Question

read the paragraphs below and answer the question below
the articles of confederation served as the first constitution of the united states. the articles went into effect on march 1, 1781. soon afterward, however, the people realized that there were problems with the document. on march 4, 1789, the articles were replaced by the united states constitution
the articles were written by the representatives of the american colonies who made up the second continental congress. when the colonies declared their independence from great britain in 1776, they realized they needed a new plan of government. the colonists deeply resented the laws that the british parliament had imposed on them, so they set up a weak central government. the only branch of government was congress with one house. congress had power over military and foreign affairs but not over the affairs of each state. it could not enforce its powers or collect taxes.
because of these problems, the states called a convention to write a new constitution in 1787. the new constitution strengthened the federal government and provided for executive and judicial branches and a legislature with two houses.
what was the only branch of government that was created under the articles of confederation?

• the executive branch
• the legislative branch-congress
• the judicial branch

Explanation:

To answer the question, we refer to the relevant sentence in the passage: "The only branch of government was Congress with one house." Congress is part of the Legislative Branch. So we check the options: "The Executive Branch" is incorrect as the passage says only Congress (Legislative) existed. "The Judicial Branch" is also incorrect. The correct option is the one that mentions the Legislative Branch - Congress.

Answer:

B. The Legislative Branch - Congress (assuming the second option is labeled B; if the original options had labels like A, B, C, and the second option is the correct one with text "The Legislative Branch - Congress", then the answer is the option with that text. Based on the given options, the correct one is the second option: The Legislative Branch - Congress)