4. What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention of 1787? A. to write a new constitution
B. to decide who the leaders of the country should be
C. to decide between the Virginia and New Jersey Plans
D. to revise the Articles of Confederation

5. What was the main subject of debate among delegates to the Convention?
A. who should be the head of the executive branch
B. how many branches of government to have
C. how legislature would be structured
D. whether there would be a chief executive

6. Why was the Great Compromise so important?
A. It created a legislative system everyone could accept.
B. It was an extremely popular plan.
C. It settled the slavery debate.
D. It established James Madison as a leader.

question 10: the answer is c, to their constituents address a problem.

question 11: i think it would be domestic bills, which deal with american issues only and public bills, which affect the whole nation.

when we think of a­ncient paga­n kings, the ideas of justice and fairness probably aren't the first things to come to mind. we moderns may be more likely to imagine fickle, power-hungry despots who were ready to put someone to death on a whim. but king hammurabi, who ruled a prosperous and thriving babyloniaalmost four millennia ago, doesn't quite fit that mold. he claimed to have protect the weak from oppression, and scholars believe he fostered an atmosphere of justice and righteousness for his people.

this belief is based on an object that was discovered only a century ago. it has already earned a place alongside the rosetta stone as one of the most important artifacts of the ancient world. this stela (stone pillar) bears the inscription of the code of hammurabi, and it has shed light on the laws, culture and life in babylonia.

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