I'm known as the "Father of the Constitution" (and I was the 4th President of the U.S.).
Who is James Madison?
100
There are currently 27 of these to the Constitution.
What are Amendments?
100
Article 2 of the Constitution establishes this branch of the U.S. government.
What is the Executive Branch?
100
The Legislative Branch is made up of these two bodies (houses). Label your answers with Upper and Lower Houses.
What are the Senate (Upper) and House of Representatives (Lower)?
100
This is the highest court in the nation.
What is the Supreme Court?
200
These two signers of the Constitution went on to become presidents of the U.S.
Who are George Washington and James Madison?
200
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are called this.
What is the Bill of Rights?
200
This is the minimum age at which a person is eligible to be elected U.S. president.
What is 35?
200
Each state sends this number of senators to Congress.
What is 2?
200
The branch of the federal government that determines the number of Supreme Court justices.
What is Congress?
300
Thomas Jefferson was in this country when the Constitution was signed.
What is France?
300
This amendment abolished slavery.
What is the 13th Amendment?
300
Supply the missing word: "I do __________ swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of the President..."
Bonus: these words are recited by the President-elect during this ceremony.
What is solemnly?
Bonus: Inauguration
300
A member of the House of Representatives serves this term length.
What is 2 years?
300
The number of Supreme Court Justices serving currently today vs. the number of Supreme Court Justices that should be serving currently.
What is 8 vs. 9?
400
He was the oldest person to sign both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
400
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
400
This group meets every four years to officially vote for the president.
What is the Electoral College?
400
The person with this title also serves as president of the Senate.
What is the Vice President of the U.S.?
400
This Supreme Court justice presides over presidential impeachment proceedings.
What is the Chief Justice?
500
This term is used to refer to the introduction to the Constitution.
What is the Preamble?
500
This is the only amendment to be repealed.
What is the 18th Amendment?
500
This body has the sole power to impeach the president.
What is the House of Representatives?
500
This building was the location for G. Washington's first Inauguration as well as the location for where the first Congress convened in 1789.
Bonus: also provide the city where this building is located.
What is Federal Hall?
Bonus: New York City
500
This is the only crime defined by the U.S. Constitution.