Constitution Sudoku
Answer the questions to fill in the clues in the corresponding squares. Then fill in the numbers like a traditional sudoku puzzle. Remember, each box has all nine numbers, as does every vertical and horizontal line. Print the puzzle, complete the empty boxes, then submit the numbers in their correct order in row 2 (from the top) to enter to win a prize.
1. On this day of June 1789, James Madison introduced the proposed Bill of Rights in the House of Representatives: 8
2. Number of articles in the Constitution: 7
3. New Hampshire was the _th state to ratify the Constitution: 9
4. Invoking this amendment means a person refuses to testify against him/herself: 5
5. According to the Constitution, Congress must meet at least this many time a year: 1
6. This amendment guarantees rights to a fair trial: 6
7. In order to become a part of the Constitution, amendments now usually have to be ratified by the state legislatures within _ years: 7
8. Number of branches in the federal government: 3
9. This amendment guarantees rights in a criminal case: 5
10. Number of years in a presidential term: 4
11. The need for this amendment came from the Intolerable/Coercive Acts of 1774 and concerns of future standing armies: 3
12. Amendment that guarantees freedom of speech: 1
13. The Supreme Court has one Chief Justice and this many associate justices: 8
14. Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution on this day in December, 1787: 8
15. This amendment guarantees the right of petition: 1
16. One-third of all senators are elected every _ years: 2
17. The first presidential election occurred on this day in February 1789: 4
18. A member of the U.S. Senate must have been a U.S. citizen for _ years: 9
19. Numbers of future presidents who actually signed the Constitution: 2
20. Number of delegates from Delaware who signed the Constitution: 5
21. _ participants of the Constitutional Convention refused to sign the document because they feared an all-powerful government and wanted a bill of rights: 3
22. To be convicted of treason there must be at least this many witnesses: 2
23. Massachusetts was the _th state to ratify the Bill of Rights: 6
24. New Jersey was the _ state to ratify the Bill of Rights: 1
25. This amendment features bails, fines, and punishments: 8
26. This amendment outlines rights retained by the people: 9
27. Number of pages of written text in the original Constitution: 4
28. This amendment guarantees rights in a civil case: 7
29. The Bill of Rights was adopted in 179_ : 1
30. The amendment protecting against the quartering of British soldiers: 3
List the sequence of numbers filling in row 2 (from the top) from the completed sudoku puzzle:
3 9 5 8 4 1 6 7 2
