Constitution (7b)

What document replaced the Articles of Confederation?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Magna Carta

• The United States Constitution

• The Virginia Charters

Who was elected to preside of the Constitutional Convention?

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Monroe

What did the Great Compromise decide?

• How many people can live in state

• How many votes each state had in the Senate and House of Representatives

• Where the capital of the United States would be

• What could be the president

What was one issue delegates debated at the Constitutional Convention?

• How many laws to make

• Where the courts should go

• How much power small and large state should have in the new government

• The size of the legislative branch

Where did the state delegates meet to write a new constitution?

• Maine

• Georgia

• New York

• Philadelphia

How many branches was the new national government separated into?

• 3

• 2

• 4

• 5

Who is considered the "Father of the Constitution?"

• James Monroe

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

What was signed at the end of the convention?

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Magna Carta

• The United States Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

What does the Executive branch do?

• Makes the laws

• Interprets the laws

• Carries out the law

What does the Legislative branch do?

• Makes the laws

• Carries out the laws

• Interprets the laws