Quiz
Oct 27 2008
The Big Picture: The Constitution
Instructions
Drafted in secret by delegates to the Constitutional Convention during the summer of 1787, this four-page document, signed on September 17, 1787, established the government of the United States. The Constitution is now 221 years old. The document itself has been carefully preserved and revered over the years. Find five things wrong with the signers of the Constitution as pictured below.
Answers
1. Removed Georgia’s signatures
2. Switched the states’ names: New Jersey and New York
3. Removed “Jr.” from James Madison’s name
4. Benjamin Franklin added under Virginia (signed twice)
5. Pennsylvania spelled correctly, with 2 n’s
