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Constitution Scavenger Hunt Anagram
Directions: Using the Constitution, find the correct answer to the clue. Then, indicate by Article, section, and clause the
location of the answer. (Not all answers will have all three citations.) After finding the answers to the Clues, fill in the
appropriate letters to determine what James Madison said about the constitution in 1787. (The first one is completed for you.)
CLUE
CITATION
1. What must two witnesses see to secure a conviction of treason?
(two words)
O V E R T
A C T
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Article: III Section: 3 Clause: 1
8
2. This has to be given by a state to other states’ acts, records and
proceedings. (four words)
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9
10 11 12
Article:
13 14 15 16 17 18
3. What type of taxes are expressly forbidden by the Constitution?
(one word)
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5
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3
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5
Article:
Section:
Clause:
Article:
Section:
Clause:
6
4. This is a majority of members present in either house of Congress
in order to do business. (one word)
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Section: Clause:
6
2
5. What term did the Framers use to describe future generations and the
Constitution? (one word)
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9
6. The President of the Senate can only vote in this type of situation.
(one word)
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9. The number of days a president has to act on a bill presented to him.
(one word)
1
Clause:
Article:
Section:
Clause:
14
8. In cases involving ambassadors and states, this is the type of authority the
Supreme Court has. (two words)
1
Section:
3
7. All bills for raising revenue must originate in this organization.
(three words)
1
Article:
2
3
13
15
16
Article:
14
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Article:
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Section:
17
18
Section:
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20
Clause:
19
20
Clause:
21
22
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10. This may be suspended in cases of rebellion or invasion.
(four words)
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2
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Article:
11
12
13
14
11. The collective power vested in the President and Vice President is called
this. (one word)
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Section:
Clause:
Article:
Section:
Clause:
9
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10
11
13. Congress can create these types of courts to assist the Supreme Court.
(one word)
1
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Clause:
Article:
12. The Senate gets to do this to all presidential appointments and foreign
treaties. (three words)
1
16
Section:
12
13
14
Article:
15
16
Section:
Clause:
4
14. The Constitution called for these types of meetings in order to approve the
Constitution. (two words)
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Article:
14
15. The United States guarantees this to every state along with the promise of
protection. (four words)
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15
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17. No person can become president of the United States unless they are this.
(two words)
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16
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Article:
13
14
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Clause:
19
20
Section:
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21
17
12
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23
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19
Section:
Clause:
Article:
Section:
Clause:
14
15
16
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Clause:
Article:
13
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Clause:
Section:
16
21
11
18. The Congress has the power to make all laws that are this.
(three words)
1
16
Article:
16. Government officials may be removed from office on conviction of these
offenses. (three words)
1
15
Section:
17
18
20
21
26
5
19. The Constitution expressly forbids the passage of this type of bill.
(one word)
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2
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5
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8
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10
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21. An individual member of Congress is forbidden from holding this while
in Congress. (two words)
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10
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3
Clause:
Article:
Section:
Clause:
12
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Article:
Section:
Clause:
Article:
Section:
Clause:
11
22. A United States Senator is newly elected. How many years will he/she
serve? (one word)
1
Section:
9
20. This phrase explains the authority the president has over the military.
(three words)
1
Article:
6
23. Congress has the power to collect taxes for the defense of the country
and this. (two words)
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2
3
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5
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9
10
Article:
11
12
24. The Constitution requires the president to give Congress information
on this. (four words)
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10
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26. Citizens, while in other states, are entitled to this.
(three words)
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11
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3
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5
6
12
13
14
Clause:
13
15
Article:
14
Section:
15
Article:
27. No person can be a United States senator unless they have reached
this age. (one word)
1
14
Section:
12
Article:
12
Clause:
14
Article:
25. The Constitution, laws, and treaties are collectively called this.
(five words)
1
13
Section:
16
Clause:
17
Section:
16
17
Section:
15
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Clause:
18
19
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Clause:
21
22
7
28. Who presides over the impeachment trial of the president?
(two words)
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5
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10
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29. Congressmen are exempt from this while in a session of Congress.
(two words)
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2
3
4
5
2
3
4
Section:
Clause:
Article:
Section:
Clause:
Article:
Section:
Clause:
12
6
30. Members of the House of Representatives get to choose this person as
their presiding officer. (one word)
1
Article:
5
Keep going….you’re almost done!
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Now use the answers from above to determine the quote. (Hint: 5-7 means clue number 5, 7 letter
10-12 means clue number 10, 12th letter)
“I
57
1012
25
101
294
101
307
108
1610
62
196
1517
191
166
59
301
173
152
46
101
71
62
161
272
172
1517
2812
1213
131
1517
71
193
R
283
53
71
1216
247
2310
291
1423
192
T
101
43
34
288
21
272
296
179
107
42
215
182
197
161
93
282
2610
43
34
74
92
14
O
18
820
145
177
231
294
11
813
53
101
107
263
E“
172
1517
2812
1213
101
2810
23
156
1016
56
246
207
22
281
198
James Madison
816
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