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The Constitution

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote the Constitution of the United States?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

a group of fifty-five men

c)

George Washington

d)

lawyers

2.

The purpose of the Constitution is to ___________.

a)

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

b)

tell us what to do in our everyday life

c)

make George Washington our first President

d)

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

3.

The men who wrote it gathered in __________.

a)

Washington, D.C.

b)

New York City

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Chicago, Illinois

4.

Who was the leader of the "Constitutional Convention"?

a)

George Washington

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

doctors and lawyers

5.

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

a)

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

b)

All of the states were greedy and hated each other.

c)

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

d)

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

6.

Why is the Constitution famous and important?

a)

It's in a museum.

b)

It was written very quickly.

c)

It explains how the United States government works.

d)

Important men wrote it.

7.

The United States Constitution is a symbol of America.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

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

a)

True

b)

False

9.

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

a)

A few states

b)

the whole country

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

the world

10.

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

a)

fair

b)

crazy

c)

peaceful

d)

only for the rich

e)

secure