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Who wants to be ConstitutionalScholaraire?

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The Prizes
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The Prizes
8 - 16,000 9 - 32,000 10 - 64,000 11 -
125,000 12 - 250,000 13 - 500,000 14 -
1,000,000

• 1 - 100
• 2 - 200
• 3 - 500
• 4 - 1,000
• 5 - 2,000
• 6 - 4,000
• 7 - 8,000

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100
Which of these is not a branch of the US
government?
A - Executive
B - Legislative
C - Judicial
D - Olive
D - Olive
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200
What was the first state to ratify the
Constitution?
A - Delaware
A - Delaware
B - New Jersey
C - Pennsylvania
D - Kentucky
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500
Who is the third highest ranking official in the
government?
A - Dick Cheney
B - John Roberts
C - Nancy Pelosi
C - Nancy Pelosi
D - David Stern
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1000
Which amendment includes the right to remain
silent?
A - The Third
B - The Fourth
C - The Fifth
C - The Fifth
D - The Ninth
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2,000
Which amendment gives 18 year olds the right to
vote?
A - 9th
B - 15th
C - 19th
D - 26th
C - 26th
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4,000
Who submitted the New Jersey Plan at the
constitutional convention?
A - Robert Livingston
B - Joseph Bayonne
C - William Paterson
C - William Paterson
D - Harley Monmouth
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8,000
Which amendments are commonly referred to as the
civil war amendments?
A - 11, 12, 13
B - 13, 14, 15
B - 13, 14, 15
C - 15, 16, 17
D - 20, 21, 22
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16,000
Which amendment guarantees the right to counsel?
A - Third
B - Fourth
C - Fifth
D - Sixth
D - Sixth
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32,000
Prior to the adoption of the 13th Amendment,
Senators were elected by whom?
A - House of Representatives
B - State Legislatures
B - State Legislatures
C - The People
D - Electoral College
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64,000
Who is the president of the senate?
A - Vice President
A - Vice President
B - Speaker
C - President pro tempore
D - Majority Leader
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125,000
Which of these is not a power given to Congress
A - Declare war
B - Levy taxes
C - Promote arts and sciences
D - Grant titles of nobility
D - Grant titles of nobility
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250,000
The Supreme Courts power to declare laws
unconstitutional derives from which case?
A - McCulloch v. Maryland
B - Miranda v. Arizona
C - Marbury v. Madison
C - Marbury v. Madison
D - Miller v. California
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500,000
How many votes do you need to become president?
A - 255
B - 260
C - 270
C - 270
D - 275
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1 million
Who was the oldest delegate to the
constitutional convention?
A - George Washington
B - Benjamin Franklin
B - Benjamin Franklin
C - James Madison
D - Thomas Jefferson
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