1 Do you know the fourth amendment?

2 Who is the speaker of the House of Representatives?

3 Do you know what happened on Sep. 17, 1787 and what is celebrated on Sept. 17 of every year?

If you don’t know, don’t worry. You are not alone.

Not many people in the U.S. are aware of the federal holiday celebrating the signing of the U.S. Constitution by 39 American citizens, including President George Washington. Fresno City College joined colleges all over the country to celebrate this mandatory holiday known as Constitution Day on Friday.  It is mandatory for all colleges to acknowledge this federal holiday on Sept. 17 of each year.

The Associated Student Government sponsored the activities for students and handed out free constitutions and played Jeopardy with questions about the constitution.

Kyle Doane, an FCC student, won one of the rounds, making him eligible for a raffle draw to win a Roadster bicycle. Doane, who said his instructor, had reviewed the constitution in class, stayed in the lead from the beginning.  He answered correctly on a lot of questions about the constitution.  

Besides Doane, not many people knew what was going on. In fact, most students said they did not know that there is such a thing as a Constitution Day.

Maria Santos and Abigail Galindo, both second year students at FCC, agreed that they didn’t know much about the constitution anymore. They had both learned about it in grammar school but had now forgotten much of it. This was the case with several other students.

Not many FCC students seemed interested in learning about the constitution either, but there were definitely a few who had fun playing Jeopardy and winning prizes.

ASG Executive Vice President Brent Beckwith said the student government was hoping to make students aware of this very important fact. he said, “How long has it been since they [students] looked at it since grammar school?”

Answers:

1: The Fourth ammendment says “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. “

2: California Democrat Nancy Pelosi has been the 60th speaker of the house since 2007. She follows the vice president in the line of succession.

3: The Constitution was signed on September 17, 1987 by 42 of the 55 delegates. It was ratified by 9 of the 13 colonies June 21, 1788.