US Constitution

There were lots of problems in the United States, like unpaid soldiers and high taxes, so the United States needed a _________________.

• congress

• constitution

• amendment

• contract

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

The constitiution created a ________________ which gave power to states and the central government.

• democracy

• king and queen

• flag

• federal governmenrt

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

The delegates had to _______________ in order to create the constitution together.

• be apart

• represent

• collaborate

• fight

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

The problem with the Articles of Confederation was that it only had a _______________ branch of the government.

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Senate

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CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

The Constitution provided _________________________.

• smaller states with more power than bigger states

• a larger White House

• the three branches of government

• bigger states with more power

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CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

The men who came to the Constitutional Convention were called _________________ because they represented other people.

• rep-men

• stand-ins

• congressmen

• delegates

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CCSS.L.8.5A

James Madison's job during the Constitiutional Convention was to _______________.

• tell on men who weren't paying attention

• record all the debates and information

• guard the doors

• pick up lunch for the delegates

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

___________ __________ stood up for smaller states like New Jersey, during the Constitutional Convention.

• James Madison

• George Washington

• William Patterson

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CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

Even after the Constitution was signed, state governmens had to approve it. In 1788, ________ states approved the Constitution.

• 7

• 8

• 9

• 10

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Article 5 explains that _________________ can be added to the constitution if needed.

• pages

• amendments

• laws

• states

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C