The U.S Constitution

What is the U.S Constitution?

• branches of government

• system of checks and balances

• plan for how the government works

• a group of delegates

What were the first set of rules for the Unites States called?

• Articles of Confederation

• Preamble

• U.S Constitution

• Amendments

Which state did not send a delegate to the constitutional convention?

• New York

• Rhode Island

• Philadelphia

• Pennsylvania

Who is known as the father of the Constitution?

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Onion Man

What is the beginning of the Constitution called?

• Articles

• Introduction

• Amendments

• Preamble

Pick the 3 branches of government?

• Executive Branch

• Congress Branch

• Senate Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Legislative Branch

What do we call the parts of the Constitution that were added later?

• branches

• welfare

• posterity

• amendments

What word means: part of, or about the country that you live in?

• posterity

• domestic

• welfare

• convention

Why was it difficult to write the Constitution?

• there were no computers

• it is too long

• many people had different ideas

• the pizza had onions on it

Why is the Constitution important for young people?