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Issue date: 9/21/06 Section: Opinion

In honor of Monday's celebration of Constitution Day, we want to test your knowledge. How much do you know about the U.S. Constitution?


Q1. Which future U.S. president submitted a plan to change the Articles of Confederation, which led to creating the U.S. Constitution?

a. George Washington
b. Thomas Jefferson
c. James Madison
d. Abraham Lincoln

Q2. In the summer of 1787, 55 delegates gathered in Philadelphia for what purpose?

a. Write the Declaration of Independence
b. Amend the Articles of Confederation
c. Write the Pledge of Allegiance
d. Abolish state laws

Q3. On what date did the Constitutional Convention sign the Constitution?

a. September 17, 1787
b. October 17, 1800
c. July 4, 1776
d. January 1, 1790

Q4. Which state was the first to ratify the Constitution?
a. Virginia
b. Delaware
c. Florida
d. California

Q5. The new Congress first conducted business under the Constitution on April 6, 1789. What also happened on that day?

a. Capitol opened in D.C.
b. Thomas Jefferson was elected President
c. White House opened
d. George Washington was elected President


Q6. What is the name for the beginning of the Constitution?

a. Preamble
b. The Bill of Rights
c. Introduction
d. Article 3

Q7. Which one of these was NOT a reason for drafting the Constitution?

a. Provide for the common defense
b. Insure domestic tranquility
c. Keep the old system
d. Promote the general welfare

Q8. What is the Bill of Rights?

a. First Ten Amendments to the Constitution
b. Last Ten Amendments to the Constitution
c. The first paragraph of the Constitution
d. The main ideas in the Declaration of Independence

Q9. How many states must ratify an amendment to the Constitution?

a. One half
b. Two thirds
c. Three fourths
d. All of them

Q10. The Constitution divides the government into three branches. Which one of these is not a branch?

a. Legislative
b. Executive
c. Judicial
d. Commercial

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