The Articles
Article I of the Constitution deals with which branch of government?
The Legislative Banch
The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution are called this
The Bill of Rights
The Constitutional Convention was held in Independence Hall in the city?
Philadelphia
This amendment included the Equal Protection Clause, which has been used to apply the law equally to everyone.
14th Amendment
Constitution Day is celebrated on this day every year
September 17th
The powers of the executive branch are found in which Article?
Article II
The second Amendment guarantees what?
The right for citizens to bear arms
This founding father chaired the Constitutional Convention?
In Tinker v. Des Moines, the Supreme Court ruled that students were allowed to wear black armbands to protest the Vietnam War, protecting their freedom of...
Speech / expression
False
The Supreme Court
Gave women the right to vote
This future president was known as the Father of the Constitution?
James Madison
In Mapp v. Ohio, the Supreme Court ruled that, according to the 4th Amendment, any information obtained without one of this could not be used in a court of law?
Constitution Day was established in this year. A great year for George W Bush and not such a good year for John Kerry
2004
Which article of the Constitution outlines how amendments can and should be added?
Article V
How many amendments have been added to the Constitution?
27
He was the oldest delegate at the convention at 81 years old.
Benjamin Franklin
In 2021, President Trump vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). However, Congress overrode his veto with this proportion of a vote, layed out in Article I
Article I
Before Constitution Day had its name, it went by this other "C" name, very civically engaged
Citizenship Day
Article VII discussing the process to ratify the Constiution, stating that this many of the 13 colonies needed to ratify it for it to become the law?
9
What did the 12 Amendment say? (Hint: Kamala is thankful for it!)
It allowed vice presidents to run on the same ticket as a presidential candidate. Before it was passed, the run up in the election would serve as the VP for the winner.
The convention had the original aim of revising the first governing document of the US, called this?
The Supreme Court established their right to judicial review in this case
Marbury v. Madison
True or False: A federal law requires all public schools and federally funded institutions to teach about the Constitution on or around Constitution Day.
True