Unit 3 Topic 1 Making the Constitution

The United States _______ explains how our government works.

• Declaration

• president

• Constitution

• governor

An ________ is the process of voting for government officials.

• articles

• election

• culture

• government

The U.S. ______ lists the basic laws of our country.

• Pledge of Allegiance

• government

• nation

• Constitution

A ____ is a group of people who lead a country, state, or city.

• tradition

• government

• language

• culture

The Articles of Confederation .........

• is still used today as our laws

• serves as the first election of the United States

• serves as the first constitution of the United States

The purpose of the Articles of Confederation .....

• was written because people wanted their new government to have power to govern but limited

• was written to be exactly like Great Britian

• was written to give all the power to the government

• was written because they needed some form of official government that united the thirteen colonies

An ______ is any change to the Constitution.

• ratification

• document

• amendment

• bill

The Bill of Rights gives us...... (Choose 3)

• Freedom of assembly

• Freedom of speech

• Freedom to break laws

• Freedom of religion

The United States Constitution Preamble begins with these 3 words.

• "We the Children"

• "We the Presidents"

• "We the People"

• "We the Governors"

The first 10 changes made to the Constitution are called?

• checks and balances

• laws

• veto power

• Bill of Rights