Fun Facts About the United States Constitution and Bill of

Rights

How many words are in the US Constitution?

Answer:

4,400 words

What two Founding Fathers who later became Presidents did not sign the Constitution?

Answer:

Thomas Jefferson was in France during the Convention serving as the US

Minister

John Adams was serving as the US Minister to Great Britain during the

Convention

Who “penned” the Constitution and how much did it cost?

Answer:

Jacob Shallus, a Pennsylvania General Assembly Clerk, for $30 (approximately

$683 today).

Who was the 1st Delegate to arrive at the Convention?

Answer:

James Madison arrived three months before it was to start.

Who declined to be a Delegate because he “smelt a rat”?

Answer:

Patrick Henry

Who needed help to sign the Constitution because of poor health?

Answer:

Ben Franklin who suffered from gout and a stone in his bladder and could barely

walk. He entered the hall in a chair carried by four prisoners from the

Walnut Street Jail.

What was the age of the oldest delegate to sign the Constitution?

Answer:

Ben Franklin was the oldest person to sign at the age of 81.

What was the age of the youngest Delegate to sign the Constitution?

Answer:

Jonathan Dayton of New Jersey was the youngest to sign at the age of 26.

Who were the only two Presidents to sign the Constitution?

Answer:

George Washingtonand

James Madison

Who was the only Delegate to attend every meeting?

Answer:

James Madison

When approached by the wife of the Mayor of Philadelphia as to what the new government would be, Franklin replied?

Answer:

“A republic, madam. If you can keep it.”

What word does not appear in the Constitution that everyone believes is in there?

Answer:

Democracy

What was the most glaring misspelling in the Constitution?

Answer:

Pennsylvania

Who referred to the Constitution was the “greatest single effort of national deliberations that the world has ever seen?”

Answer:

John Adams

How many amendments were proposed to the Constitution?

Answer:

Twelve Amendments were proposed to the Constitution. The 1st dealt with Congressional Representation and Congressional Pay. Numbers three through twelve were adopted. So

Amendment number three became our 1st Amendment.

What do you know about how the Constitution is stored?

Answer:

• All 4 pages have been displayed at the National Archives since 1952.

• The case is made protective glass framed with titanium.

• The case contains argon gas and is kept at 67 degrees with a relative

humidity of 40%

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