Name:
Date:
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Selection Vocabulary
Read each item below carefully and choose the
correct answer.
1
Which word has almost the same meaning as the
word resolve?
a excavate
b inhabit
c settle
d visit
2
Read the dictionary entry below.
• Noun: Something formed by a joining together
• Noun: A confederation
Which of the following words is defined above?
f convention
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g proposal
h situation
i union
3
What does the word convention mean?
a an original concept or plan
b an uncommon occurrence
c a public music performance
d a formal meeting for a purpose
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Name:
4
Date:
Representatives are people
f chosen to act or speak for others.
g given a particular responsibility.
h who organize important events.
i who bargain for better deals.
5
6
7
Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the
word debate?
a agree
c ignore
b dispute
d share
Which word has almost the same meaning as the
word proposal?
f burden
h proof
g expectation
i recommendation
What does the word committees mean?
a reasons for doing something
b actions designed to promote friendship
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c groups of people chosen to do certain work
d large plots of land cultivated for a particular reason
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What does the word situation mean?
f a lack of funds
g a condition or state of affairs
h an invention with no real purpose
i a position taken to show opposition
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Name:
Date:
Who Wrote the U.S. Constitution?—
Comprehension
Read the following questions carefully. You may look back
at the selection to help find the answer to each question.
1
Why could many people not pay the taxes being raised
to repay the country’s debt?
a They were too poor.
b They did not use cash.
c They did not make enough money.
d They did not have enough goods to trade.
2
What was the benefit of creating a government that
consisted of three parts that shared power?
f It would help everyone get along.
g No one would have too much work to do.
h No part would be more powerful than the others.
i Each part would only have to work for one third of
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the year.
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Name:
3
Date:
How was equal representation different from
proportional representation?
a Each state had one vote in equal representation, but in
proportional representation, the number of votes would
depend on a state’s population.
b Each state had one vote in proportional representation,
but in equal representation, the number of votes would
depend on a state’s population.
c The governor of each state had one vote in equal
representation, but in proportional representation, the
legislature casted the vote.
d The governor of each state had one vote in proportional
representation, but in equal representation, the
legislature casted the vote.
4
Which sentence best explains what the section “The Great
Compromise” is about?
f The Great Compromise decided that for every five
slaves living in a state, three were counted for the
purpose of proportional representation.
g The Great Compromise decided that one house would
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have proportional representation and the other would
have equal representation.
h The Great Compromise decided that for every three
slaves, five were counted for the purpose of
proportional representation.
i The Great Compromise decided that both houses
would have proportional representation.
5
What plan included what came to be known as the
electoral college?
a Connecticut
c Virginia
b New Jersey
d Wilson’s
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