Constitutional Convention/Preamble

What year did the Constitutional Convention take place, where the U.S. Constitution was written?

• 1775

• 1776

• 1787

• 1790

How many delegates came to the Constitutional Convention?

• 12

• 55

• 43

• 13

Where was the Constitutional Convention held?

• Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Betsy Ross House, Philadelphia Pennsylvania

• National Archives, Washington, D.C.

• Willard Hotel on Pennsylvania Ave., Washington D.C.

Why was the Constitutional Convention held?

• To fix the Articles of Confederation

• To declare an end to the Revolutionary War

• To write the Declaration of Independence

• To decide who would be the very first president of the United States.

How many amendments are there to the Constitution?

• 10

• 20

• 25

• 27

What does the Preamble say?

• It tells why the Constitution was written.

• It tells how long a president can serve.

• It tells about all three branches of the government.

• It tells all the Articles of the Constitution.

The Constitution was written:

• Before the war for independence was over.

• Right after the war for independence was over.

• Four years after the war for independence was over.

• One hundred years after the war for independence.

What was wrong with the Articles of Confederation, the document before the Constitution?

• It was good enough, but they just wanted to rewrite it.

• It was not strong enough to hold the states and new country together.

• It was too strong and they needed to ease up on some of the laws.

• It was too old so they rewrote it to be more current.

The men who wrote the Preamble were called the framers or the

• Founding Fathers

• Loyalists

• Avengers

• Conventional Patriots

What state was the only state that did not send delegates to the Constitutional Convention?

• Maryland

• North Carolina

• New York

• Rhode Island