6.1 Constitutions

THE FIRST GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES WAS CALLED THE...

• Federal Government

• Continental Congress

• Articles of Confederation

• Northwest Territory

________ WAS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW WEAK THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION WAS.

• The American Revolution

• Shay's Rebellion

• Constitution of the United States

• Constitutional Convention

THE PURPOSE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION WAS...

• To overthrow the United States government

• To decide what to do about Great Britain

• To declare independence

• To fix the Articles of Confederation

A CONSTITUTION CAN BE WRITTEN FOR...

• Countries

• States

• Counties

• All of the above

A CONSTITUTION IS A DOCUMENT THAT...

• Declares independence

• Is a plan for government

• Sells part of a government's land

• Creates an army

A SYNONYM OF "AMEND" IS...

• Create

• Add

• Declare

• Destroy

THE FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS ARE KNOWN AS...

• The Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

THE MOST IMPORTANT DOCUMENT IN AMERICA IS...

• The Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

WHAT WERE THE PROBLEMS WITH THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION? GIVE AT LEAST 2 EXAMPLES.

WHY ARE CONSTITUTIONS WRITTEN? WHAT ARE SOME OF THE PARTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES?