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Question #1

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

Question #2

The Constitution:

Question #3

The first sentence of the Constitution begins with:

Question #4

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

Question #5

What can you do to celebrate Constitution Day?

Question #6

Which of these is a right granted by the First Amendment?

Question #7

The U.S. government is a federal government that has limited powers because:

Question #8

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

Question #9

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

Question #10

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

Question #11

Where was the Constitution signed?

Question #12

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

Question #13

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

Question #14

Which branch of government makes the laws?

Question #15

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

Question #16

Constitution Day is:

Question #17

Why did the delegates convene the Constitutional Convention?

Question #18

Why did the U.S. need a Constitution?

Question #19

How long did the delegates take to write the Constitution?

Question #20

How many Articles are in the main body of the Constitution?

  • Dork Diaries
  • The Washington Post
  • Declaration of Independence
  • The Bible
  • Gives only foreigners rights
  • Limits only teenagers' rights
  • Lists ALL of your rights
  • Protects your rights
  • I'm just going to click next...
  • “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...”
  • 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
  • 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
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Freedom of the Press
  • Freedom of Speech
  • All of the above
  • It only has the powers granted to it by the Constitution
  • It is weakened by Kryptonite
  • The Constitution built in a checks and balances system to make sure the government doesn't become too powerful
  • A & C are correct
  • This is wrong, the U.S. government has unlimited power to control the people
  • 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 Preamble
  • Articles 1, 2, 3 & 4
  • Articles 5, 6 & 7
  • The Bill of Rights
  • 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
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Washington, DC
  • New York City, NY
  • Hollywood, CA
  • Constitution, WY
  • 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.
  • The Magna Carta
  • The Federalist Papers
  • The Articles of Confederation
  • The Declaration of Independence
  • The Constitution
  • Executive
  • Judicial
  • Legislative
  • Innovative
  • Extraterrestrial
  • National Archives in Washington DC
  • Saint Petersburg in Russia
  • Fort Knox in Kentucky
  • McDonalds’ Headquarters
  • September 17th
  • July 4th
  • January 1st
  • February 14th
  • 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.
  • 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
  • A few minutes, they just looked it up on Google
  • 4 years
  • 9 months
  • almost 4 months
  • 4
  • 0. It isn’t a newspaper
  • 7
  • 13, one for every original state