Module 3 Week 1: The Constitution

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

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 all wanted a strong national government.

• They were worried about damage from the Revolutionary War

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

• safe

• hidden

• located

• announced

Why are the amendments an important part of the Constitution?

• because they were added later

• because they give people many rights

• because there are more than 20 of them

• because there are new ones added each year

What is the passage mostly about?

• how the Constitution has changed over the years

• the place where the Constitution was made

• the people who wrote the Constitution

• the history of the Constitution

This graphic feature tells you what you are going to read about.

• heading

• visual

• highlighted words

• diagram

People chosen to make decisions for a larger group of people

• convention

• domestic

• welfare

• delegates

future generations

• convention

• posterity

• welfare

• delegates

well-being; to be healthy and happy

• posterity

• convention

• welfare

• delegate

meeting of people who share the same ideas

• domestic

• convention

• welfare

• delegate