Mike Crapo, U.S. Senate: Monthly Feature

Note the banner on which notices the birth of the constitution

Is September 17th marked on your calendar as a special day in the history of our country? A day to celebrate? Presumably, for most it is not, but this September 17th marks the 219th birthday of the Constitution of the United States of America. more

>Quiz- Try your constitution knowledge on a little quiz

1. Which was the first state to ratify the Constitution?
a. Pennsylvania
b. Delaware
c. Massachusetts
d. Rhode Island

2. Which state�s ratification put the Constitution into effect, according to the provisions of Article VII?
a. Virginia
b. New Jersey
c. New Hampshire
d. New York

3. What did the Constitution replace as the framework for the government of the United States?
a. Articles of Confederation
b. Magna Carta
c. Monroe Doctrine
d. Declaration of Independence

4. How many amendments to the Constitution are there?
a. 10
b. 31
c. 27
d. 17

5. How many amendments have been repealed?
a. 1
b. 3
c. 4
d. 7

6. Amendments must be ratified by how many states before they become part of the Constitution?
a. Two-thirds of the existing states
b. Three-fourths of the existing states
c. 51 percent of the existing states
d. All states

7. What series of essays were written to support the adoption of the Constitution?
a. The Federalist Papers
b. The Articles of Confederation
c. The Age of Reason
d. Common Sense

8. The U.S. Constitution is the oldest written national constitution still in force today.
a. true
b. false

9. Who was the first person to sign the U.S. Constitution?
a. Benjamin Franklin
b. John Hancock
c. Thomas Jefferson
d. George Washington

10. How many constitutional amendments make up the Bill of Rights?
a. 10
b. 12
c. 27
d. 26

11. The vote for ratification of the Constitution was unanimous in how many states, out of the 13?
a. 13
b. 9
c. 1
d. 3

12. Where and when was the Constitution signed?
a. Philadelphia; September 17, 1787
b. New York; March 4, 1789
c. Boston; July 4, 1776
d. Williamsburg; July 14, 1789

13. In which city did the first U.S. Congress convene, on March 4, 1789?
a. Boston
b. New York
c. Philadelphia
d. Washington

14. In the Connecticut Compromise, which state�s plan served as a model for the U.S. Senate?
a. New York
b. Virginia
c. Massachusetts
d. Pennsylvania

15. Which state�s plan was the model for the U.S. House of Representatives?
a. Connecticut
b. Georgia
c. Rhode Island
d. New Jersey

16. Which of the following Revolutionary-War heroes and patriots argued against the Constitution?
a. Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, and George Mason
b. Benjamin Franklin and James Madison
c. Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
d. Aaron Burr and Sam Houston

Answers:
1=b 2=c 3=a 4=c 5=a
6=b 7=a 8=a 9=d 10=a
11=d 12=a 13=b 14=b 15=d 16=a