US Constitution HMH Vocabulary

There were lots of problems in the United States, like unpaid soldiers and high taxes, so the United States needed a _________________.

• congress

• constitution

• amendment

• contract

The constitiution created a ________________ which gave power to states and the central government.

• democracy

• king and queen

• flag

• federal governmenrt

The delegates had to _______________ in order to create the constitution together.

• be apart

• represent

• collaborate

• fight

The problem with the Articles of Confederation was that it only had a _______________ branch of the government.

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Senate

The Constitution provided _________________________.

• smaller states with more power than bigger states

• a larger White House

• the three branches of government

• bigger states with more power

The men who came to the Constitutional Convention were called _________________ because they represented other people.

• rep-men

• stand-ins

• congressmen

• delegates

James Madison's job during the Constitiutional Convention was to _______________.

• tell on men who weren't paying attention

• record all the debates and information

• guard the doors

• pick up lunch for the delegates

___________ __________ stood up for smaller states like New Jersey, during the Constitutional Convention.

• James Madison

• George Washington

• William Patterson

Even after the Constitution was signed, state governmens had to approve it. In 1788, ________ states approved the Constitution.

• 7

• 8

• 9

• 10

Article 5 explains that _________________ can be added to the constitution if needed.

• pages

• amendments

• laws

• states