Government - Chapter 10

Why was the Constitutional Convention held?

• To celebrate our independence

• So that we could stop owing other countries money

• To argue about problems they were having

• To put some sort of government in place

What was a big issue during the Constitual Convention?

• How strong political powers would be?

• How votes would be represented for each state?

• What courts they would have besides the Supreme Court?

• How immigrants would be counted in the population?

What is the first part of the Constitution called?

• The Introduction

• We the People

• The Beginning

• The Preamble

The body of the Constitution consists of the 7 articles. What are the 7 articles about?

• The 7 men who wrote the Constitution

• The 7 days of the week

• The 7 parts of our government and branches

• The 7 newspaper articles on good government

Did the Constitution always have Amendments?

• Yes

• No

The first 10 Amendments were all added at the same time, on December 15th. What are these first 10 Amendments called?

• The First Ten Amendments

• The Bill of Rights

• Jefferson's Ten

• December 15th Amendments

How many Amendments were originally proposed for the Bill of Rights?

• 12

• 2

• 10

• 7

How many amendments to the Constitution are there?

• 10

• 12

• 27

• 17

What is an amendment?

• A change

• A revision

• Something that can be added to ensure the Consitution grows with the times

• All of the Above

Are the first 10 amendments, also known as the Bill of Rights, the only important amendments?

• Yes

• No