| Question | Answer |
| No Executive Branch | Articles of Confederation |
| No Judicial Branch | Articles of Confederation |
| Only states had a court system | Articles of Confederation |
| Each state had one vote | Articles of Confederation |
| The Congress elected a president to preside over Congress. | Articles of Confederation |
| 9/13 states need to pass a law | Articles of Confederation |
| It had power over states only | Articles of Confederation |
| Every state had to agree to amend the Constitution | Articles of Confederation |
| No power to raise an army | Articles of Confederation |
| States were asked to send soldiers to make up the army. | Articles of Confederation |
| No power to tax | Articles of Confederation |
| Could only ask states for money | Articles of Confederation |
| No power to control trade between states or with other nations. | Articles of Confederation |
| No Bill of Rights | Articles of Confederation |
| Electoral College elects the President. | The U.S. Constitution |
| System of checks and balances | The U.S. Constitution |
| System of federal courts | The U.S. Constitution |
| Supreme Court | The U.S. Constitution |
| 2 Houses of Congress | The U.S. Constitution |
| A majority in each house must pass a bill and the president must sign it before it becomes law. | The U.S. Constitution |
| It had power over states and individuals. | The U.S. Constitution |
| It created both a system of government shared by the nation and its states. | The U.S. Constitution |
| Amend the constitution by passing it in both houses and 2/3 of the state legislatures | The U.S. Constitution |
| Amend the constitution by having 3/4 of the state legislatures at a Constitutional Convention | The U.S. Constitution |
| Power to raise an army | The U.S. Constitution |
| Power to tax | The U.S. Constitution |
| Power to control trade | The U.S. Constitution |
| First 10 amendments make up the Bill of Rights | The U.S. Constitution |
