The U. S. Constitution HMH Test

What is the Constitution?

• a set of rules for our country

• a list of people who run our country

• a meeting about forming our country

• a plan for new buildings in our country

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Why did the delegates have a difficult time writing the Constitution?

• They refused to meet together.

• They had different ideas and argued a lot.

• They were worried about damage from the Revolutionary War.

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The passage tells where parts of the government are headquartered. What does the word headquartered mean?

• safe

• hidden

• located

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CCSS.L.3.4A

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Why are the amendments an important part of the Constitution?

• because they give people many rights

• because there are more than 20 of them

• because there are new ones added each year

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What is the passage mostly about?

• the place where the Constitution was made

• the people who wrote the Constitution

• the history of the Constitution

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A ___________ is a meeting of people who share the same purpose or ideas.

• convention

• domestic

• welfare

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People who have been chosen to make decisions for a larger group are called _____________.

• convention

• delegates

• welfare

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CCSS.RI.3.1

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When something is ____________, it is a part of or about the country in which you live.

• domestic

• welfare

• posterity

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CCSS.L.3.4A

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If someone looks out for your __________, that person makes sure you are healthy and happy.

• domestic

• posterity

• welfare

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CCSS.L.3.4A

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If you think ahead to all the people who will be alive in the future, you are thinking about __________.

• welfare

• posterity

• convention

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RI.3.1

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