Constitution Bowl

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Constitution Bowl
The U.S. Constitution
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Samples of Behavior

• Describe Lockes general principles embodied in
  the Constitution
• List Ways to Amend the Constitution
• List the Five parts of the Declaration of
  Independence

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Rules

• Five rounds with 7 questions/round
• Question will be read until a cadet raises hand
• Once recognized, cadet has 10 seconds to answer
• Correct answer 10 points
• Incorrect answer - 5 points
• If incorrect answer, opposing team has 1 chance
  to answer correctly, but cadet must be recognized
• If cadet answers correctly, cannot participate in
  next question
• Questions with dates must be answered in
  month/day/year
• Score will be kept and announced at end of each
  round
• Team with most total points after all rounds WINS!

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Round 1

• Question Who wrote the Declaration of
  Independence?
• Answer Thomas Jefferson
• Question The first national Thanksgiving Day
  was established on Nov 26, 1789. For what
  reason?
• Answer To give Thanks for the new
  Constitution
• Question Who was the oldest person to sign the
  U.S. Constitution and how old?
• Answer Benjamin Franklin (81)
• Question Who was the youngest person to sign
  the U.S. Constitution and how old?
• Answer Jonathan Dayton (26)

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Round 1

• Question On what date did the signing of the
  Constitution take place?
• Answer September 17, 1787
• Question How many delegates attended the
  Constitutional Convention?
• Answer 55
• Question What are the two ways to propose an
  amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
• Answer By the Congress with a two-thirds
  majority vote in both the House of
  Representatives and the Senate. By a
  constitutional convention called for by
  two-thirds of the State legislatures.

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Round 2

• Question Who is considered to be the Father of
  the Constitution?
• Answer James Madison
• Question How many times does the word
  democracy appear in the U.S. Constitution?
• Answer None
• Question What part of the Constitution begins
  with the words We the people . . .?
• Answer Preamble

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Round 2

• Question In what document was the term United
  States of America first used?
• Answer Declaration of Independence
• Question What did The Great Compromise call
  for?
• Answer Proportional representation in the House
  and 1 representative per state in the Senate
• Question Where was the Constitution signed?
• Answer Pennsylvania State House (now
  Independence Hall), Philadelphia, PA
• Question How many delegates signed the
  Constitution?
• Answer 39

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Round 3

• Question Which of the U.S. Constitutional
  Articles covers the Judicial Branch?
• Answer Article III
• Question What event in 1786 prevented the
  circuit court from sitting at Northamption, MA
  and threatended the arsenal at Springfield?
• Answer Shays Rebellion
• Question When was George Washington inaugurated
  as the first President of the United states?
• Answer April 30, 1789
• Question Which Article of the Constitution
  establishes the process by which it can be
  amended?
• Answer Article V

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Round 3

• Question On what date did the first
  Presidential election take place?
• Answer February 4, 1789
• Question Which of the Bill of rights gives
  people the right to bear arms?
• Answer Amendment II
• Question Which three plans did the Great
  Compromise solve thus allowing the Constitutional
  Convention to draw up a draft constitution?
• Answer The Virginia, New Jersey and Hamilton
  Plans

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Round 4

• Question Where in the Constitution (Article and
  section) is it stated that Congress has the power
  to declare war?
• Answer Article I, Section 8
• Question How many amendments are there to the
  U.S. Constitution?
• Answer 27
• Question Which Article of the Constitution
  describes the citizenry, age, and residency
  requirements of the President?
• Answer Article II
• Question When do the terms of President and
  Vice President end?
• Answer 20th day of January

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Round 4

• Question What term refers to the apportioning
  of power between the federal government and the
  states?
• Answer Federalism
• Question Which amendment to the U.S
  Constitution abolished slavery?
• Answer Amendment 13
• Question How many Articles are there in the
  Articles of Confederation?
• Answer 13

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Round 5

• Question Name the three John Locke principles
  the early settlers took for granted
• Answer Equality, Natural Law/Natural Rights,
  Social Contract
• Question In what year did the First Congress of
  the U.S. adopt the first ten amendments known as
  the Bill of Rights?
• Answer 1789
• Question Which principle in the U.S.
  Constitution ensure no one branch grows too
  powerful and dominates the national government?
• Answer Checks and Balances

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Round 5

• Question Name the three branches of the U.S.
  government
• Answer Executive, Legislative, Judicial
• Question What principle in the U.S.
  Constitution ensures the principal powers of the
  government are not concentrated in the hands of
  any single branch?
• Answer Separation of Powers
• Question What do military officers . . .
  solemnly swear to support and defend?

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Oath of Office
I, (state your name), having been appointed
a Second Lieutenant United States Air Force do
solemnly swear that I will support and defend THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES against all
enemies foreign and domestic that I will bear
true faith and allegiance to the same that I
take this obligation freely, without any mental
reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I
will well and faithfully discharge the duties of
the office upon which I am about to enter, so
help me God.
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