Creation of the US Constitution

Weaknesses in the Articles of the Confederation led to the effort to draft a new constitution.

• Maybe

• True

• Possibly

• False

State delegates met in _____________ for the Constitutional Convention.

• Virginia

• Connecticut

• Philadelphia

• Massachusetts

Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?

• George Mason

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

The ______________________ decided how many votes each state would have in the Senate and the House of Representatives.

• The Great Compromise

• The Bill of Rights

• The VA Declaration of Rights

• The Magna Carta

How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution before it could become law?

• 13 of the 13

• 10 of the 13

• 9 of the 13

• 11 of the 13

Which documents were the basis for the Bill of Rights? Choose the two correct answers.

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Treaty of Versailles

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Bill of Rights

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

Which of the following guarantee individual rights such as freedom of speech and religion?

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Bill of Rights

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

The structure of the new national government included three separate branches of government.  Choose the three (3) branches of government.

• Legislative

• Republic

• Executive

• Senate

• Judicial

Which branch of government determines if laws are just/fair?

• Executive

• Judicial

• Legislative

• Senate