CH. 3 Lesson 2 - Creating the Constitution UPDATED

What are delegates?

• people who are selected to represent a particular group politically

• people who are in charge of branches

• people running for office, like the President

• signers of the Declaration of Independence

Who was NOT part of the Constitutional Convention?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

Answer explanation

The people who participated in the Constitutional Convention steered the young nation toward independence

What is the Constitution?

• formal documentation of agreement on a topic

• written plan for the government

• piece of paper that includes policies and rules

• the Declaration of Independence

Read the sentence. "During the convention, he took detailed notes that historians still consult today." What does it mean to "consult"?

• to agree upon

• to look for information in something

• to have a serious conversation

• to disagree with

What is a compromise?

• people on both sides of an issue finally agree on something

• people with opposite viewpoints give up

• signing a document formally

• people have a serious conversation about a topic

True or false? The Preamble is also called the Introduction in the Constitution.

• True

• False

What was the Constitutional Convention's goal?

Answer explanation

The Constitutional Convention's goal was to improve the Articles of Confederation

What was the legislative branch in charge of?

• make the laws

• decides what laws mean

• deciding who would serve in the two other branches

• carries out the laws

Answer explanation

The legislative branch had more than one job! They decided who would be made up of representatives from each state.

What was the Judicial branch in charge of?

• makes the laws

• carries out the laws

• decides what laws mean

• breaks the laws

True or False? Larger states had more representatives than the smaller states.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The Virginia Plan called for each state to have the same number of representatives. This gave all states equal power, no matter their size.