Constitution Day is September 17th. This celebrates the day, in 1787, when the members (still in attendance) of the Constitutional Convention signed the finalized document. Of course, the Constitution still needed to be ratified by the individual states. If you are studying this process in your homeschool--or just want to reinforce the lessons learned in public schools--I offer the following worksheet. It can also be used as a quiz, of course. Here are some helpful links to start your discussion of our great founding document:
The worksheet/quiz follows. Note: if you want the answers, or a Word copy of the sheet, please subscribe to my newsletter by emailing me. Happy learning! Name: __________________________________
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1. What year was the Constitutional Convention?
2. Where was the Constitutional Convention?
3. Who was the President of the Convention?
4. The Great (Connecticut) Compromise: a. Said that 3 out of every 5 slaves would count as a person for determining representation b. created a strong Executive branch c. created a bicameral legislature with one house based on population and the other with equal representation among the states.
5. The Electoral College was created: a. Because the framers feared mob rule by an ill-informed electorate b. To make sure the larger states didn’t 100% control the Presidency c. Both of these
6. How many of the states were needed to ratify the Constitution?
7. Which state was the first to ratify? Which state, and when, was the state that completed the required ratification? Which state (of the original 13) was the last?
8.The editorials written in newspapers supporting ratification were called: a. Federalist Papers b. Anti-Federalist papers
Match the Article with what it describes:
Article I
Article II
Article III
Article IV
Article V
Article VI
Article VII
a. describes the Judiciary
b. the relationship between the Federal government and the states. Also, how new states could join
c. describes the Legislative branch (Congress)
d. How to amend the Constitution. Two methods outlined.
e. Describes how war debts are to be paid, that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land, and that officials must swear an oath to uphold the Constitution
f. Describes the Executive and how he (or she) is elected
g. Describes how the Constitution is to be ratified.
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