Constitution Day Trivia by Mark DeLonge | Sep 13, 2021 Welcome to Constitution Day Trivia What day is Constitution Day? July 4th September 28th September 17th None Who was the President of the 1787 Constitutional Convention? George Washington Thomas Jefferson Alexander Hamilton James Madison None We hear a lot these days about measures or laws being unconstitutional. What is the precedent used in the U.S. to determine if something is unconstitutional? Brown vs. Board of Education Judicial Review Congressional Review Executive Privilege None ______________ is the principle that a person is entitled to fair and equal treatment within the legal system. This is guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution as well as in Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Fourteenth Amendment became necessary to protect the rights of freed slaves after the Civil War when states in the American South passed laws restricting the rights of people of African ancestry. Due process Dual federalism Legislation Separation of powers None What is the title of the 85 essays written under the name "Publius," in New York, advocating the ratification of the Constitution? The Bill of Rights The Preamble The Federalist Papers The Silence Dogood Letters None Failed Amendments to the Constitution: What was the name of the proposed amendment which would have prevented any U.S. citizen from receiving any title of "nobility or honor" from any foreign power? Foreign Power Amendment Social Class Amendment Anti-Nobility Title Amendment None Failed Amendments to the Constitution: What new name was proposed for the United States of America in a failed constitutional amendment in 1893? United States of Earth 'Merica Confederate States of America Harmonious States of America None Who kept the most complete record of the 1787 Constitutional Convention, and is known the "Father of the Constitution"? George Washington Thomas Jefferson James Madison Alexander Hamilton None The Constitution has three main functions. Select the item below that is not a function of the Constitution. It creates a national government consisting of a legislative, an executive, and a judicial branch, with a system of checks and balances among the three branches. It divides power between the federal government and the states. It protects various individual liberties of American citizens. Limits the ability of the government to impose martial law. Discussion during the Constitutional Convention included debates on balancing the power of large versus small states in the federal government. The convention came close to failing over the disagreements. What agreement called for a "bicameral" form of legislature and was based on the proposal put forth during the Constitutional Congress that “the proportion of suffrage in the first branch should be according to the respective numbers of free inhabitants; and that in the second branch or Senate, each State should have one vote and no more.” The Albany Plan The Connecticut Compromise The Boston Review None What uprising in 1786-1787 added urgency to the effort to define and distinguish the responsibilities of the federal government from those of the states, adding impetus for a constitution. John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry Battle of Lexington Shays's Rebellion Doolittle's Raid None Time's up Submit a Comment Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Δ
