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Digital History ID 3742
These questions were asked in a 1985 poll by the Hearst Corporation.

1. In 1787, the founding fathers opened a convention in Philadelphia to write a constitution for the following purpose:

a. To declare independence from England b. To create a federal government and define its powers c. To establish the 13 original states

2. The Bill of Rights is

a. Contained in the preamble to the Constitution b. Article I of the original Constitution c. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution

3. Constitutional amendments take effect only after they have been ratified by:

a. three-fourths of the states. b. two-thirds of the states. c. all of the states.

4. How many amendments to the constitution have been ratified?

a. 11 b. 27 c. 34

5. The Constitution may be suspended by the president in time of national emergency.

True or false?

6. Under the Constitution, as interpreted by the Supreme Court, a person accused of a crime must be provided with a lawyer if he or she cannot pay for one.

True or false?

7. The Constitution does not guarantee trial by jury.

True or false?

8. Only a person born in the United States may be elected president?

True or false?

9. The presidential candidate who gets the most votes in a popular election automatically becomes president.

True or false?

10. The constitution prevents a community from imposing religious requirements as a qualification for running for public office.

True or false?