Question

1. congress signs a treaty with a native american tribe, but a new yorker breaks the treaty and steals from them. the federal government can not ____________ and punish the american who broke the treaty.
2. a court case arises (happens) between a man from new jersey and a man from connecticut. since the federal government does not have a ____________ to hear the case outside of both states, the two men must decide where it is heard.
3. the state of vermont trades all of its syrup to rwanda, which upsets syrup - lovers in america. since the federal government can not ____________ and have vermont sell some of their syrup to americans, there is nothing that can be done.
4. even if states have problems with the articles of confederation that need to be fixed right now, it may take many years because of the long and difficult ____________ the document.

count up how many of the 12 blanks showed pros of the aoc and how many showed cons. then, fill in the statement below.
because there are far more (pros/cons) __________ than (pros/cons) ________ of the articles of confederation, it is in americas best interest to (keep/get rid of) __________ the document.

Explanation:

These questions relate to the limitations (cons) of the Articles of Confederation, the first U.S. governing document which gave very little power to the federal government.

1. Question 7: The federal government had no authority to enforce treaties or punish individuals who violated them.
2. Question 8: The federal government lacked a national court system (federal judiciary) to handle cross-state disputes.
3. Question 9: The federal government could not regulate interstate or foreign trade, so it could not interfere with a state's trade decisions.
4. Question 10: Amending the Articles of Confederation required unanimous approval from all states, making the process extremely slow and difficult.
5. All 4 blanks (questions 7-10) describe weaknesses/cons of the Articles of Confederation, with no pros shown. This overwhelming number of flaws meant replacing the document was in America's best interest.

Answer:

1. enforce the treaty
2. federal court system (or federal judiciary)
3. regulate interstate/foreign trade
4. amendment process for

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Because there are far more (cons) than (pros) of the Articles of Confederation, it is in America's best interest to (get rid of) the document.