Constitutional Convention Vocabulary

The ability to work with others without causing resentment is called?

• Diplomacy

• Pluralism

• Consensus building

• Compromise

A combination of mixed and diverse views is known as?

• Diplomacy

• Pluralism

• Consensus Building

• Compromise

Making an effort to meet the interests of all involved and seeking a unanimous agreement.

• Diplomacy

• Pluralism

• Consensus building

• Compromise

An agreement reached by both parties (people or groups) in which they concede, or give up, part of what they originally wanted

• Diplomacy

• Pluralism

• Consensus building

• Compromise

A written document that describes the structure and powers of a government is called?

• Constitution

• Representation

• Ratify

• Congress

What is the action of speaking or acting on behalf of a group of people called?

• Constitution

• Representation

• Ratify

• Congress

What does it mean to formally approve something?

• Constitution

• Representation

• Ratify

• Congress

What is the legislative branch of the U.S. government that makes laws?

• Constitution

• Representation

• Ratify

• Congress

Move the following terms to the word that best relates to that concept.

• representative

• constitution

• laws, amendments, articles, rules

• diplomacy

• unanimous

• pluralism

• multiple perspectives

• consensus building

After committees worked to draft the (a)   , the document still needed to be (b)   , or approved, by the states.

• Constitution

• ratified

• compromised

• congress