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New Nation Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Amendment

a)

A change or improvement.

b)

A person who opposed the passage of the U.S. Constitution.

c)

A situation when groups on each side of an issue give in a little to reach an agreement.

2.

Three-fifths Compromise

a)

A plan giving each state the same number of representatives.

b)

Counting only some enslaved people as part of a slave's population.

c)

A meeting where delegates came up with the Constitution.

3.

Anti-federalist

a)

Amendments to the U.S. Constitution that protect citizens' basic rights.

b)

A representative.

c)

A person who opposed the passage of the U.S. Constitution.

4.

Great Compromise

a)

A plan that split Congress into the House of Representatives and the Senate.

b)

A plan giving states with more people more representatives.

c)

To refuse to approve something.

5.

Bill of Rights

a)

The branch of government that carries out the laws; the United States President and his or her administration.

b)

A law.

c)

Amendments to the U.S. Constitution that protect citizens' rights.

6.

New Jersey Plan

a)

A plan giving each state the same number of representatives.

b)

A meeting where delegates came up with the Constitution.

c)

The introduction to the U.S. Constitution.

7.

Compromise

a)

A representative.

b)

A situation when groups on each side of an issue give in a little to reach an agreement.

c)

A steady rise in prices that occurs as money loses value and things cost more.

8.

Virginia Plan

a)

A law.

b)

The branch of government that makes the laws; the U.S. Congress.

c)

A plan giving states with more people more representatives.

9.

Constitution

a)

A written plan for government that describes the principles and organization of a nation.

b)

A representative.

c)

To approve.

10.

Constitutional Convention

a)

The introduction to the U.S. Constitution.

b)

A meeting where delegates came up with the Constitution.

c)

The branch of government that interprets the laws; the U.S. Supreme Court and other courts.

11.

Delegate

a)

A representative.

b)

A person who supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution.

c)

A law.

12.

Veto.

a)

A steady rise in prices that occurs as money loses value and things cost more.

b)

A law.

c)

Te refuse to approve something.

13.

Executive Branch

a)

The introduction to the U.S. Constitution.

b)

The branch of government that carries out the laws; the U.S. President and his or her administration.

c)

A law.

14.

Ratify

a)

To approve.

b)

A law.

c)

A change or improvement.

15.

Federalist

a)

A steady rise in prices that occurs as money loses value and things cost more.

b)

A delegate.

c)

A person who supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution.

16.

Preamble

a)

A law.

b)

The introduction to the U.S. Constitution.

c)

Amendments to the U.S. Constitution that protect citizens' rights.

17.

Inflation

a)

The branch of government that makes the laws; the U.S. Congress.

b)

A steady rise in prices that occurs as money loses value and things cost more.

c)

A law.

18.

Ordinance

a)

A situation where groups on each side of an issue give in a little to reach an agreement.

b)

A change or improvement.

c)

A law.

19.

Legislative Branch

a)

The branch of government that makes the laws; the U.S. Congress.

b)

A meeting where delegates came up with the Constitution.

c)

A plan giving each state the same number of representatives.

20.

Judicial Branch

a)

The branch of government that interprets the laws; the U.S. Supreme Court and other courts.

b)

The introduction to the U.S. Constitution.

c)

A plan that split Congress into the House of Representatives and the Senate.