1. Jeopardy
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2. People
Influences
Constitution
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3. Constitutional Convention.
George Washington
He was President of the
Constitutional Convention.
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4. English document from the 1200’s that influenced the
Magna Carta
English document from the
1200’s that influenced the
making of the Constitution.
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5. This part of the government makes laws and the main part is called
Legislative Branch
This part of the government makes
laws and the main part is called
Congress.
1,3

6. Period of slow economic activity and increased unemployment.
depression
Period of slow economic activity
and increased unemployment.
1,4

7. He helped write the Constitution and was a skilled politician,
Benjamin Franklin
He helped write the Constitution
and was a skilled politician,
inventor, and scientist.
2,1

8. This man brought a lot of ideas to the making of the
James Madison
This man brought a lot of
ideas to the making of the
Constitution and would be
referred to as the Father of our
Constitution.
2,2

9. This part of the government interprets laws and has a Supreme Court.
Judicial Branch
This part of the government
interprets laws and has a
Supreme Court.
2,3

10. ratify
To formally approve.
2,4

11. He helped negotiate peace with
John Adams
He helped negotiate peace with
Great Britain.
3,1

12. This event showed that the U.S. needed a new constitution because
Shays’s Rebellion
This event showed that the U.S.
needed a new constitution because
of the weak central government of
the Articles of Confederation
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13. This part of the government is headed by the President
Executive Branch
This part of the government
is headed by the President
and carries out the nation’s laws.
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14. To change or add something.
amend
To change or add something.
3,4

15. This man suggested the Great Compromise which addressed
Roger Sherman
This man suggested the Great
Compromise which addressed
big and small states
representation in the House.
4,1

16. This British thinker from the Enlightenment age wrote the book
John Locke
This British thinker from the
Enlightenment age wrote the book
Two Treatises of Civil Government
that helped shape the Constitution
4,2

17. This was added later to the Constitution to protect individual rights.
Bill of Rights
This was added later to the
Constitution to protect individual
rights.
4,3

18. article
A section or part of the
Constitution.
4,4

19. Congressman from Philadelphia that suggested a 5% tax on
Robert Morris
Congressman from Philadelphia
that suggested a 5% tax on
imported goods in order to pay
down the nation’s debt.
5,1

20. This movement of ideas in Europe during 1700’s influenced the
Enlightenment
This movement of ideas in Europe
during 1700’s influenced the
makers of the Constitution.
5,2

21. This is said to be our nation’s first constitution and it called
Articles of Confederation
This is said to be our nation’s
first constitution and it called
for a weak central government
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22. A type of government in which citizens rule through elected officials.
republic
A type of government in which
citizens rule through elected
officials.
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