Constitutional Convention
In what city did the Constitutional Convention take place?
Philadelphia
What is the name of the lawmaking body in Great Britain?
Parliament
What is the name of a lawmaking body that has two houses?
Bicameral
The framers established a system of government called ________________, which divides a governments powers between national and state governments.
Federalism
_____ out of 13 states needed to ratify the constitution.
9
What was the name for the people who wrote the constitution?
Framers
Which document stated that free people could not be arrested, put in prison, or forced to leave their country unless they were given a trial by jury?
Magna Carta
What are the names of the two houses of Parliament?
The House of Lords and The House of Commons
What is it called when the constitution is approved?
Ratified
What year was the constitution completed?
1787
True or False: Framers held conventional meetings in secret.
True
Which document laid out the rights of the English people and includes the right to bear arms?
English Bill of Rights
Who is the head of British government?
Prime Minister
Who were supporters of the New Constitution that supported a strong national government?
Federalists
What is an amendment?
A change or modification
Which framer kept a journal of all the proceedings during the Constitutional Convention?
James Madison
What was the 18th century movement that influenced the framers of the Constitution?
The Enlightenment
True or false: Citizens vote for their representatives in the House of Lords
False
What was the name of the group of people who were against a strong national government?
Antifederalists
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
What is the name of the articles that tried to convince people to support the new constitution?
Federalist Papers