Question

Which powers were given to STATE governments under the Articles of Confederation?

Select 3 correct answer(s)
Question 1 options:

Power to make and wage war


Power to levy and collect taxes


Power to enforce laws by Congress


Power to appoint ambassadors


Power to establish maritime courts


Power to regulate slavery


Power to enter into treaties

Which powers were given to the Central or NATIONAL government under the Articles of Confederation?

Select 4 correct answer(s)
Question 2 options:

Power to levy and collect taxes


Power to enter into treaties


Power to make and wage war


Power to sell western land


Power to regulate slavery


Power to set up post offices and charge postage


Power to enforce laws by Congress

Question 3:
What is NOT true about STATE powers under the Articles of Confederation?

Question 3 options:

Each state was a free and soverign state


Each state had its own executive branch


Each state could send many representatives, but only had one vote


Each state had its own judicial branch

Question 4:
What is NOT one of the powers given to the NATIONAL (or Central) government under the Articles of Confederation?

Question 4 options:

Appoint Officers to the army and navy


Authority to settle border disputes between states


Sell state land


Regulate trade with Indigenous peoples

Question 5:
Under the Articles of Confederation, the State and National governments shared some of the same powers.

Question 5 options:
True
False

Answer 1

The powers given to state governments under the Articles of Confederation included the power to make and wage war, levy and collect taxes, and establish maritime courts.

Answer 2

The powers given to STATE governments under the Articles of Confederation included: power to make and wage war, power to levy and collect taxes, power to establish maritime courts. The powers given to the Central or NATIONAL government included: power to levy and collect taxes, power to enter into treaties, power to make and wage war, power to set up post offices and charge postage.

Step-by-step explanation:

The powers given to STATE governments under the Articles of Confederation were:

• Power to make and wage war
• Power to levy and collect taxes
• Power to establish maritime courts

The powers given to the Central or NATIONAL government under the Articles of Confederation were:

• Power to levy and collect taxes
• Power to enter into treaties
• Power to make and wage war
• Power to set up post offices and charge postage