United States Government
The Articles of Confederation
Name:___________________
Date:_____ Period:____
Use your copy of the Articles of Confederation to answer the following questions;
1) Who was the author of this document?
2) When was it written, and when was it adopted as the official government of the
United States (year)?
3) ARTICLE VIII discusses the raising of revenue under the Confederation
Congress. How is that done?
4) What rank of military officers can the states still appoint?
5) ARTICLE VI states 5 important powers that states will no longer retain. What are they?
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6) Under ARTICLE IX – what are the 6 major functions of the Confederation Congress?
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7) Again, under ARTICLE IX – what exactly is the “Committee of the States” and what is its function
8) What must the Confederation Congress “have” in order to do anything in ARTICLE IX?
9) What is the goal of ARTICLE XI? Is this ever accomplished?
10) ARTICLE XIII is extremely important if this new government is to have any legitimacy. What is
so important about this article, and why?
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In the last paragraph – who is the “Great Governor of the World?”
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Lastly – without the current knowledge of the National Constitution – do you believe that, as a first step, the Articles of
Confederation was a good form of government or not? Explain you position.