U.S. Constitution Trivia II

U.S. CONSTITUTION TRIVIA II

11) Which amendment abolished slavery?

13TH AMENDMENT 16TH AMENDMENT 15TH AMENDMENT 14TH AMENDMENT

The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. It was the first of the three Reconstruction Amendments adopted following the American Civil War.

12) Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

21ST AMENDMENT 18TH AMENDMENT 20TH AMENDMENT 19TH AMENDMENT

The Nineteenth Amendment enfranchised 26 million American women just in time for the 1920 U.S. presidential election.

13) How many times does the word "democracy" appear in the Constitution?

3 0 7 1

The word "democracy" is not contained in the Constitution, yet it begins with the democratic statement, "We the people of the United States .... do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." The only place the word "republic" is mentioned is in Article IV, Section 4: "The United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government."

14) What state is misspelled in the Constitution?

PENNSYLVANIA MASSACHUSETTS CONNECTICUT VIRGINIA

Of the spelling errors in the Constitution, "Pensylvania" above the signers' names is probably the most glaring.

15) Who was the oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention?

GEORGE WASHINGTON BENJAMIN FRANKLIN WILLIAM LIVINGSTON JONATHAN DAYTON

At 81, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania was the oldest delegate to attend the Constitutional Convention. At 26, Jonathon Dayton of New Jersey was the youngest.

16) What language other than English is used in the Constitution?

FRENCH SPANISH GERMAN LATIN

The three Latin phrases found in the Constitution are "ex post facto" (after the fact), "pro tempore" (for the time being), and "habeas corpus" (produce the body).

17) How many amendments to the Constitution have been introduced in Congress?

33 MORE THAN 11,000 27 59

More than 11,000 amendments have been introduced in Congress. Collectively, members of the House and Senate typically propose around 200 amendments during each two-year term of Congress. Most never make it out of the Congressional committees in which they were proposed. 33 have gone to the states to be ratified, and 27 have received the necessary approval from the states to actually become amendments to the Constitution.

18) What is the only constitutional amendment that has been repealed?

16TH AMENDMENT 14TH AMENDMENT 12TH AMENDMENT 18TH AMENDMENT

The 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1933, repealing the 18th Amendment and bringing an end to the national prohibition of alcohol in America.

19) Where is the original Constitution permanently stored?

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES MUSEUM THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS THE SMITHSONIAN THE WHITE HOUSE

Located on the upper level of the National Archives Museum, the Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom is the permanent home of the original Constitution of the United States, along with the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. To preserve the parchment's quality, the cases contain inert argon gas and are kept at 67 degrees Fahrenheit.

20) When is Constitution Day?

MARCH 17 SEPTEMBER 17 MAY 17 JULY 17

September 17 is designated as Constitution Day to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787. The law establishing this holiday was created in 2004. The act mandates that all publicly funded educational institutions, and all federal agencies, provide educational programming on the history of the American Constitution on that day.