Constitutional Convention
Congress asked delegates to meet in Philadelphia in 1787 to solve problems caused by this weak plan of government.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Under the Great Compromise, the number of members each state received in the House of Representatives was based on this.
What is population?
These are the first three words of the United States Constitution.
What is “We the People”?
The Bill of Rights contains this many Constitutional Amendments.
What is ten?
A reporter would use this amendment for protection when writing a story the government does not like.
What is the First Amendment?
This was the main goal of the Constitutional Convention.
What is to revise the Articles of Confederation?
Under the Great Compromise, each state received this many representatives in the Senate.
What is 2?
According to the Preamble, the power to govern comes from this group.
Who are the people?
The Bill of Rights was created to limit the power of this group.
What is the government?
This part of the First Amendment allows people to gather and protest government decisions.
What is freedom of assembly?
This was the year the Constitutional Convention held.
What is 1787?
Delegates at the Constitutional Convention had to compromise on how states would be represented in these two groups.
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
This principle means that the people are the source of all political power.
What is popular sovereignty?
This amendment protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
This amendment says that soldiers cannot stay in citizens’ homes without permission.
What is the Third Amendment?
This is where was the Constitutional Convention held.
What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
Georgia voted against the Great Compromise because it wanted enslaved people to count toward this.
What is representation in Congress?
This part of the Constitution states the goals of the government.
What is the Preamble?
This amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, press, petition, and assembly.
What is the First Amendment?
These first ten amendments protect individual rights and freedoms.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This person was chosen to lead the Constitutional Convention.
Who was George Washington?
The Great Compromise created this type of legislature with two houses.
What is a bicameral legislature?
This important document begins with the words “We the People.”
What is the United States Constitution?
The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution for this reason.
What is to protect individual rights?
This document lists freedoms such as speech and religion.
What is the Bill of Rights?