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- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Who was chosen to preside over the Constitutional Convention?James MadisonBenjamin FranklinGeorge WashingtonThomas Jefferson
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Where was the Constitutional Convention held?Boston MassachusettsSavannah, GeorgiaWashington D.C.Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Who is known as the "Father of our Constitution"?George WashingtonBenjamin FranklinThomas JeffersonJames Madison
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What plan called for a two house legislature (bicameral) and based on population?New Jersey PlanVirginia PlanConnecticut PlanGreat Compromise
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Vocabulary Term: __________ is a set of laws governing a state or nationconstitutionbillvetoamendment
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Amendment
A change or improvement.
A person who opposed the passage of the U.S. Constitution.
A situation when groups on each side of an issue give in a little to reach an agreement.
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Bill of Rights
The branch of government that carries out the laws; the United States President and his or her administration.
A law.
Amendments to the U.S. Constitution that protect citizens' rights.
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Constitution
A written plan for government that describes the principles and organization of a nation.
A representative.
To approve.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Why did the Articles of Confederation give more power to the states than to a national govt?they couldn't decided on a locationmany people felt a central govt was not needed
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The Articles of Confederation was......the first form of government for the united statesthe last form of government for the United Stateshe government in Great Britian