The Constitution of the United States of America

What was the plan of government for the United States before the Constitution was written?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Preamble

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Independence

A synonym for approve is

• verify

• summarize

• compromise

• ratify

Which plan said that every state should have the same number of representatives?

• Virginia

• New Jersey

• Pennsylvania

• California

The introduction to the U.S. Constitution is called the

• Preamble

• articles

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

What city did the Constitutional Convention meet in?

• New York

• Philadelphia

• Trenton

• New Amsterdam

What is a word that means to shorten something and put it in your own words?

• compromise

• summarize

• ratify

• theorize

What are the first 10 amendments called?

• Articles of Confederation

• Preamble

• articles

• Bill of Rights

Which plan of government said that each state's number of representatives should be based on that state's population?

• Virginia

• New Jersey

• Pennsylvania

• Maine

What is a word that means an agreement in which each side gives up something that it wants?

• summarize

• compromise

• ratify

• verify

What was the main problem with the Articles of Confederation?

• The power of the judicial branch was too weak.

• The power of the people was too weak.

• The power of the national government was too weak.

• The power of the states was too weak.