The Constitution

What is the Constitution?

• A plan for government

• A letter to the King of England

• The English Bill of Rights

• The National Anthem of the US

What document did the Constitution replace?

• the Magna Carta

• The English Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Independence

What was the problem with the Articles of Confederation?

• It gave the power to the King of England

• It made the national government weak

• It gave power to France

• Nothing

The introduction to the Constitution is called the

• Preamble

• Articles

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

The Constitution was written in the year

• 1620

• 1776

• 1787

• 1865

The Constitution was written in...

• Boston

• Washington

• London

• Philadelphia

The constitution has ____ part(s)

• one

• three

• seven

• 27

The first part of the Constitution is called the

• Preamble

• Articles

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

The second part of the Constitution has the

• Preamble

• Articles

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

The third part is the _____, or first 10 amendments.

• Preamble

• Articles

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence