Article V
The Texas Plan
The Convention of States
Constitution Trivia
Political Pop Culture
100
Article V is apart of this U.S. document.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
100
This Governor of Texas proposed the Texas Plan for amending the constitution.
Who is Greg Abbott?
100
TRUE or FALSE: the Convention of States is primarily backed by liberal organizations.
What is FALSE?
100
These are the three words that begin the Preamble of the Constitution.
What is "We the People"?
100
The following is a satirical depiction of this political figurehead.
Who is JD Vance?
200
TRUE or FALSE: The United States has not held a constitutional convention since 1787.
What is TRUE?
200
TRUE or FALSE: The author of the Texas Plan believes that we should NOT call for an Article V convention.
What is FALSE?
200
The Convention of States agenda wishes to impose term limits on this governing body (branch of government).
What is Congress OR legislative branch?
200
This amendment protects you against self-incrimination.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
200
These are the two animals that Donald Trump expressed were being "eaten" by immigrants during the 2024 presidential debate.
What are dogs and cats?
300
This is the minimum fraction (or number) of states needed to call for a constitutional convention.
What is two-thirds (34)?
300
This is the fraction of people that the author of the Texas Plan says cannot name all three branches of Government.
What is one-third?
300
This is the number of states that have expressed approval over the Convention of States and approve of an Article V convention.
What is 15 states?
300
This was the year the constitution was written.
What is 1787?
300
Complete the phrase said by Kamala Harris: "You think you just fell out of a __________ ______?
What is "coconut tree"?
400
This is one of the many feared outcomes of an Article V convention, mainly due to the lack of precedence and rules for the convention.
What is a runaway convention?
400
This is the fraction of states needed to override Supreme Court decisions under the Texas Plan.
What is two-thirds?
400
This is the proposed amendment that economists argue would gut essential progams like Social Security, Medicaid, etc. (Hint: 3 words, first 2 begin with B)
What is the Balanced Budget Amendment?
400
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th amendment?
400
This is the dessert that former president Joe Biden is often found eating.
What is ice cream?
500
This is the fraction (or number) of states needed to RATIFY an amendment.
What is three-fourths (38)?
500
This is the number of Supreme Court justices that would be needed to strike down a law under the Texas Plan.
What is 7?
500
The Convention of States markets themselves as a grassroots campaign, when in reality they're backed by many billionaires and corporate lobbies, Waldron notes, naming this strategy.
What is the "Astroturf" strategy?
500
The 21st amendment is the only amendment to have repealed a previous one (the 18th), removing the ban on the sale of this consumer good.
What is alcohol?
500
This Texas politician is rumored to be the Zodiac Killer.
Who is Ted Cruz?