The Constitution

A Written plan for Government.

• Republic

• Constitution

• delegates

• Diary

Match the following

• Union of states under central government

• Roger Sherman

• "We the people of the United States..."

• Virginia Plan

• The Great Compromise

• Federal

• Separation of Powers

• New Jersey Plan

• Each state gets ONE vote

• The Preamble

There are ________ branches of Government.

• 4

• 2

• 1

• 3

The Executive branch is headed by the ​ (a)  

• president
• senate
• Congress

The ​ (a)   branch is made up of 2 parts. The ​ (b)   and the House of ​ (c)  

• Legislative
• senate
• Representatives

The highest court in the country is the _________ court.

• Supreme

• Congress

• Senate

• President

Congress approves _________ nominations.

• judicial

• presidential

• senate

The President can ​ (a)   legislations from ​ (b)   and can nominate ​ (c)  

• veto
• Congress
• judges.

__________ was known as the "father" of the Constitution.

• Roger Sherman

• George Washinton

• Benjamin Franklin

• James Madison

Roger Sherman came up with this plan and saved the Constitutional Convention.

• Washington Compromise

• The "Great Compromise"

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan