Bone Up On Your Knowledge of the Constitution
Get Smart, Win Prizes
Posted on Sept. 15, 2009
Northwestern Health Sciences University will celebrate Constitution Day on Thursday, Sept. 17, by showing a video on the Constitution in the foyer, as well as providing informative handouts including copies of the constitution. The video and handouts will be available all day, and students, faculty and staff are encouraged to stop by and take a look.
Constitution Day is part of a law authored by Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.) and approved by Congress in late 2004 that requires schools receiving federal funding to educate their students about the Constitution.
Take the quiz below for a chance to win a $50 Visa gift card. The top winners will be entered into a raffle for the grand prize of $50. Two random entrants will each receive a Northwestern logo water bottle or drawstring backpack with a Northwestern t-shirt included.
Here are some links related to the Constitution:
View the Constitution in its entirety;
Constitution Day Quiz
Here is your chance to win a $50 Visa Gift card or other great prizes! Simply answer the following questions and the top winners will be put into a raffle for the grand prize of $50! The deadline for this contest is noon on Sept. 17. Please email your answers to Kate Martin, Northwestern Today editor, at kmartin@nwhealth.edu.
1. How old does one have to be to become a member of the House of Representatives?
2. How many Senators are there in each state?
3. How old does one have to be to become a member of the Senate?
4. On what day does Congress assemble each year?
5. From whom do Senators and Representatives receive their compensation?
6. Where do bills for raising revenue originate?
7. Every bill that has passed the House of Representatives and the Senate must be presented to whom before it becomes a law?
8. How long of a term does the President hold?
9. How old does one have to be to become President?
10. Which state is George Washington from?