Constitution/Bill of Rights

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• to create a bill of rights
• to make changes to the Articles of Confederation
•  to declare independence from Great Britain
•  to create an entirely new governing document for the new nation

What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution? 

• the Preamble
•  the Articles of Confederation
• the Declaration of Independence
•  the Bill of Rights

How did Roger Sherman's compromise settled the differences between the large and small states ?

• giving slaves the right to vote
• dividing the Congress into two separate houses
•  charging larger states higher taxes than smaller states
• allowing the small states to control the courts

Why did some of the delegates refuse to sign the Constitution?

• because it didn’t include a bill of rights
•  because it didn’t give women the right to vote
• because it gave too much power to the states
• because it didn’t include the idea of checks and balances

A word which means to change, correct or improve a law.

• amend
• propose
• principle
• compromise

to give up on something in order to come to an agreement

• compromise
• propose
• principle
• amend

a government in which the people have the power to make political decisions by voting for their representatives

• democracy

• Constitution

• monarchy

• Bill of Rights

The written plan of government for the United States of America

• democracy

• Constitution

• monarchy

• Bill of Rights

Which is not a freedom in the Bill of Rights?

• Freedom to an education

• Freedom of Religion

• Freedom of Speech

• Freedom to assemble

True of false: The Articles of Confederation was a strong government.

• true

• false