Constitution

Which fact is NOT true about the Constitutional Convention

• Was held May-Sept 1787

• Was held in Philadelphia, PA

• Founding Fathers met to revise the Articles of Confederation

• Determined the start of the American Revolution

This Compromise solved the issue of how states would be represented in the new federal (central) government

This type of agreement means each side must be willing to give up a little to get some of what they want

All of the compromises below were made at the Constitutional Convention below EXCEPT for:

• Virginia Compromise

• 3/5 Compromise

• Electoral College

• Great Compromise

The _______ is a house in Congress where every state gets two votes. It is equal.

The _____ of Representatives is a house in Congress where the number of states votes is determined by the population. It is proportional.

One example of the system of checks and balances is...

• The Bill of Rights

• The Constitutional Convention

• How a bill becomes a law

• George Washington had wooden teeth

Separation of _____ is the idea that power is divided amongst three branches of government

The _____ is the introduction to the Constitution and starts with "We the People"

A ____ is to deny a bill(proposed law)- the President has the power to do this to a bill from Congress