The United States Constitution

Americans did not want a ________ as a leader

• President

• King

• Judge

• Parent

Leaders decided to have a _____________ government.

• republican

• democratic

• monarchy

• dictatorship

Many states wrote their own constitutions between _________.

• 1876 - 1880

• 1976 - 1980

• 1776 - 1780

• 2010 - 2020

Each constitution listed the _________________.

• menu options as Wendy's

• rights of its citizens

• states in alphabetical order

• ages of all citizens

The Articles of Confederation was approved by all _______ states in 1781

• 50

• 48

• 17

• 13

The leaders wanted the states to feel more like a __________.

• nation

• family

• company

• school

Between 1776 - 1780, many states had ________________.

• constitutions that said the people were the supreme rulers.

• a list of the powers of the government.

• a list of the rights of the citizens.

• all of the above.

Representative met to rewrite ____________________.

• The Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• Common Sense

• the Articles of Confederation

The Constitution created a government with _____________ branches.

• one

• three

• ten

• two

In __________, the Constitution became law.

• 1865

• 1787

• 1788

• 1776