Which of these is NOT true about the Articles of Confederation?
(1 point)
Responses
a Created a strong central government
b Required unanimous consent from all states for amendments
c Regulated the sale of government owned land to settlers
d Created a national government consisting solely of a single house of Congress in which each state would have one vote
a Created a strong central government
The correct answer is (a) Created a strong central government.
To determine which statement is NOT true about the Articles of Confederation, we will examine each statement and eliminate the ones that are true.
a) "Created a strong central government" - This statement is true. The Articles of Confederation established a weak central government, giving most of the power to the individual states.
b) "Required unanimous consent from all states for amendments" - This statement is also true. Under the Articles of Confederation, any amendments to the document required the unanimous agreement of all thirteen states.
c) "Regulated the sale of government-owned land to settlers" - This statement is true. The Articles of Confederation did include provisions for the sale and regulation of government-owned land to settlers in western territories.
d) "Created a national government consisting solely of a single house of Congress in which each state would have one vote" - This statement is the most likely NOT true. Let's further analyze this option.
To confirm our answer, we need to look for evidence that the Articles of Confederation did not create a national government consisting solely of a single house of Congress in which each state would have one vote.
The Articles of Confederation did indeed create a single governing body known as the Congress of the Confederation, but it consisted of two houses - the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of Representatives was elected based on population, while the Senate provided equal representation to each state, with each state having one vote. Therefore, statement (d) is also true.
After examining each statement, we can conclude that the statement "a) Created a strong central government" is NOT true about the Articles of Confederation.