The U.S. Constitution

The Articles of Confederation was written before the U.S. Constitution as a wartime document during the Revolutionary War.

• True

• False

The Articles of Confederation named the newly independent nation The United States of America.

• True

• False

What Compromise allowed for there to be a legislative branch composed of representatives ( which are based on the population) and 2 Senators per state?

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Three-Fifths Compromise

• Connecticut Compromise

• The California Compromise

How many colonies needed to ratify (sign) the U.S. Constitution for it to take effect?

• 13 out of 13

• 5 out of 13

• 1 out 13

• 9 out 13

• A compromise between Massachusetts and other states agreed to ratify the Constitution with the assurance that amendments would be immediately proposed. 

• This led to the adoption of the first ten amendments, a.k.a the Bill of Rights

• Connecticut Compromise

• Massachusetts Compromise

• The Three-Fifths Compromise

• The Treaty of Paris

The U.S. Constitution created a system of checks and balances, by adding an executive branch and a judicial branch.

• True

• False

The checks and balance system created so the executive branch (the president) has the most power.

• True

• False