MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
executive
|
|
|
judicial
|
|
|
legislative
|
|
|
None of the above
|
Detailed explanation-1: -The national government under the Articles of Confederation consisted of a single legislative body, called the Congress of the United States.
Detailed explanation-2: -Under the Articles, the national government consisted of a unicameral (one-house) legislature (often called the Confederation Congress); there was no national executive or judiciary. Delegates to Congress were appointed by the state legislatures, and each state had one vote.
Detailed explanation-3: -Articles of Confederation The Articles created a unicameral legislature, called Congress, without a separate executive and judicial branch. While the men who wrote the Constitution in 1787 rejected this structure, many of the powers of Congress under the Articles became the powers of Congress under the Constitution.