1. What is your least favorite rule at BHS?
What would you change about it?
What is your least favorite rule at BHS?

2. Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?
What will I learn today?
I can explain the structure of government under the Articles of Confederation.
I can identify the “missing” pieces of government.
I can explain why the Articles failed.

3. Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?
What did the government consist of?
What powers did it have?
What powers did the government have to keep the nation safe? Regulate the economy?
What is missing?
So why did they fail?

4. “A firm league of Friendship”
Structure of government
Congress and State gov’t
One vote per state in Congress
9 of 13 consent to pass laws
Unanimous consent for amendments
States obligated to follow laws and bring disputes before Congress

5. “A firm league of Friendship”
Powers of Congress
declare war
make peace
sign treaties
borrow money
set weights and measurements
establish post office
raise militia from states

6. Weaknesses

7. Exit Ticket How do you fix it?
What needs to be added to the government to make it work?