A New Nation- Ch. 2 Lesson 2 Test

Whose name completes the sentence?

__________ is the father of the Constitution and skilled at compromise.

• Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry

• George Washington

• James Madison

Where was the Constitutional Convention held?

• Boston Massachusetts
• Savannah, Georgia
• Washington D.C.
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Amendment

• A change or improvement made to the constitution.

• A person who opposed the passage of the U.S. Constitution.

• A situation when groups on each side of an issue give in a little to reach an agreement.

Bill of Rights

• The branch of government that carries out the laws; the United States President and his or her administration.

• A law.

• The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution that protect citizens' rights.

Compromise

• A representative.

• A situation when groups on each side of an issue give in a little to reach an agreement.

• A steady rise in prices that occurs as money loses value and things cost more.

Constitution

• A written plan for government that describes the principles and organization of a nation.

• A representative.

• To approve.

Constitutional Convention

• The introduction to the U.S. Constitution.

• A meeting where delegates came up with the Constitution.

• The branch of government that interprets the laws; the U.S. Supreme Court and other courts.

Delegate

• A representative, or someone who represents a group of people.

• A person who supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution.

• A law.

Ratify

• To approve.

• A law.

• A change or improvement.

Our country's first persident.

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington