During the writing of the Constitution, which took several months, this man was chosen by his political leaders to lead over the process.
Who is George Washington?
100
The U.S. Constitution was created during the Constitutional Convention that was held from May 25, 1787 to September 17, 1787 in this U.S. city with the nickname the "City of Brotherly Love".
What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
100
The Constitution is often confused with this important document that is celebrated every July 4th in our country.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
100
An amendment is a change to the original Constitution. How many times has the U.S. Constitution been changed since 1787? Hint... 81 divided by 3.
What is 27 times?
100
The framers, or writers, of our Constitution wanted to create a government that doesn't give too much power to this one person.
Who is the President?
200
The men who helped write the U.S. Constitution- John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Ben Franklin and others- are often referred to as this nickname.
What is Founding Fathers?
200
The original U.S. Constitution can be found today under tight security at the National Archives building located in this U.S. city.
What is Washington, D.C.
200
The Constitution created an organization called Congress to make laws for our country. One house, or part, of congress is called the House of Representatives and the other house/part is called the ...
What is the Senate?
200
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are referred to as the Bill of Rights. The 1st of these 10 Amendments guarantees all Americans the right to ...
What is freedom of speech, religion, and/or the press? (either of the three is acceptable)
200
The Constitution created three branches, or sections of government- Executive, Judicial, and Legislative. It is the job of this branch to make our laws.
What is the Legislative Branch (or Congress)?
300
This man from Quincy, Massachusetts was one of the leaders at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 when the U.S. Constitution was written.
Who is John Adams?
300
Both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were debated and signed in this building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
What is Independence Hall?
300
The Constitution was written over 230 years ago. Times have changed a lot since since then. As a result, occasionally the Constitution must be changed. A change to the constitution is referred to as this.
What is an Amendment?
300
The 22nd Amendment limits the number of years a person can be President of the United States to this number of years.
What is 8 years?
300
The Constitution is divided up into sections called Articles. Article two describes the qualifications and duties of the President of the United States. It states that in order to be President a candidate must be must be at least this many years old.
What is 35 years old?
400
The face of this important Constitution architect is on the $100 bill.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
400
Today, the United States has 50 states. There were this many states in the country when the Constitution was written in 1787.
What is thirteen?
400
The Preamble to the Constitution is an introductory paragraph explaining why the Constitution was being written in the first place. The first three words of this preamble are...
What is "We the people..."?
400
The 18th Amendment prohibited the making, transportation, and selling of this nationwide.
What is alcohol/alcoholic beverages?
400
The Constitution calls for a branch of government to interpret or rule on laws that have already been created. This calls for a system of courts. The highest, most important court of law is known as this.
What is the Supreme Court?
500
The face of this Constitution architect/writer is on the $2 bill as well as the nickel coin.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
500
This man from Virginia, who eventually was elected the fourth President of the United States, was known as the "Father of the Constitution" because of his influence in the writing of it. His last name is also the capital city of the state of Wisconsin.
Who is James Madison?
500
The original Constitution was written on this type of paper, which is stretched and dried animal skin, usually sheep skin.
What is parchment paper?
500
The 2nd Amendment, or change, to the Constitution guarantees all Americans the right to own one of these.
What is a gun?
500
A Presidential election is held every four years on the first Tuesday of this month.