USA CITIZENSHIP TEST
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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To rewrite the Declaration of Independence
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To rewrite the Articles of Confederation
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To write the Treaty of Paris
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To elect the first president
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Constitutional Convention of 1787 was called to revise the ailing Articles of Confederation. However, the Convention soon abandoned the Articles, drafting a new Constitution with a much stronger national government. Nine states had to approve the Constitution before it could go into effect.
Detailed explanation-2: -The original purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to strengthen the executive branch of government. The Articles of Confederation had limited the powers of the executive branch and assigned more power to the legislature.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Constitutional Convention took place from May 14 to September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The point of the event was decide how America was going to be governed. Although the Convention had been officially called to revise the existing Articles of Confederation, many delegates had much bigger plans.
Detailed explanation-4: -Concern about the Articles of Confederation The states’ disputes over territory, war pensions, taxation, and trade threatened to tear the young country apart. Alexander Hamilton helped convince Congress to organize a Grand Convention of state delegates to work on revising the Articles of Confederation.
Detailed explanation-5: -In May of 1787, the Constitutional Convention assembled in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation.