US Constitution

The first ten Amendments are called the

• Constitution Day
• Senators 
• Bill of Rights

How many colonies/states were there when the United States became an independent country?

• 13
• 19
• 43

What is the significance of the year 1787?

• Declaration of Independence
• U.S. Constitution
• Jamestown
• Mayflower Compact

The Great Compromise settled the dispute over 

• The Presidential veto power
• The issue of slavery
• Representation in Congress
• Judicial Review

What event caused colonists to want a stronger government?

• The Intolerable Acts
• Shay's Rebellion
• The Northwest Ordinance
• The Townshend Acts

What did Federalists want?

• A Bill of Rights
• More power to be given to the states
• More protection of individual rights
• A strong, central government

What did Anti-Federalists want?

• A strong, central government

• A Bill of Rights to protect the people from a strong government.

• Less power for the states

• To keep the Articles of Confederation

What is the name for a change or addition to the Constitution?

• Federalism
• Amendment
• Ratification
• Veto

What is the job of the legislative branch of the government?

• To understand the laws
• To make laws
• To obey the laws
• To carry out laws

What type of people were at the Constitutional Convention...*HINT* be sure to read answers entirely

• Wealthy, white and educated men
• Women
• Poor, white and educated men
• Native Americans