NBCT Early Adolescence (EA) Social Studies – History Component 1 Practice Test

Drafted in secret by delegates to the Constitutional Convention and establishing the government of the United States refers to the Constitution. At the Philadelphia convention in 1787, discussions were held privately to craft a new framework for the nation. The resulting document laid out a national government with three branches, created checks and balances, and established how power would be shared between the national and state governments. The secret sessions were meant to protect deliberations and allow frank debate, and the Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation, becoming the supreme law after ratification. The other items played different roles: the Federalist Papers were essays arguing for ratification, not a fram­ing of the government; the Lee Resolution declared independence, and the Treaty of Paris ended the war and recognized independence.