Background Knowledge for Shh! We're Writing the Constitution
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Background Knowledge for Shh! We’re Writing the Constitution By Jean Fritz
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http://www.congressforkids.net/Constitution_index.htm
The Constitutional Convention: Facts and Figures
1. The Constitutional Convention took place at the State House in , Pennsylvania.
2. The Constitution was drafted in fewer than working days.
3. There were delegates to the Convention.
4. Rhode Island did not send delegates to the Convention, so only of the states were represented.
5. Of the 55 delegates, were lawyers or had studied law.
Constitution: The Work Begins
1. Who was called the "Father of the Constitution?" Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
George Washington
2. Who presided over the Constitutional Convention?
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
3. What did Thomas Jefferson have to do with framing the Constitution?
4. How long did it take to frame the Constitution?
It was drafted in more than 100 working days.
It was drafted in fewer than 10 working days.
It was drafted in fewer than 100 working days.
None of the above.
5. Was there harmony in the Constitutional Convention?
No
Yes
Writing the Constitution
Complete the crisscross blanks of the crossword puzzle. Across
3. The number of votes allowed per state
4. House where the Constitutional Convention took place
6. Washington commanded the army in this war
Down
1. How different laws are settled
2. The meetings were held in _____.
5. The month the Constitutional Convention began.
The Great Compromise
Answer each of the following questions and circle the answers in the word search. 1. What was the first name of the man who proposed the two-house legislature?
2. What was the last name of the man who proposed the two-house legislature?
3. Which legislative body has an equal number of representatives from each state?
4. Which states favored the Virginia Plan?
5. Which plan was based on equal representation?
6. Which plan was based on population to determine representation?
Signing the Constitution
Write "T" for true and "F" for false for the following statements. Ratifying the Constitution
Find out more about each person listed. Write a sentence telling something interesting about each.