The Birth of Our Country

Where was the Constitution written ?

• New York

• Washington D.C.

• Philadelphia

• Atlanta

How long did it take the delegates to write the Constitution?

• 5 months

• 3 months

• 4 months

• 2 months

What was the meeting called that the delegates had to work on the plan for our government?

• the Articles Meeting

• The Delegate Dinner

• The American Assembly

• The Constitutional Convention

What is the first part of the Constitution called?

• The Articles

• The Amendments

• The Bill of Rights

• The Preamble

What was added to the Constitution to protect our freedoms

• The Amendments

  (The Bill of Rights)

• The Preamble

• The Articles

The government that our founding fathers wanted was a __________.

• a monarchy

• a republic

• a circus

What is a republic?

• A government run by presidents

• A government run by a clown

• A government run by a king

• a government that is run by the people

Why did the delegates REALLY not want a king.

• They didn't like the next person to be king

• They just fought a war to get away from having a king. They didn't want one person in power.

• The delegates wanted to be in control.

Anti-Federalists _________.

• Loved the Constitution the way that it was.

• Did not love the Constitution the way that it was.

Federalists _________.

• Loved the Constitution the way that it was.

• Did not love the constitution the way that it was