Quiz Round Questions
Groups will need to answer 3 questions correctly at the same time.
5 seconds response time
Q: The debate over ______________ was the biggest
debate at the Utah Constitutional Convention.
A: Women’s suffrage
Q: Trying to persuade legislators to vote for what you
want is called?
A: lobbying
Q: List 3 rights are guaranteed by the Utah
Constitution?
A: Freedom of Religion - Free Speech - Freedom of
Press - Freedom Petition [Any freedoms will count]
Q: What profession were most of the writers of the
Utah Constitution?
A: farmers and ranchers.
Q: The legislative Branch is made up of which two
parts?
A: House of Representatives & Senate
Q: Utah women’s right to vote was taken away in
1887 by the:
A: Edmunds-Tucker Act
Q: In 1950, this group of people got the right to vote:
A: Native Americans
Q: The three branches of government are:
A: Judicial, Legislative, Executive
Q: The first female state senator in US history:
A: Martha Hughes Cannon
Q: In order for Utah’s constitution to be accepted by
the U.S. government, it had to include:
A: Separation of Church and State, Free non-religious
public schools, forever ban polygamy
Q: Who did Martha Hughes Cannon beat to win a
senate election?
A: her husband, Angus Cannon
Q: Trying to persuade legislators to vote for what you
want is called?
A: lobbying
Q: How old do you have to be to vote today?
A: 18
Q: The date Utah became a state:
A: January 4, 1896
Q: The head of the executive branch of the state
government is:
A: Governor
Q: A system that checks or controls the other
branches to maintain a balance of power.
A: Checks and Balances
Q: Utah’s new state constitution had to be reviewed
and approved by:
A: Congress and US President
Q: Prohibit the making, selling, and using alcohol.
A: Prohibition
Q: Who was the national women’s rights leader?
A: Susan B. Anthony
Q: After the Utah State Constitution was approved,
which group(s) still did not have the right to vote?
A: Native Americans - Chinese Immigrants - Mexican
Immigrants