USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
a form of government in which the national government has most of the power, while the states have little power
A
Central
B
State
C
Union
D
Monarchy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The confederal form of government is an association of independent states. The central government gets its authority from the independent states. Power rests in each individual state, whose representatives meet to address the needs of the group. America tried a confederal system before the Constitution.

Detailed explanation-2: -A unitary government is a system that has a strong central government that controls what subnational governments do. A single central entity holds all power and authority.

Detailed explanation-3: -Delegated (sometimes called enumerated or expressed) powers are specifically granted to the federal government in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution. This includes the power to coin money, to regulate commerce, to declare war, to raise and maintain armed forces, and to establish a Post Office.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Articles of Confederation created a Nation that was “a league of friendship and perpetual union, ” but it was the state governments that had most of the power under the Articles, with little power given to the central government.

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