1. O NLINE S CAVENGER H UNT

2. 1. W HAT IS AN AMENDMENT ? A: A Constitutional Amendment is a change that can add to the Constitution, or change an older part of it.

3. 2. W HY 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.

4. 3. W HAT WERE THE FIRST AMENDMENTS PROPOSED ? A: The Bill of Rights (our focus this week)

5. 4. H OW MANY DIFFERENT WAYS ARE THERE TO AMEND THE C ONSTITUTION ? A: A There are two ways Tricky one

6. 5. W HAT 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. 7. W HEN WAS THE U.S. C ONSTITUTION RATIFIED ? A: 1788

8. 6. W HAT IS ANOTHER WORD FOR “ RATIFIED, ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE ? A: Approved

9. 8. W HAT DOES THE FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECT ? A: Freedom of religion, assembly, speech, and the press

10. 9. W HAT, 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.

11. 10. W HICH S TATE WAS THE FIRST S TATE TO PASS THE B ILL OF R IGHTS ? A: New Jersey Another tricky one

12. 11. L IST THREE RIGHTS GIVEN TO EVERY PERSON BY THE 6 TH 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

13. 12. W HO CALLED FOR A CONVENTION TO DISCUSS A U.S. C ONSTITUTION AND WHAT WAS HIS PROFESSION ? A: Alexander Hamilton was a lawyer and a politician

14. 13. W HO WAS CHOSEN PRESIDENT OF THE CONVENTION BY UNANIMOUS VOTE ? A: George Washington

15. W HO WAS THE OLDEST DELEGATE TO THE C ONSTITUTION ? A: Benjamin Franklin

16. N AME THREE DELEGATES WHO DID NOT ATTEND THE CONVENTION, ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE : A: John Hancock, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry