| Articles of Confederation |
Question |
Constitution of 1787 |
| 1777, 1781 |
1. When did they begin working on it and when was it ratified
(approved)? |
1787, 1788 |
| One |
2. How many houses of legislation are there? |
Two |
| Declare war, appoint officers, coin money and manage foreign
affairs |
3. What were the powers of Congress? |
Make laws, collect taxes, borrow money, declare
war, coin money, create post offices, manage standards of weights/measurement |
| States |
4. Who approved laws passed by
Congress? |
Executive branch (president) |
| Nine of 13 states |
5. What number or percent is needed to pass laws? |
Majority of each (House and Senate) |
| None (states had the power, not federal) |
6. Who has the power to tax? |
Congress (federal level) |
| States |
7. Who was in charge of enforcing laws? |
Executive branch (president) |
| No |
8. Could Congress stop a state from trading with a foreign
country? |
Yes |
| States |
9. Who had more power: states or
nation? |
Nation |
| States |
10. How did the government respond to citizen uprisings? (Shays’
Rebellion and Whiskey Rebellion) |
National |
