Name _______________________________
The Constitution of the United States
Directions: The U.S. Constitution was approved by the Constitutional Congress and sent
to the states for ratification in September 1781. What do you know about the
Constitution? Explore the Website provided below. Then write the missing word or
words in the blanks below.
Web Resources: The Constitution of the Untied States
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/6-8/documents/constitution/background.html
1. _________________________________________________ was the president of
the Constitutional Convention.
2. Delegates from _____________________ states attend the Convention.
3. The ____________________________________ was written to replace the
Articles of Confederation.
4. Under the ____________________________________ each state remained
independent.
5. The __________________________ united the states as one nation.
6. The ____________________________, passed four years after the Constitutional
Convention, ensures individual rights.
7. The Bill of Rights consisted of the Constitution’s first 10 ___________________
and included freedom of speech, religion, the press, peaceful assembly, and rights
to jury trials.
8. On December 3, 1787, ___________________ was the first state to vote in favor
of (ratify) the Constitution.
9. It was not until May 29, 1790 that the last state, ___________________, finally
accepted the Constitution.
10. Early on, Gov. Edmund Randolph (Virginia) presented the Virginia Plan, which
provided for a "national" government with three branches, the _______________,
the _________________, and the __________________.