Brain Scale

Question #1

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

Question #2

Why did the delegates convene the Constitutional Convention?

Question #3

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

Question #4

If you add George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Benjamin Franklin together what do you get?

Question #5

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

Question #6

Why did the U.S. need a Constitution?

Question #7

What did the 13th Amendment do?

Question #8

Who can change the Constitution?

Question #9

How long did the delegates take to write the Constitution?

Question #10

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

Question #11

Which of the 13 original states was the first to reject the Constitution?

Question #12

Children have the same rights that the Constitution guarantees to adults.

Question #13

What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?

Question #14

What are the first 10 Amendments called?

Question #15

Who is considered the Father of the Constitution?

Question #16

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

Question #17

The first sentence of the Constitution begins with:

Question #18

Which delegate’s face is worth one hundred dollars?

Question #19

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

Question #20

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

  • Two troublemakers: Frank John and John Frank
  • John Jay and Alexander Hamilton
  • William Pierce and George Wythe
  • Bobby and Johnny what’s their name?
  • 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.
  • 1787
  • 1788
  • 1789
  • 1790
  • Never; we're still waiting
  • One-hundred and eleven dollars. Don’t spend it all at once.
  • A really strange looking baby.
  • An off-key trio.
  • I don’t even want to think about it.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • The President
  • Congress and the State Legislatures together
  • The Supreme Court of the United States
  • Anyone over 18 years old
  • A few minutes, they just looked it up on Google
  • 4 years
  • 9 months
  • almost 4 months
  • John F. Kennedy and George Bush
  • Michael Jackson and Steve Jobs
  • Benjamin Franklin and John Adams
  • George Washington and James Madison
  • Rhode Island – no surprise since they didn’t even send a delegate!
  • Pennsylvania – it was upset that Delaware ratified the Constitution unanimously
  • Connecticut – it didn’t like change because it was the Land of Steady Habits.
  • New York – it was the Empire State so they liked having emperors
  • False: some rights, like voting, are only for adults.
  • True: Middle schoolers will be voting for the President. Bring it on!
  • I just need to lie down
  • Is there a store I can buy rights from?
  • None of these can be true
  • 10 and Counting
  • Freedom Amendments
  • Bill of Rights
  • The 10 Most Important Rights
  • The Rights of the Constitution
  • The Bill of Independence
  • The First 10 Amendments
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The Diary of a Wimpy Kid
  • Ben Franklin. That dude did everything.
  • George Washington. Isn’t he considered the Father of our Country?
  • James Madison because he wrote 29 essays for the Federalist papers and the Bill of Rights
  • What about the Mother of the Constitution?
  • 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.
  • “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union...”
  • “Space, the final frontier, these are the voyages of the starship Enterprise...”
  • “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal...”
  • “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation...”
  • Mr. Potatohead
  • Benjamin Franklin
  • George Washington
  • Spider-Man
  • 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
  • The Magna Carta
  • The Federalist Papers
  • The Articles of Confederation
  • The Declaration of Independence
  • The Constitution