English 1123 Checkup #1

__________________ requested prayer at the Constutional Convention, and both houses of Congress are opened with prayer until this day.

Benjamin Franklin

The two important documents that came out of this period were the ____________________ and the ________________.

Bill of Rights, Constitution

These papers explain the ________________________.

Constitution

In writing the Constitution, the Founding Fathers insured that the recognition of ______________ Providence and _____________ principles would be incorporated into the new government

Divine, Biblical

What is the character trait presented in this PACE?

Equability

The third period of American literature is called the _______________________.

Founding Period

___________________ was the first President of the United States.

George Washington

The two U.S. Presidents who signed the Constitution were ____________________ and ____________________.

James Madison, George Washington

The original Constitution is displayed in the ____________________________.

National archives building in Washington, D.C.

James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay wrote ______________________.

The Federalist Papers

This period covers the time just after the ______________________________.

War for Independence

In faith and practice, almost all the Founding Fathers were ______________________.

believers

The _________________ to the Bill of Rights states that the government should not interfere with the operations and ministries of a church.

first amendment

The U.S. Constitution has often been called a ______________________.

miracle document

As the preamble to the Constitution states, the purpose of the Constitution is to: (a) form a more ____________________ (b) establish _____________________________. (c) insure ___________________________________. (d) provide for the ______________________________. (e) promote the __________________________. (f) secure the blessings of _________________________.

perfect union, justice, domestic tranquility, common defense, general welfare, liberty to ourselves and to our posterity