Constitution Day Trivia

Facts #1

100

How many articles are in the Constitution?

7

200

Who was known as the "Father of the Constitution"

James Madison

300

In what year was the Constitution ratified?

1788 

400

What was the 9th state to ratify the Constitution? 

New Hampshire

500

How many words are in the Constitution? (will give a 200 point buffer) 

4,400

Facts #2

100

Who was the oldest member at the Constitutional Convention? 

Ben Franklin, 81 

200

After the Revolutionary War, a farmer-led militia rebellion began in Massachusetts. Farmers were storming and burning courthouses to prevent their debt-ridden farms from being seized. What was the name of this rebellion? 

Shays' Rebellion

300

The first three words of the Preamble to the Constitution...

We the People

400

In what chamber of Congress must all taxing laws start? 

House of Representatives

500

These are the requirements to be a member of the U.S. Senate 

30 years old, 9 years a citizen, live in the state you wish to represent 

Facts #3

100

How old do you have to be to become president? 

35

200

This Article lays out the process to Amend the Constitution. 

Article V

300

This state refused to send a delegate to the Constitution Convention in Philadelphia

Rhode Island

400

A compromise named after this state led to the formation of a bicameral legislature with equal an proportional representation. 

Connecticut 

500

The Department of Homeland Security was created in 2002, the most recent Department added to the President's Cabinet. How many current Cabinet level Departments are there? 

15

Amendments #1

100

This Amendment granted African Americans the right to vote. 

15

200

This Amendment granted women the right to vote

19

300

This Amendment requires police to have a search warrant or probable cause before a search. 

4

400

This Amendment was repealed (overturned) by the 21st Amendment 

18

500

This Amendment provided suffrage for citizens of Washington D.C. 

23

Amendments #2

100

This Amendment protects the citizens from cruel and unusual punishment 

8

200

This Amendment limits the president to serving two terms or ten years in office. 

22

300

This Amendment says that no soldier is to be quartered in any house during peacetime without the consent of the owner unless required by law. 

3

400

This Amendment abolished the poll tax 

24

500

These three Amendments are known as the "Reconstruction Amendments" as they were passed immediately following the Civil War. 

13, 14, 15