Brain Scale

Question #1

Who is charged with interpreting the Constitution and deciding if a law is constitutional?

Question #2

Why did the U.S. need a Constitution?

Question #3

Which branch of government makes the laws?

Question #4

Why did the delegates convene the Constitutional Convention?

Question #5

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

Question #6

What did the 13th Amendment do?

Question #7

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

Question #8

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

Question #9

Constitution Day is:

Question #10

Which document is referred to as the "Supreme Law of the Land"?

Question #11

Which one of these was NOT a part of the original Constitution?

Question #12

What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?

Question #13

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

Question #14

The Constitution:

Question #15

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

Question #16

James Madison was known as the:

Question #17

Who was the first person to arrive at the Constitutional Convention?

Question #18

Jonathan Dayton was the youngest and Benjamin Franklin was the oldest person to sign the Constitution.  How old were they exactly?

Question #19

Which two delegates joined James Madison to write the Federalist Papers?

Question #20

Who enacts the laws in the U.S.?

  • My parents
  • The Vice President
  • The Motion Picture Academy
  • The United States Supreme Court
  • 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
  • Executive
  • Judicial
  • Legislative
  • Innovative
  • Extraterrestrial
  • They wanted to revise the Articles of the Confederation, the original agreement governing the original 13 states, but they had so many revisions, they ended up writing the Constitution instead.
  • They wanted to go to Philadelphia for a big party.
  • They heard that Philly Cheesesteaks were really delicious.
  • Without Facebook or Twitter, they really had nothing else better to do.
  • 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?
  • It abolished horses, so cars had to be invented
  • It abolished slavery and involuntary servitude
  • It forbid the government from denying women the right to vote
  • It paved the way for the invention of the cell phone
  • There is no 13th Amendment; it's bad luck
  • 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.
  • National Archives in Washington DC
  • Saint Petersburg in Russia
  • Fort Knox in Kentucky
  • McDonalds’ Headquarters
  • September 17th
  • July 4th
  • January 1st
  • February 14th
  • The Magna Carta
  • The Federalist Papers
  • The Articles of Confederation
  • The Declaration of Independence
  • The Constitution
  • The Preamble
  • Articles 1, 2, 3 & 4
  • Articles 5, 6 & 7
  • The Bill of Rights
  • 10 and Counting
  • Freedom Amendments
  • Bill of Rights
  • The 10 Most Important Rights
  • 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...
  • Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, and Austin Moon
  • George Clymer, Benjamin Franklin, and Robert Morris
  • One Direction and their biggest fan
  • Abraham Lincoln, Richard Nixon, and John Adams
  • Father of the Revolution
  • Father of the Bride
  • Father of the Constitution
  • Father of the Declaration of Independence
  • Father of All of America
  • Ben Franklin, the Sage of the Constitution
  • Tinker Bell, the Fairy of the Constitution
  • James Madison, the Father of the Constitution
  • Muhammad Ali, the Heavyweight Champion of the Constitution
  • Jonathan was 36; Ben was twice his age, 72.
  • Jonathan was 18, old enough to vote, and Ben was 65, old enough for lots of discounts
  • Jonathan was 35, old enough to be President, and Ben was 90, old enough to know better.
  • Jonathan was the ripe old age of 26; Ben was a frisky 81 years old.
  • Two troublemakers: Frank John and John Frank
  • John Jay and Alexander Hamilton
  • William Pierce and George Wythe
  • Bobby and Johnny what’s their name?
  • People who are parents
  • House of Representatives
  • The President
  • None of the Above