Brain Scale

Question #1

Why did the U.S. need a Constitution?

Question #2

The Constitution does not apply when you are in school because teachers are in charge.

Question #3

James Madison was known as the:

Question #4

According to the Constitution, who must be allowed to attend public school in America?

Question #5

The Constitution:

Question #6

Where can I go to see the original Constitution in person?

Question #7

Which of these people are among the six people who signed both the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence?

Question #8

Who can change the Constitution?

Question #9

Which document’s phrases do people think are in the Constitution?

Question #10

What can you do to celebrate Constitution Day?

Question #11

Which of these things did George Washington NOT say?

Question #12

Which delegate is one of the Framers credited with naming the new government, the “United States?”

Question #13

Which two Constitution signers later became President of the United States?

Question #14

Which of these make up the three branches of the U.S. government:

Question #15

What do the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution have in common?

Question #16

The Constitution was written in 1787, but when did it go into effect?

Question #17

Which branch of government is headed by the President?

Question #18

Which branch of government makes the laws?

Question #19

How was the original Constitution written?

Question #20

Which state is nicknamed the Constitution State? HINT: This state is also called the Nutmeg State

  • To set up a federal government
  • To limit the powers of the government
  • To protect the rights of people in America
  • To give you more homework
  • Answers A, B & C are correct
  • True: you have to follow all the school rules
  • False: your rights can be limited in school, but the Constitution still applies
  • I don't know, I don't use my rights in school
  • Students don't have rights in school
  • Only teachers have rights in school
  • Father of the Revolution
  • Father of the Bride
  • Father of the Constitution
  • Father of the Declaration of Independence
  • Father of All of America
  • Children who are U.S. citizens
  • Children who live in the U.S., but are not U.S. citizens
  • Only students who have great grades
  • Both A & B are right: Every child living in the United States of America
  • Only children who can pay for school supplies
  • Gives only foreigners rights
  • Limits only teenagers' rights
  • Lists ALL of your rights
  • Protects your rights
  • I'm just going to click next...
  • National Archives in Washington DC
  • Saint Petersburg in Russia
  • Fort Knox in Kentucky
  • McDonalds’ Headquarters
  • Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George Bush
  • George Read, James Wilson, and Roger Sherman
  • Some really old presidents
  • An Egyptian Pharaoh and two queens
  • The President
  • Congress and the State Legislatures together
  • The Supreme Court of the United States
  • Anyone over 18 years old
  • Dork Diaries
  • The Washington Post
  • Declaration of Independence
  • The Bible
  • Exercise your freedom of speech by writing a blog post about why freedom of speech matters to you. Thank you First Amendment!
  • Teaching others about the importance of the Constitution.
  • Help make Constitution Day a National Holiday by asking adults to sign a petition. Click on the National Holiday link on this website.
  • All of the above
  • The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.
  • To form a new Government, requires infinite care, and unbounded attention; for if the foundation is badly laid the superstructure must be bad.
  • To infinity and beyond!
  • A few short weeks will determine the political fate of America for the present generation, and probably produce no small influence on the happiness of society through a long succession of ages to come.
  • George Washington. You know who he is by now.
  • Betsy Ross, the woman believed to have sewn the first American flag.
  • Oliver Ellsworth, a United States Senator from CT
  • Michelle Obama. Is she even old enough?
  • John F. Kennedy and George Bush
  • Michael Jackson and Steve Jobs
  • Benjamin Franklin and John Adams
  • George Washington and James Madison
  • Justice, Explanatory and Legendary
  • Justification, Excellent and Legitimate
  • Judicial, Executor and Legislative
  • Judicial, Executive and Legislative
  • What? Aren't these all the same?
  • They were both signed at Independence Hall in Philadelphia.
  • They are both important documents in the history of the United States. Let’s face it, where would we be without them?
  • They were both signed by: Roger Sherman, George Reed, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Morris, George Clymer, and James Wilson.
  • All of the above.
  • 1787
  • 1788
  • 1789
  • 1790
  • Never; we're still waiting
  • Executive
  • Judicial
  • Legislative
  • Innovative
  • Extraterrestrial
  • Executive
  • Judicial
  • Legislative
  • Innovative
  • Extraterrestrial
  • Using blood, sweat, and tears.
  • It was written out in pasta glued to paper plates.
  • All 4543 words were handwritten with a quill pen and ink.
  • It was carved in stone. That’s why it took so long to write.
  • Pennsylvania
  • Connecticut
  • Hawaii because it is the last state to join the United States
  • Washington