2008 civics test · Question 66 · Colonial Period and Independence
When was the Constitution written?
Official answer
- 1787
What this means
The Constitution was written in 1787.
Delegates wrote it that summer at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. It was then sent to the states for approval and took effect in 1789. Keep the dates straight: the Declaration of Independence came in 1776, and the Constitution was written in 1787, more than a decade later.
The answer is simply 1787.
Why this is on the test
This 2008 question asks for the year the Constitution was written, a single date worth memorizing since it anchors several other questions.
How this question is asked
On the 2008 civics test, the officer asks up to 10 of the 100 questions out loud and you pass by answering 6 correctly. You answer in your own words. There is no multiple choice and nothing to write down for the civics portion.
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