Wonders U2W1 - Who Wrote the U.S. Constitution? Part Four

Wonders U2W1 - Who Wrote the U.S. Constitution? Part Four

What do good problem solvers do?

Of and For the People

Poll

Will they finalize a plan? What do you think?

• Yes

• No

Committees - groups of people chosen to do certain work

How many articles did the Constitution have at this point?

Multiple Choice

How many articles did the Constitution have at this point?

• 6

• 7

• 15

• 23

Multiple Choice

Committees are:

• people chosen to speak or act for others

• formed by joining two or more together

• groups of people chosen to do certain work.

• a condition or the state of affairs

What did they decide about the president?

How long will they serve? Can they be president more than once? How old must they be?

Multiple Select

Which three things are true about the president?

• They can be reelected.

• They must be at least 35 years old.

• They will serve a four-year term.

• They must be male.

• They must be at least 40 years old.

What would the vice president do?

How would they choose the president?

Multiple Choice

What would the vice president do?

• Help the president with all of his/her work.

• Lead the Senate and take over if the president died or had to leave office.

Who was responsible for the electoral college?

What were the first words of the preamble of the Constitution?

Multiple Choice

Who came up with the idea of the electoral college?

• Governeur Morris

• James Wilson

Multiple Choice

What were the first words of the preamble of the Constitution?

• We, the people of the United States

• Four score and seven years ago

Why did they use committees instead of all doing it together?

Did they need a Bill of Rights?

Poll

Should they have made a bill of rights, or left it to the states?

• Bill of rights

• Let the states decide

George Mason

"We ought to attend to the rights of every class of the people."

Was Franklin completely happy?

Who signed first? What did they create?

Multiple Choice

What did the delegates create?

• Bill of Rights

• Constitution

• White House

The Constitution

It's kept in the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C.

Poll

Did the delegates do a good job?

• Yes

• No