Constitution intro

Which got created first, the Articles of Confederation or the Constitution?

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

Why do you think Americans wanted the right to have weapons in their homes?

• Because they didn't want to be attacked by Native Americans

• Because they were just involved in a war where they used their own weapons to protect themselves

• Because the places they are living are still very dangerous

Where would you find these rights: Freedom of speech, religion, petition, press and right to assemble?

• the 1st amendment

• the 2nd amendment

• the 3rd amendment

What was the purpose of the Bill of Rights?

• To explain how the court would work

• To explain specific rights of the American people

• To explain why Americans were free

What do we call the first ten amendments in the Constitution?

• The Bill of Rights

• The five freedoms

• The Declaration of the Free States

How did the states COMPROMISE on the issue of representation?

• There would be two different groups of law-makers. Representatives in one group would be based on population of each state and representatives in the other group would be equal for everyone.

• There would be three branches of government so that nobody had too much power. The law-making group would have three people from every state.

How did large states want to handle the issue of representation?

• Large states wanted each state to have the same number of representatives

• Large states wanted representation to be based on the population of each state

How did the smaller states want to be represented in the new "law-making" group?

• Small states wanted all states to get the same number of representatives

• Small states wanted the number of representatives to be based on population of each state

What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• to fix the problems with the current government

• to introduce state representatives to one another

• to change the way people would vote for president

Today the national and state governments share power. What is this system called?

• Bicameralism
• Checks and balances
• Federalism
• Separation of powers