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The United States declared

independence from Great
Britain in the document called
the __________.
Declaration of
Independence

The Declaration of
Independence was written by
_______________.
Thomas Jefferson

The first constitution of the

United States was called the
_______________.
Articles of Confederation

A difficulty under the Articles

of Confederation was that each
state had its own _________
which made trade difficult.
currency

Articles of
Confederation had no
president to _________
the laws.
execute

The main problem of the

Articles of Confederation was
that they had a weak
_____________.
National government

The Constitutional Convention

met in the city of __________.

Philadelphia

The oldest delegate at the

convention was __________.

Benjamin Franklin

The president of the

convention was __________.

George Washington

The best prepared delegate at

the convention was
__________.
James Madison

Why did the delegates keep

their talks secret?

They wanted to speak

freely.

What did the delegates decide

to do about the Articles of
Confederation soon after the
meeting opened?
Not to revise the Articles,
but to write a new
constitution instead.

The Virginia Plan was

proposed by __________.

James Madison &

Edmund Randolph

The small states didnt like the

Virginia Plan because
__________.
They thought they would
be outvoted in Congress

The New Jersey Plan was

proposed by __________.

William Patterson

The New Jersey Plan was

different than the Virginia Plan
because __________.
It called for a one house
legislature with each
state getting one vote.

The Great Compromise was

proposed by __________.

Roger Sherman

Roger Sherman, the man who

created the Great Compromise
was from the state of
__________.
Connecticut

The Great Compromise called

for a legislature with
_____________________.
two houses, one with
each state having two
members & the other
based on population.

The Three Fifths Compromise

called for
_____________________.
3/5 of slaves being
counted as population
for the purpose of
representation.

How many delegated signed

the Constitution?

39

Three delegates refused to

sign the Constitution because
__________.
They feared it gave too
much power to the
president & the national
government.

Enlightenment thinkers
thought society could be
improved by the use of
__________.
reason.

In Treatises on Government,
Locke stated that __________.
people had natural rights &
government is an agreement
between the ruler and the people
being ruled.

Montesquieu believed that

government should be
__________.
divided into three branches

Montesquieus idea is called

__________.
Separation of Powers

The division of power between

the states and the national
government is called
__________.
federalism

In the Constitution, powers not

given to the national
government belong to
__________.
the states and the people

The supreme law of land is

the __________.

Constitution

The legislative branch is called

__________.

Congress

Congress consists of two parts

called __________.
The Senate and the House of
Representatives

The head of the Executive

Branch is __________.
The President of the United
States

Article 1 of the Constitution

sets up the __________.
Legislative Branch (or
Congress)

Article 3 of the Constitution

calls for __________.
the Supreme Court

Supporters of the Constitution

were called __________.
Federalists

Opponents of the Constitution

were called __________.
Antifederalists

Antifederalists opposed the

Constitution because
__________.
The thought it gave too much
power to the President & the
national government

What are the first 10

amendments to the
Constitution called?

The Bill of Rights

Veto means
__________.
forbid

The main job of the

legislative branch is
to
__________.
Make the law

The main job of the

executive branch is
to
__________.
Carry out the law

The main job of the

judicial branch is to
__________.
Decide the fairness of
the law

The Senate has

_____ members per
state.
two

The membership in the

House of
Representatives is
based on __________.
population

_______ states
supported the Virginia
Plan
large

_______ states
supported the New
Jersey Plan
small

The 1 Constitution
test will be _______.
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