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What is an amendment?
a) changes or additions to a legal document
b) a meeting of delegates to plan a new government
c) a person selected by his state and sent to represent the state’s ideas
d) having the agreement of all

What is a compromise?
a) introductory part of a constitution that explains the reasons and purposes of the laws
b) a form of government in which states are united under one central power
c) to sign or give formal consent to a treaty, contract or agreement
d) a solution that satisfies both sides

What is a constitution?
a) a meeting of delegates to plan a new government
b) a document that describes the basic laws and organization of a state or country
c) changes or additions to a legal document
d) a group of men that met to draft the U.S. Constitution

What are Delegates?
a) having the agreement of all
b) a meeting of delegates to plan a new government
c) a person selected by his state and sent to represent the state’s ideas
d) a document that describes the basic laws and organization of a state or country

What is the meaning of federal?
a) a form of government in which states are united under one central power
b) a solution that satisfies both sides
c) introductory part of a constitution that explains the reasons and purposes of the laws
d) a person selected by his state and sent to represent the state’s ideas

What is the meaning of the word framers?
a) having the agreement of all
b) any group of people living together in a country, state, or community that has to live by a set of rules
c) a group of men that met to draft the U.S. Constitution
d) to sign or give formal consent to a treaty, contract or agreement

What is government?
a) a document that describes the basic laws and organization of a state or country
b) changes or additions to a legal document
c) having the agreement of all
d) any group of people living together in a country, state, or community that has to live by a set of rules

What is a preamble?
a) introductory part of a constitution that explains the reasons and purposes of the laws
b) a solution that satisfies both sides
c) changes or additions to a legal document
d) a form of government in which states are united under one central power

What does ratify mean?
a) a solution that satisfies both sides
b) a group of men that met to draft the U.S. Constitution
c) to sign or give formal consent to a treaty, contract or agreement
d) any group of people living together in a country, state, or community that has to live by a set of rules

What does unanimous mean?
a) a document that describes the basic laws and organization of a state or country
b) a group of men that met to draft the U.S. Constitution
c) having the agreement of all
d) changes or additions to a legal document

When the Bill of Rights became effective there were _____ amendments.
a) 25
b) 12
c) 10
d) 19

Who was chosen to be the president of the Constitutional Convention?
a) Thomas Jefferson
b) George Washington
c) Ethan Allen
d) Jonathan Dayton

______introduced a plan that split the government into three parts.
a) Benjamin Franklin
b) James Madison
c) Gouverneur Morris
d) William Paterson

The Constitutional Convention was held in ____________________ in 1787.
a) New York, NY
b) Washington, D.C.
c) Philadelphia, PA
d) Providence , RI

The Preamble appears _______ of the Constitution.
a) at the end
b) in the middle
c) there is none
d) in the beginning

For an amendment to pass ___________ of the states had to approve it
a) 1/2
b) 3/4
c) 5/6
d) 7/8

How many delegates worked on the Constitution?
a) 152
b) 35
c) 55
d) 75

The Constitutional Convention was open to __________.
a) the public
b) children
c) anyone
d) only the framers

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