Why is the Constitution called a living document?
Understanding the U.S. Constitution

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6th Grade
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Ross Hermelee
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Because it has a heartbeat
Because you can touch it
Because it can make its own decisions
Because it is deisgned to grow and change as the country changes
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which statement best describes the original goal of the Philadelphia Convention?
Declare independence from Great Britain
Elect a new president
Fix the Articles of Confederation
Write a new Constitution
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the below were a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
Lack of power and money
Lack of Central Power
Rules of Central Power
All of the above
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did the founding fathers restart writing the Constitution?
Because it was ruined
Because the could not choose what to put in it
Because the lost it
All of the above
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which country had the earliest form of democracy?
Egypt
Greece
Spain
India
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did most of the delegates of the Philadelphia Convention agree on?
Increasing the power of the central government
Increasing the power of state governments
Decreasing the power of the central government
decreasing the power of the central and state governments
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When was the Constitution signed?
1787
1791
1788
1789
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