SKYCTC to Celebrate constitution Day with Quiz Bowl
On Tuesday, September 15, 2015, Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College will celebrate Constitution Day with a Constitution Quiz Bowl. Faculty staff and students will compete to see who is most knowledgeable about the our nation’s founding document.
On Constitution Day, an event which falls during Constitution Week, we recognize the anniversary of the nation’s constitution and the efforts and responsibilities of all citizens. With regard to the nation’s constitution, in the summer of 1787 delegates convened in Philadelphia to create “a more perfect union” and to craft the country's constitution. They worked to develop a framework that would provide balance and freedom, taking into account federal and state interests, as well as individual human rights. The delegates signed the Constitution of the United States on September 17, 1787. By June 21, 1788, the constitution was effective, having been approved by nine of the 13 states.
With regard to recognizing citizens, newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst advocated a day to celebrate US Citizenship in 1939. In 1940 Congress created “I Am an American Day” to be celebrated on the third Sunday in May. On February 29,1952, President Harry Truman signed into law “Citizenship Day”. It was established to replace” I am an American Day.” On August 2, 1956, Congress requested that the President proclaim the week beginning September 17 and ending September 23 of each year as “Constitution Week”. One additional change was made to the event when a federal law enacted in December 2004 designated September 17 as “Constitution Day and Citizenship Day”.
The event is open to faculty, staff, and students of the College as well as the general public. The event will take place at 11:00 a.m. a.m. in the Building F conference room at the College’s Main Campus on Loop Drive.