The United States Constitution-- U.S. History Shorts

Americans knew they did not want to have a _______ as a leader.

• President

• congress

• king

• citizen

Between 1776 and 1780, many states had _________.

• a list of the powers of the government

• a list of the rights of the citizens

• constitutions that said the people were the supreme rulers

• all of the above

Representatives met to rewrite _______.

• the Articles of Confederation

• the Constitution

• the Declaration of Independence

• Common Sense

The Constitution created a government with ________ branches.

• two

• three

• four

• five

In ________, the Constitution became the law.

• 1776

• 1787

• 1865

• 1788