Vocabulary
Shhh! We are Writing the Constitution
People of Shhh! We are Writing the Constitution
Branches of Government
Miscellaneous
100
A group of people or states coming together....
What is confederation
100
One problem with the Articles of Confederation....
What is answers will vary. No enforcement of rules.
100
The oldest member of the Convention was....
What is Benjamin Franklin, aged 81.
100
The Executive Branch is led by this person.
What is the President.
100
The first ten amendments of the Constitution.....
What is the Bill of Rights?
200
Synonym for nation. a) colony b)country c) state
What is b) country
200
State delegates arriving late to the Convention had several excuses why they were late. Name two.
What is weather, muddy roads, lack of money, personal business.
200
At the Convention, he was chosen to be the convention president before anything else took place.
Who is George Washington
200
The Legislative Branch is made up of two parts. They are the _____________.
What is the Senate and the House of Representatives.
200
Introduction to the Constitution....
What is the Preamble
300
A body of laws
What is a constitution
300
The original document that they delegates were working on was called______.
What is "the plan."
300
This person sat in front and took notes during the Convention.
Who is James Madison
300
This number of judges make up the United States Supreme Court.
What is nine judges.
300
The phrase used to describe how the three branches of government work together.
What is "checks and balances."
400
The central government of several states
What is federal
400
If a president is bad, the process to get rid of him is called-______.
What is impeachment
400
The creator of the Virginia Plan, which consisted of three branches of government.
Who is Governor Randolph
400
The branch of government controls money and spending...
What is the legislative
400
Alexander Hamilton described early America as this kinds of monster...
What is a monster with thirteen heads.
500
A meeting such as in when the Constitution was created
What is a convention
500
Who takes over the presidency in case of a president dying or leaving office early?
Who is the Vice-President
500
The name that states wanting to remain sovereign of a central government called themselves.
What is sovereign states.
500
Describe the process of a new judge being appointed for the Supreme Court.
What is Presidents appoints, or chooses, and then the Legislative Branch either confirms or denies the appointment.
500
Two things that allowed the Convention to be a success.
What is 1) keeping all work a secret until it was time to share and 2) allowing delegates to be able to revote if they changed their minds.