Review Constitution

____ argued for a strong central government; considered one of the main authors of the Constitution; known as the father of the Constitution

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Ben Franklin

• Abraham Lincoln

President of the Constitutional Convention

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Ben Franklin

• Abraham Lincoln

___ one of the framers of the Constitution; was against slavery at the time; was oldest delegate present at the convention

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Ben Franklin

• Abraham Lincoln

Our nation's first plan of government

• The U.S. Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• 3 Branches of Government

• Bill of Rights

Who had the most power under the Articles of Confederation?

• The Federal Government

• The States

1. What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• write a new constitution

• fix the Articles of Confederation

• create a central government

• eliminate states' rights

What do you call a correction, revision, or improvement of a document or an idea?

• amendment

• ratification

• edition

• operation

Other than Founding Fathers, what is another term George Washington, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin were called?

• We the People

• Framers of the Constitution

• Three members of government

• Organizers of the Bill of Rights

Which document is an addition to the United States Constitution that gives people many personal freedoms?

• Bill of Rights

• Gettysburg Address

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Declaration of Independence