Memorize the US Constitution and Its Amendments: A 34-Card Drill
Drill the US Constitution with 34 flashcards: 1787 signing, ratification numbers, the Bill of Rights, the Reconstruction amendments and Article V.
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The US Constitution is about 4,500 words long, but exams treat it as a database: dates, counts, article numbers, amendment numbers. Deck TP9995 — US Constitution & Amendments (34 cards) on Flip It turns that database into recall practice. Here is what it contains and how to drill it.
Study this deck: US Constitution & Amendments
1 / 10When was the United States Constitution signed?
Tap the card for the answer · swipe right if you knew it, left if not
The founding facts it locks in
Signed 17 September 1787 at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Effective 4 March 1789, after nine of the thirteen states ratified. Replaced the Articles of Confederation. Seven articles. Thirty-nine of the fifty-five delegates signed. Delaware ratified first, unanimously, 30-0; New Hampshire was the decisive ninth on 21 June 1788.
You will also memorise: Gouverneur Morris as author of the final wording, Jacob Shallus as the clerk who handwrote the engrossed copy, the Enlightenment influences (John Locke on consent of the governed, Montesquieu on separation of powers, Blackstone, Coke), the three branches, the meaning of "We the People", the Connecticut Compromise that produced a bicameral Congress, the Three-Fifths Compromise, Article V as the amendment clause, and the claim that this is the oldest codified national constitution still in force.
The amendments it covers
Bill of Rights: 1st (religion, speech, press, assembly, petition), 2nd (arms), 4th (searches and seizures), 5th (self-incrimination, double jeopardy, due process), 6th (speedy public jury trial, counsel), 8th (bail, fines, cruel and unusual punishment), 10th (reserved powers). Then the Reconstruction trio — 13th (1865), 14th (1868), 15th (1870) — plus the 16th (1913, income tax), the 19th (1920, women's suffrage) and the 27th (1992, congressional pay), the most recent of the 27.
Eight cards from the deck
| Front | Back |
|---|---|
| When was the United States Constitution signed? | September 17, 1787 |
| What document did the Constitution replace? | The Articles of Confederation |
| How many articles are in the original US Constitution? | Seven articles |
| Which state was the first to ratify the Constitution? | Delaware (unanimously, 30-0) |
| Who is considered the primary author of the Constitution's final wording? | Gouverneur Morris |
| What is the Fifth Amendment? | Protects against self-incrimination, double jeopardy, and guarantees due process |
| What did the 14th Amendment (1868) do? | Guaranteed citizenship, equal protection, and due process to all persons born or naturalized in the US |
| Which article of the Constitution describes the amendment process? | Article V |
Two tips for this deck
Separate the two number ladders. The deck interleaves counting facts (7 articles, 9 of 13 states, 39 of 55 signers, 27 amendments) with amendment numbers (4th, 5th, 13th, 16th, 19th). Almost every mistake is a number pulled from the wrong ladder. Drill the counts in one session, the amendment numbers in another, and only then shuffle the full deck. One caveat on the ratification card: Article VII simply names nine states — nine out of thirteen is about 69%, not a clean two-thirds, so memorise the number and skip the fraction.
Run the Bill of Rights cards backwards. The deck asks "What is the Sixth Amendment?" and expects the protection. Real exam questions do the opposite: they hand you the protection and ask for the number. Cover the front, read a back like "protects against unreasonable searches and seizures", and name the amendment. Four rounds in that direction is worth ten in the printed one.
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