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WorksheetsNew Nation Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Amendment
A change or improvement.
A person who opposed the passage of the U.S. Constitution.
A situation when groups on each side of an issue give in a little to reach an agreement.
Three-fifths Compromise
A plan giving each state the same number of representatives.
Counting only some enslaved people as part of a slave's population.
A meeting where delegates came up with the Constitution.
Anti-federalist
Amendments to the U.S. Constitution that protect citizens' basic rights.
A representative.
A person who opposed the passage of the U.S. Constitution.
Great Compromise
A plan that split Congress into the House of Representatives and the Senate.
A plan giving states with more people more representatives.
To refuse to approve something.
Bill of Rights
The branch of government that carries out the laws; the United States President and his or her administration.
A law.
Amendments to the U.S. Constitution that protect citizens' rights.
New Jersey Plan
A plan giving each state the same number of representatives.
A meeting where delegates came up with the Constitution.
The introduction to the U.S. Constitution.
Compromise
A representative.
A situation when groups on each side of an issue give in a little to reach an agreement.
A steady rise in prices that occurs as money loses value and things cost more.
Virginia Plan
A law.
The branch of government that makes the laws; the U.S. Congress.
A plan giving states with more people more representatives.
Constitution
A written plan for government that describes the principles and organization of a nation.
A representative.
To approve.
Constitutional Convention
The introduction to the U.S. Constitution.
A meeting where delegates came up with the Constitution.
The branch of government that interprets the laws; the U.S. Supreme Court and other courts.
Delegate
A representative.
A person who supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution.
A law.
Veto.
A steady rise in prices that occurs as money loses value and things cost more.
A law.
Te refuse to approve something.
Executive Branch
The introduction to the U.S. Constitution.
The branch of government that carries out the laws; the U.S. President and his or her administration.
A law.
Ratify
To approve.
A law.
A change or improvement.
Federalist
A steady rise in prices that occurs as money loses value and things cost more.
A delegate.
A person who supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution.
Preamble
A law.
The introduction to the U.S. Constitution.
Amendments to the U.S. Constitution that protect citizens' rights.
Inflation
The branch of government that makes the laws; the U.S. Congress.
A steady rise in prices that occurs as money loses value and things cost more.
A law.
Ordinance
A situation where groups on each side of an issue give in a little to reach an agreement.
A change or improvement.
A law.
Legislative Branch
The branch of government that makes the laws; the U.S. Congress.
A meeting where delegates came up with the Constitution.
A plan giving each state the same number of representatives.
Judicial Branch
The branch of government that interprets the laws; the U.S. Supreme Court and other courts.
The introduction to the U.S. Constitution.
A plan that split Congress into the House of Representatives and the Senate.
