Amendments
Not all states agreed to the Constitution; however, they did vote it in on the condition that they could amend it soon after. These 10 amendments are known as what?
Bill of rights
At the time of his death, who was the fourth president to have been assassinated?
JFK
Winston-Salem, North Carolina is home to the last standing clam-shaped building once used as a gas station by what petroleum giant?
shell
Name 3 of the 5 rights guaranteed by the 1st Amendment.
○ Freedom of speech ○ Freedom of religion ○ Freedom of press ○ right to peaceably assemble ○ right to petition the government
What was the first permanent English settlement in the U.S. (1607)?
Jamestown, Virginia
In 1919, the 18th Amendment enforced the prohibition of this substance, but was later repealed by the 21st Amendment.
Alcohol
nstead of being impeached for his part in the Watergate Scandal, this president resigned
Richard Nixon
North Carolina's Research Triangle Park is made up of three major universities in the Raleigh area: North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and what third university?
duke
Who wrote the original Bill of Rights and introduced it to Congress?
James Madison
How many stars are on the current U.S. flag?
50
The 26th Amendment to the Constitution prohibits the federal government from using this as a reason for denying the right to vote.
Age
President John Adams approved legislation to set aside $5,000 to establish books for a library. Today, it is one of the largest and most prestigious in the world.
The Library of Congress
Built in the late 1890s by a member of the Vanderbilt family, what Asheville, North Carolina estate bills itself as "America's largest home?"
Biltmore Estate
What document did the Constitution replace?
The Articles Of Confederation
What region do we live in?
Coastal Plain
This Amendment to the Constitution took 200 years, 7 months and 10 days to ratify.
27th Amendment to the Constitution
A Founding Father and author of the Declaration of Independence, who was the third president of the United States?
Thomas Jefferson
What Hall of Fame baseball player, the Sultan of Swat, hit his first professional home run in Fayetteville, North Carolina in 1914?
Babe Ruth
Which of the following doesn’t have an official role in changing or amending the Constitution?
The President
How many battles of the American Revolution took place in North Carolina?
66
This Amendment to the Constitution allowed Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it to the states on the basis of population.
The 16th Amendment
Who was our 16th POTUS?
Abraham Lincoln
Though its name might fool you into thinking it's made elsewhere, what brand of hot sauce, the third best-selling in the United States, has been manufactured in Winston-Salem since 1929?
Texas Pete
Who controls the government?
The People
Which U.S. president was born on the 4th of July?
Calvin Coolidge