The Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention took place here [city] for several months during this year. (Need to get both correct for the points!)
Where is Philadelphia? When is the year 1787?
This person was once opposed to the idea of the Bill of Rights, but then became on of its most ardent supporters.
Who is James Madison?
The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution are known as _______ [Title] and were ratified in ____ [year]. (Need to answer both correct!)
What is The Bill of Rights?
When is 1791?
Those who were opposed to the ratification of the Constitution were known as?
What are Antifederalists?
The current President of Ukraine.
Who is Volodymyr Zelenskyy?
This compromise provided an advantage to Southern states, but presented a big enough ethical conundrum that it was repealed with the ratification of the 14th Amendment.
What is the 3/5s Compromise?
Name ONE of the rights provided to criminal defendants in the 6th Amendment.
(Any of these ok)
What is:
A speedy trial, an impartial jury, OR the right to counsel (all three are included in the 6th Amendment)?
This Amendment gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
What number of states had to ratify the Constitution for it to be considered fully approved/ratified?
What is 9 out of 13 states?
The home state of Jimmy Carter.
What is Georgia?
This plan for Congressional representation proposed proportional representation in both houses and some attendees argued that it unfairly favored the large states.
What is the Virginia Plan?
What was a key argument against adding a Bill of Rights?
- What is the Constitution protected individual rights already?
- What is the fear that unnamed rights would not be protected?
The proportion of states that must ratify an amendment through their state legislature OR by special state ratifying convention.
What is 3/4 of the states?
One of the key arguments AGAINST ratifying the Constitution was the absence of this.
What is a Bill of Rights?
Largely considered to be the biggest accomplishment of the Articles of Confederation.
What is the Northwest Territories Ordinance?
The name of one of the Founders (influential thinkers or politicians during the period of the Revolutionary War) who did NOT attend the Constitutional Convention.
Who is (name one):
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
John Hancock
I would also accept Richard Henry Lee or Samuel Adams.
Name TWO of the rights included in the First Amendment.
Any TWO of these are valid:
What is freedom of speech?
What is the right to assemble?
What is the freedom of religion?
This Amendment limits the number of times a person may be elected to the presidency.
What is the 22nd Amendment?
The main "out-of-doors" source for arguments in favor of Constitutional ratification.
What are The Federalist Papers?
The item of contention that separated the Northern and Southern states.
What is slavery?
This was on the only state of the first 13 to NOT attend the Constitutional Convention.
What is Rhode Island?
Which article of the Constitution outlines the process for adding amendments like the Bill of Rights?
What is Article V of the Constitution?
The last time the Constitution was amended was in this year (the 27th Amendment which only allowed Congress to raise their salaries after the next election cycle).
What is 1992?
Regarding Congress, this was one thing that both the Federalists and Antifederalists agreed one.
What is a bicameral Congress?
The 1860s precursors to Jim Crow laws in the South.
What are Black Codes?