The answers

As promised on Monday, here are the answers to the scavenger hunt.

First, a repeat of the questions:
1) Which of the following men did NOT sign the Constitution? GeorgeWashington, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Abraham Lincoln, JamesMadison, Jr. ________
2) What year was the Constitution signed? ______
3) In what city was the Constitution signed? _____________________
4) Which two signers of the Constitution later became U.S. Presidents?__________
5) Fill-in-the-blank: The Constitution consists of a preamble, 7 articles, and _____ amendments.
6) The first 10 amendments are also known as the _________________.
7) Which amendment gives freedom of religion, speech, and the press?____
8) Which amendment limits the President to two terms in office? ___
9) Which amendment gives 18-year-olds the right to vote? ___
10) Which amendment gives women the right to vote? ___
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Answers: 1) A. Lincoln; 2) 1787; 3) Philadelphia; 4) G. Washington and J. Madison; 5) 27; 6) Bill of Rights; 7) Amendment 1; 8) Amendment 22; 9) Amendment 26; 10) Amendment 19

Georgia's Constitution

How many Constitutions' has Georgia had?

Check out the State Archives Virtual Vault
.....Search keywords - type in Constitution
.......The original documents are scanned and available for you to read. The handwriting is magnificent.

Liberty and Law

Dr. Thomas Scott from Kennesaw State University gave an inspiring talk to the EtowahChapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Cartersville. He concluded his remarks by reminding us that the first order of business after the Revolution for each state was creating a Constitution.

One is not free unless there are laws to protect each persons rights.

Quick search

Quick search at GALILEO looks through multiple databases at one time. Try doing a search for constitution and then search for constitution united states. Different results. Changing the search terms can broaden or narrow your search.

The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.

Scavenger Hunt

Just for fun, here are a few questions that were compiled by Cheri Jost of Garland, Texas for LM_NET.

You can find the answers to these questions in an encyclopedia. You can use Encyclopedia Britannica in GALILEO.

1) Which of the following men did NOT sign the Constitution?
George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Abraham Lincoln, James Madison, Jr.

2) What year was the Constitution signed? _______

3) In what city was the Constitution signed? _____________________

4) Which two signers of the Constitution later became U.S. Presidents?

5) Fill-in-the-blank: The Constitution consists of a preamble, 7 articles, and _____ amendments.

6) The first 10 amendments are also known as the _________________.

7) Which amendment gives freedom of religion, speech, and the press?____

8) Which amendment limits the President to two terms in office? ___

9) Which amendment gives 18-year-olds the right to vote? ___

10) Which amendment gives women the right to vote? ___

Answers on Friday..........

We the People

September 17 to September 23 is Constitution Week. We celebrate the Constitution of the United States. To read the Constitution you can go to the Library of Congress : American Memory .