2008 civics test · Question 65 · Colonial Period and Independence
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
Any one of these answers is accepted
- The Constitution was written.
- The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
What this means
At the Constitutional Convention, the Constitution was written.
The Convention met in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787. Delegates from the states, the group we now call the Founding Fathers, gathered to fix the weak first government under the Articles of Confederation. Instead of just patching it, they wrote an entirely new plan of government: the Constitution.
Accepted answers are “the Constitution was written” or “the Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.”
Why this is on the test
This 2008 question points to the meeting where the Constitution was created, a turning point that shaped the government still in use today.
How this question is asked
On the 2008 civics test, the officer asks up to 10 of the 100 questions out loud and you pass by answering 6 correctly. You answer in your own words. There is no multiple choice and nothing to write down for the civics portion.
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