Foundations of Government Review

Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Washington, DC
• Richmond, Virginia
• Paris, France

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• To rewrite the Declaration of Independence
• To rewrite the Articles of Confederation
• To write the Treaty of Paris
• To elect the first president

What document replaced the Articles of Confederation and established a new national government? 

• The Declaration of Independence 
• The Constitution 
• The Magna Carta 
• The English Bill of Rights 

Before the U.S. Constitution was ratified, the United States was governed by which document?

• Magna Carta
• Articles of Confederation
• Mayflower Compact
• Declaration of Independence

Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• James Madison
• John Adams

Who was the first president of the United States?

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Christopher Columbus

What are the first words of the constitution?

• We The People

• We the Goverment

• We the Puppies

What does democracy mean?

_______by the _______.

• rallied by the people

• reunited by the people

• ruled by the people

• rounded by the people

How many colonies where there?

• 12

• 11

• 10

• 13

Did they all believe in the same laws?

• Yes

• No