief executive headed a unified
central government.
(4) The states had much greater power than the
central government.
(Jun 02 #3)
3. The main criticism of the Articles of
Confederation was that they failed to
(1) allow for the admission of new states
(2) limit the powers of the president
(3) provide adequate powers for the central
government
(4) prevent the development of military rule
(Aug 03 #4)
4. The United States Constitution corrected a
weakness of the Articles of Confederation by
(1) creating three branches of government
(2) giving greater power to state governments
(3) providing a clear definition of states’ rights
(4) granting the right to vote to all white males
(Jun 03 #3)
7. One difference between the Constitution and the
Articles of Confederation is that the Constitution
(1) created separate, independent branches of
government
(2) granted greater power to the States than to the
Federal Government
(3) granted more authority to the Chief Executive
than to the national legislature
(4) reduced the power of the Federal courts
(Aug 00 #3)
8. The United States Constitution attempted to solve a
a major problem that existed under the Articles of
Confederation by providing for
(1) Federal control of interstate commerce
(2) the direct election of the President by the people
(3) stronger state governments
(4) a balanced Federal government
(Jan 03 #5)
(Regents date unknown)
9. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was important
because it
(1) ensured universal suffrage for all males
(2) extended slavery north of the Ohio River
(3) provided a process for admission of new
states to the Union
(4) established reservations for Native American
Indians
(Jun 03 #4)
10. The Articles of Confederation and the theory of
nullification were both attempts to
13. The government created by the Articles of
Confederation was unsuccessful at solving many
major problems because
(1) unlimited power was given to the Supreme Court
(2) most power remained with the state governments
(3) members of Congress were elected according to
each state’s population
(4) political parties prevented the passage of
legislation
(Aug 06 #5)
14. A major weakness of government under the Articles
of Confederation was that
(1) strengthen the national government
(2) form new political parties
(3) protect states’ rights
(4) strengthen the presidency
(1) the large states received more votes in Congress
than the small states did
(2) the national government could not enforce its laws
(3) too much power was given to the president
(4) state governments could not coin money
(Aug 04 #44)
(Jan 07 #6)
11. Which statement describes a characteristic of the
government established by the Articles of
Confederation?
(1) A Supreme Court had the authority to declare acts
of Congress unconstitutional.
(2) The national government controlled interstate
commerce.
(3) The president maintained exclusive control over
foreign policy.
(4) A system was created where the states held the
most power.
(Jan 06 #5)
12. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 set a precedent for
other western territories by
(1) allowing slavery
(2) including voting rights for women
(3) providing a method for the creation of new states
(4) setting aside land for churches
(Aug 06 #4)
15. What was the primary reason for holding the
Constitutional Convention of 1787?
(1) outlaw slavery in both the North and the South
(2) place taxes on imports and exports
(3) revise the Articles of Confederation
(4) reduce the power of the federal government
(Jun 07 #2)
16. The United States Constitution corrected a
weakness in the Articles of Confederation by
(1) providing for the abolition of slavery
(2) creating a process for territories to become states
(3) granting Congress sole control over interstate
and foreign commerce
(4) banning the possession of guns by citizens during
peacetime
(Aug 07 #6)
Base your answer to question 17 on the diagram below and on your knowledge of social studies.
17. The system shown in the diagram was developed under the Articles of Confederation
in order to
(1) divide lands seized from the Loyalists
(2) provide an orderly system of development for the Northwest Territory
(3) remove Native American Indians to areas west of the Appalachian Mountains
(4) extend slavery as the nation grew
(Jun 06 #8)
18. The Articles of Confederation and the United
States Constitution both provided for
(1) an executive branch
(2) a national legislature
(3) a political party system
(4) a presidential cabinet
(Jan 08 #5)
20. The Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest
Ordinance of 1787 are considered achievements
under the Articles of Confederation because they
(1) established processes for settling and governing
the western territories
(2) settled boundary disputes with Great Britain
and Spain
(3) provided the basic methods of collecting taxes
and coining money
(4) created a system of state and federal courts
(Aug 08 #4)
19. A major criticism of the Articles of Confederation
was that too much power had been given to the
(1) British monarchy
(2) House of Burgesses
(3) state governments
(4) national government
(Jun 08 #3)