The oldest member of the delegation for the Convention
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
100
The age to run in Congress.
What is 25?
100
The amendment which guarentees our rights to speech, press, religion, etc.
What is the 1st Amendment?
100
Regarding word count, the United States Constitution is the... (longest/wordiest/shortest/bluntest/)
What is shortest?
200
The future President, former author of the Declaration, and absent from the convention, but pushed for the holding of the Constitutional Convention.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
200
The guy who did all the grunt work and writing for the Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
200
The amount to overpower a Presidential veto.
What is 2/3rds in both houses?
200
Guaranteed to us and our inalienable, not given to us by the government
What is our rights?
200
How long have we had the Constitution. HINT: You have to do math to solve this
What is 227 years?
300
The state which never sent any delegates to the convention.
Who is Rhode Island?
300
The famous revolutionary who abstained from the convetion because he "smelt a rat"
Who is Patrick Henry?
300
The number of Articles in the Constitution.
What is 7?
300
The amendment to fight against the government.
What is the 2nd?
300
This word is mentioned zero times in the Constitution, but three times in the Declaration of Independence and very important to the wording. This has led to controversy in the separation of church and state argument.
What is a god?
400
A power now abused by the government like the sales and estate, which was very hard for the Articles of Confederation to enforce upon the states.
What are taxes?
400
The role of which George Washington held at the convention.
What is the chair?
400
The article defining the President's power.
What is the 2nd?
400
The amendment which basically says "If the Feds can't do it, leave it to the states and people".
What is the 10th?
400
The President who had the most executive orders.
Who is FDR?
500
An uprising in western Massachusetts which brought attention to the fact that maybe the Articles of Confederation are not sufficient for the United States
What is Shays' Rebellion?
500
The state which sent the most delegates totaling 8.
What is Pennsylvania?
500
A large massive government, very industrious cities, friendly to Britain, a President stronger than Congress, and even a crown for the President are all ideas from the founding father.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
500
The year in which all states ratified the Bill of Rights.
What is 1791?
500
Where is this was never made illegal in the Civil War.