CONSTITUTION DAY

Basics of the Constitution

100

What year was the US Constitution signed?

What is 1787?

200

This city hosted the Constitutional Convention.

What is Philadelphia

300

This document was replaced by the Constitution.

What are the Articles of Confederation?

400

The three sections of the Constitution are this.

Preamble, Articles, Amendments

500

How many states were required to ratify (approve) the Constitution before it could go into effect?

What is 9?

Bill of Rights

100

The 1st Amendment guarantees the freedom of this.

What is speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition?

200

How many amendments make up the Bill of Rights?

What is 10?

300

Protection against unreasonable searches is found in this amendment.

What is the 4th Amendment?

400

The 6th Amendment gives you the right to this type of trial.

What is a speedy and public trial?

500

Which amendment protects you from "cruel and unusual punishments"?

What is the 8th Amendment?

Branches of Government

100

This branch ENFORCES the laws.

What is the Executive Branch?

200

Congress is divided into what two sections?

What is the House of Representatives and the Senate?

300

The Supreme Court belongs to which branch of government?  And how many Justices are there?

What is the Executive Branch and what is 9?

400

The system that prevents one branch from becoming too powerful is this.

What is checks and balances?

500

Of the 7 articles in the US Constitution,  What article mentions the Executive Branch?

What is Article 2? 

Making Amends

100

How many amendments are there in the US Constitution?

What is 27?

200

This amendment abolished slavery.

What is the 13th Amendment?

300

This amendment gave women the right to vote.

What is the 19th Amendment?

400

The 22nd Amendment limits the President to serve this many terms.

What is two terms?

500

This amendment lowered the voting age to 18.

What is the 26th Amendment?

American Samoa

100

What are two qualifications of an American Samoa Senator?

1. be a United States National;
2. be at least 30 years of age ;
3. have lived in American Samoa at least 5 years and have been a bona fide resident thereof for at least 1 year next preceding his election; and
4. be the registered matai of a Samoan family who fulfills his obligations as required by Samoan custom in the county from which he is elected.

200

What year did American Samoa officially adopt its own Constitution?

What is 1960?

300

Who is American Samoa's President of the Senate?  Who is American Samoa's Speaker of the House?

Who is Tuaolo Fruean (President of the Senate) and who is Savali Ale (Speaker of the House)?

400

How many Senators and Faipules are there in the Fono?

What is 18 Senators and 20 Faipules?

500

Which US official authorized American Samoa to draft its own constitution?

What is the Secretary of the Interior?