We The People Constitution Program: Trivia Challenge

1. Which state ratified the Constitution first?

2. What was the last of the original 13 states to ratify the Constitution?

3. Which of the following is a definition of “Capitol,” not “capital”?

4. How many members are in the House of Representatives?

5. Who represents Washington, D.C. in the House of Representatives?

6. How many members are in the Senate?

7. How many total members are there in Congress?

8. Which state has the most representatives in the House of Representatives?

9. How many years is the term of office for a member of the House of Representatives?

10. How many years is the term of office for a U.S. Senator?

11. After what building was the Rotunda in the U.S. Capitol modeled?

12. How many non-voting delegates are there in the U.S. House of Representatives?

13. Who was the first President to live in the White House?

14. Which of the following Presidents “affirmed” rather than “swore” the Presidential oath of office?

15. Who sang at the Lincoln Memorial after she had been denied the opportunity to sing at Constitution Hall?

16. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was president during what important world history events?

17. Who was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice?

18. What important Supreme Court decision helped to desegregate the schools?

19. What Supreme Court Decision allowed students to wear arm bands in school as a protest during the Vietnam War?

20. What are the 3 most important documents displayed at the National Archives?

The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights
The Articles of Confederation, the Second Amendment, and Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address
FDR's Inaugural Address the Declaration of World War II, and the Preamble to the Constitution
The Emancipation Proclamation, the “I Have A Dream” speech, and the Gettysburg Address