The Constitution

Who wrote the Constitution of the United States?

• Benjamin Franklin

• a group of fifty-five men

• George Washington

• lawyers

The purpose of the Constitution is to ___________.

• define government and show us how we can work together to create a good government

• tell us what to do in our everyday life

• make George Washington our first President

• give fifty-five men a job to do that might help us one day

The men who wrote it gathered in __________.

• Washington, D.C.

• New York City

• Philadelphia

• Chicago, Illinois

Who was the leader of the "Constitutional Convention"?

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• doctors and lawyers

Why did the states need to be united by a Constitution?

• It was hard for the states to agree on important things.

• All of the states were greedy and hated each other.

• George Washington wanted to be the first President of the United States

• Benjamin Franklin was eighty-one years old, and Jonathan Dayton was twenty-six.

Why is the Constitution famous and important?

• It's in a museum.

• It was written very quickly.

• It explains how the United States government works.

• Important men wrote it.

The United States Constitution is a symbol of America.

• True

• False

The U.S. Constitution isn't as important today because it was written long ago.

• True

• False

The federal government was created to be a government for __________.

• A few states

• the whole country

• Benjamin Franklin

• the world

The Constitution tries to make things ... (CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY)

• fair

• crazy

• peaceful

• only for the rich

• secure