Question

an alliance of states and formed a national government.articles of confederationthe articles of confederation provided for a congress with a unicameral legislature, which means it had one chamber. there was no president or national courts. congress had the power to declare war, make peace, mint coin and borrow money, and regulate relations with native americans. each state had one vote in congress, and nine of the thirteen states had to approve a measure for it to become law. the states retained the power to enforce laws, regulate trade, and impose taxes.the articles of confederation proved to be too weak. congress could not pay off the national debt. this was the money that had been borrowed to carry on the revolutionary war. several leaders in congress wanted a stronger central government. when the states refused, congress invited delegates to a convention to revise the articles of confederation.great compromisein may 1787, delegates from twelve states met to review the virginia plan. it proposed a new government with three branches: a legislature, an executive, and a judiciary. a states population would determine the number of its representatives in congress. this plan gave the states with a larger population more votes.states could not agree on the virginia plan. instead, they agreed to the great compromise. this plan made population the basis of representation in the house of representatives. but it gave each state an equal vote in the senate. members of the convention wrote the united states constitution. the federalists supported the new constitution. the anti-federalists opposed it. by august 1788, the necessary nine states had ratified the constitution, and the country had a new government.think about social studiesdirections: determine whether each statement is true or false.1. the office of the presidency was created with the articles of confederation. (true/false)2. the great compromise solved a major problem during the constitutional convention. (true/false)

Explanation:

1. The Articles of Confederation established a unicameral legislature with no president or national courts, so the presidency did not exist under this system.
2. The Great Compromise resolved the dispute over legislative representation by creating a bicameral legislature (population-based House of Representatives and equal-vote Senate), fixing a major deadlock at the Constitutional Convention.

Answer:

1. false
2. true