How long did the Revolutionary War last – three, five, six, or eight years?Answer: Eight Years. (The first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord in April 1775, and the peace treaty was signed February 1783. Washington was commander in chief for even longer: he was first appointed in June 1775 and resigned his commission in December 1783, after the last of the British troops had sailed away from America.)

How many of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention had been born in foreign countries – none, five, or nine?Answer: Nine. (Each of these had learned through firsthand experience the oppression of monarchical or dictatorial rule.)

How long did Congress deliberate before approving the Constitution and sending it to the states for ratification – eight days, two weeks, or six weeks?

Answer: Eight Days. (Congress approved the Constitution without making any changes whatsoever.)

How many articles does the Constitution contain?

Answer: Seven

Additional Question: What is the Main Concern of government treated by each of the seven articles?

Answer:

• Article 1 – the legislative branch;
• Article 2 – the executive branch;
• Article 3 – the judicial branch;
• Article 4 – relations of the states;
• Article 5 – the amendment process;
• Article 6 – The Constitution as the supreme law of the land;
• Article 7 – the rules of ratification;

When did all of the Indian tribes become part of the United States and cease to be considered independent nations – in 1796, 1830, or 1871?

Answer: 1871. (By a congressional act that year, all of the American Indian tribes became, for the first time, part of the United States.)

Each state has an equal number of two Senators. Is this an advantage to the large states or to the small states?

Answer: The Small States. (Wyoming, with a very small population, has as much representation in the Senate as the most populous states.)

How long must a person be a citizen before he can become a member of the House of Representatives – two years, three years, five years, or seven years?

Answer: Seven Years

Reference: Article 1, Section 2, Clause 2.

Who chooses when Congress meets each year? Does the President indicate, does Congress make its own choice, or does Congress meet on a certain day automatically?Answer: They convene automatically. (One of the worst abuses of the kings of England was their power to convent and dissolve the Parliament at will. The United States Constitution avoids such abuses by having Congress meet automatically on a certain date.)

Additional Question: When is Congress required to convene each year, as determined by the Twentieth Amendment?

Answer: January 3rd.

Woodrow Wilson was the President who asked Congress to pass a women’s suffrage amendment. How did he feel about the issue personally?

Answer: He opposed the amendment. (He recommended the amendment to Congress only after bowing to public pressure.)

What did Nathan Hale say immediately before he was executed by the British?

Answer: “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” (Hale was a captain in the American army from Connecticut. He was hung without trial, and the British even refused his request for a clergyman or a Bible before he died.)