Creating the Constitution

The Articles of Confederation is known as...

• The current written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose.

• The first newspaper created in the newly founded United States of America.

• The first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose.

• A list that the founders created when first establishing the government. It was a rough outline of proposed laws.

Juan committed himself to helping pass out fliers for the new Presidential candidate. The best definition for committed is...

• To follow the news because you are interested in the subject

• To agree or pledge to support someone or something

• To transfer something to (a state or place)

• To decline in pledging or supporting someone or something

The meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution is known as...

• The First Continental Congress

• The Continental Army

• Parliament

• The Constitutional Convention

A written plan that provides the basic framework of a government is known as a...

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Rule Book

Her response contained many contradictions to my argument. Based off the sentence, the best definition for contradiction is...

• A similarity between two statements or situations that means they can both be true

• When one person's statement is in agreeance with another

• A difference between two statements or situations that means they cannot both be true

• A solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something

The group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors. These people are known as...

• Electoral College

• The general public voted for the President and Vice President

• Parliament

• The Cabinet

The “Age of Reason” in 17th- and 18th-century Europe. These thinkers emphasized using rational thought to discover truths about nature and society. This point in time is also know as...

• The Secong Great Awakening

• Continental Congress

• The Enlightenment

• The first Great Awakening

The book provides a general framework for understanding modern politics. Based on the sentence, what is the best definition for framework?

• A detailed set of ideas that can somewhat be complicated

• A meeting where people come with ideas for future plans

• Laws that frame society

• A basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan

The plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress was known as...

• Executive Branch

• The Great Compromise

• The first compromise

• Legislative Branch

People with liberal views will welcome changes in policy that do not follow traditional standards. Based on the sentence, what is the best definition of liberal?

• Supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress

• Supporting ideas that keep laws and ideas the same

• Averse to change or innovation and holding traditional values.

• Showing willingness to allow the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with.