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Who was elected president of the constitutional convention

George Washington was elected as president of the constitution convention.

He was nominated for the position by Robert Morris of Pennsylvania.
George Washington was elected President of the Constitutional Convention. He would go on to serve as the country's 1st President.

What is the only crime mentioned in the constitution

Treason is the only crime defined in the Constitution.

  • The US Constitution, in Article I, Section 5 mentions treason and "breach of the peace."
  • Section 8 mentions "counterfeiting the securities and current coin of the United States" and "piracies and felonies committed on the high seas."
  • Article II, Section 4 mentions treason and bribery.
  • Article III, Section 3 defines treason against the United States as "only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort."
Law enforcement agencies carry out which part of the Preamble

to ensure domestic tranquility

To what does the US Constitution give more governmental power to

the national government

The Second Continental Congress acted as the governing body of the thirteen colonies during the Revolutionary War

True

The government may not take away a persons's property without paying a fair price for it

True

What title was given to the 85 essays written by Alexander hamilton John jay James Madison to convince the people to accept the new Constitution

"The Federalist Papers"

Which of these documents was influential in the writing of the United States constitution

The Magna Carta

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