Lesson 4

Congress wrote a plan of government for the new nation, the United States of America. It was called _______.

• Declaration of Independence

• Treaty of Paris

• Articles of Confederation

Instead of revising the Articles of Confederation, the members of the convention decided to write a new constitution. It was called ________.

• Declaration of Independence

• the Constitution of the United States of America

• the Constitution of New Jersey

Under the Virginia Plan, the government would have three parts. These three parts were:

• A president, a court system, and a legislature

• A president, a governor, and a mayor

• A president, delegates, and a congress

A legislature is _______.

• a group of people who control the country

• a group of people who make laws

• a group of people who use weapons to defend their country

In the New Jersey Plan....

• Larger states had more representatives than smaller states

• Each state had a different number of representatives

• Each state had the same number of representatives

The convention came up with a ________, an agreement in which each side gives up some of what they want.

• ratify

• compromise

• delegation

New Jersey was the third state to ________ the Constitution.

• disapprove

• ratify

• delegate

The ______ is the fist ten amendments, or changes, made t the Constitution. They protect people's freedoms.

• Declaration of Independence

• Treaty of Paris

• Bill of Rights

Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

• People felt that the government had too much power and they wanted to make sure that their rights were protected.

• People felt that the government did not have enough power.

• People felt that slavery was wrong and should be ended.