The Delegates | The Document | The Ideas | Miscellaneous Facts | The Amendments |
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Who is George Washington or James Madison
What is the name one delegate that later became U.S. President who signed the Constitution
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What is B - 4,400
It is the shortest written Constitution of any government in the world.
The number of words in the Constitution
a. 6,982 b. 4,400 c. 3,428 d. 7,500 |
What is "We the people"
The first three words of the Constitution
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What is Philadelphia
The city where the Constitutional Convention held.
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What is The Bill of Rights
The name of the first 10 amendments
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Who is James Madison
The man remembered as “The Father of the Constitution”
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What is 1787
The year was the Constitution was written
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What is: Freedom of religion/assembly/speech/press; right to bear arms; government cannot quarter troops in your house; protection against unreasonable search and seizure; protection of rights to life, liberty, and property; rights of accused persons in criminal cases; excessive bail, fines, and punishment forbidden; undelegated rights are kept by the states and the People
One of the individual rights protected by the Bill of Rights
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What is Independence Hall
The name of the building in which both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed
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What is the 1st amendment
The amendment that protects freedom of press, speech, and religion
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Who is Benjamin Franklin – 81 Years of Age
The oldest delegate that signed the Constitution
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What is the date the Constitution was signed
The reason Constitution Day observed on September 17th
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What is Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
The three branches of government created by the Constitution
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What is Thanksgiving
The national holiday that George Washington declare to “give thanks” for the Constitution
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What is the 4th amendment
The amendment that requires a search warrant for police to enter a home
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What is C - 55
The number of delegates who attended the Constitutional Convention
a. 100 b. 74 c. 55 d. 15 |
What is the National Archives Building in Washington D.C.
Where the Constitution is currently on display
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What is the Electoral College
The name for the indirect election system created by the Constitution where voters cast their ballot and then state officials cast the votes to elect officials behalf of the states.
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What is 27
The amendments to the Constitution have been passed
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What is the abolishment of slavery
The 13th amendment
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What is Rhode Island
One of the 13 states in existence at the time of the Constitutional Convention and refused to send delegates
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What is 1791
The year that the Bill of Rights ratified
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What is Democracy
A word is not used in the Constitution
a. People b. Right c. Democracy d. Liberty |
What is each state holding a ratification convention and electing state officials voted to ratify the Constitution.
The way the Constitution was passed
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What is the right to vote
The 19th amendment gave women what right
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