ONLINE SCAVENGER HUNT

1. WHAT IS AN AMENDMENT?

A: A Constitutional Amendment is a change that can add to the Constitution, or change an older part of it.

2. WHY DID MANY PEOPLE OPPOSE THE ORIGINAL CONSTITUTION?

A: B It lacked a Bill of Rights.

People wanted a government that made a clear outline of the rights that they, as citizens, were entitled to.

3. WHAT WERE THE FIRST AMENDMENTS PROPOSED?

A: The Bill of Rights (our focus this week)

4. HOW MANY DIFFERENT WAYS ARE THERE TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION?

A: A There are two ways

Tricky one

5. WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN TO AN AMENDMENT FOR IT TO BE PASSED?

A: It must be ratified by ¾ of the US States (this is what we will do in class this week)

7. WHEN WAS THE U.S. CONSTITUTION RATIFIED?

A: 1788

6. WHAT IS ANOTHER WORD FOR “RATIFIED, ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE?

A: Approved

8. WHAT DOES THE FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECT?

A: Freedom of religion, assembly, speech, and the press

9. WHAT, ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE, WAS THE REASON FOR THE THIRD AMENDMENT?

A:People were angry that the British military used to quarter its soldiers in people’s homes.

10. WHICH STATE WAS THE FIRST STATE TO PASS THE BILL OF RIGHTS?

A: New Jersey

Another tricky one

11. LIST THREE RIGHTS GIVEN TO EVERY PERSON BY THE 6TH AMENDMENT:

A: Every person will have the right…- to a speedy and public trial, - to an impartial jury in the district that the crime was committed in- to know the accusation- to be confronted with the witnesses against him- to be able to have witnesses in his favor- to have the assistance of counsel for his defense

12. WHO CALLED FOR A CONVENTION TO DISCUSS A U.S. CONSTITUTION AND WHAT WAS HIS PROFESSION?

A: Alexander Hamilton was a lawyer and a politician

13. WHO WAS CHOSEN PRESIDENT OF THE CONVENTION BY UNANIMOUS VOTE?

A: George Washington

WHO WAS THE OLDEST DELEGATE TO THE CONSTITUTION?

A: Benjamin Franklin

NAME THREE DELEGATES WHO DID NOT ATTEND THE CONVENTION, ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE:A: John Hancock, John Adams, Thomas

Jefferson, Patrick Henry