Your elementary kids will learn about the “Father of the Constitution” with this fun (and messy) game show based on PragerU Kids biographical magazine about James Madison. Learning about the primary author of the Bill of Rights and the 4th President of the United States has never been this much fun!
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welcome to guest or mess the game show
by prer you kids I'm Xavier and in this
show if you answer the question fast and
correctly you avoid getting totally
gross and messy joining us today we've
got Alex and silence before coming here
each of you read our preger you kids
digital magazine about James Madison
from our website now we're going to see
how much of it you remember here are
your message for today green slime slime
beef dog food stinky fish eggs in a tube
tomato soup spray with croutons shaving
foam mystery eggs octopus
legs hidden messes
and a pie in the
face before we play James Madison was
the fourth president of the United
States He is known as the father of the
Constitution because of his important
role in shaping our government
Madison was the main author of the Bill
of Rights which guarantees our
fundamental rights as Citizens as
president he led the country during the
War of
1812 all right it's the moment of truth
are you guys ready to play the game yeah
one more time yes Yes sounds good to me
everybody gets your hands in the bowl
you're not allowed to take your hands
out of the bowl for the entire game if
you do you lose a point understood y
then let's get started the Young player
goes first first question is for
Alex James Madison is recognized as one
of America's greatest thinkers and is
now known as the father of which
document a the Gettysburg Address B the
Emancipation Proclamation or C the
Constitution uh I think C the
Constitution that is correct C the
Constitution James Madison was a
delegate from Virginia at the
Constitutional Convention in
1787 he emerged as a major leader at the
convention and greatly influenced
crafting the United States Constitution
he worked hard to convince Americans to
ratify the document Americans remember
him as the father of the Constitution so
silus first mess is coming your
way what do we have
here oh oh this is warm what do you
think this
is slime what kind of slime green slime
what do you think's in the green slime
there could be toenails in here there
could be boogers in here I think this
might be from the
sewer want to take a smell no no
definitely not well good thing it's not
going on
you I don't really like it either let's
get a little countdown 3 2 1 oh there we
go that's very L see told you the sewers
are warm nowadays how does it
feel not very good
next question is for Silas before The
Constitution states were governed by the
Articles of Confederation Madison wanted
a stronger federal government with what
kind of system a checks and balances B
divine right of kings or C ruled by the
minority a checks and balances that is
correct the answer is checks and
balances Madison believed that the best
way to protect Americans Rights was to
create a federal government with a
system of checks and balances this way
each branch has powers over the other
branches so that no one branch becomes
too powerful each branch checks the
other branches and power is balanced
across all three branches it's coming
your way Alex what do you think it's
going to be uh I think it's going to be
the dog
beef I think that's a good guess oh look
UT's on there too we love Dennis
frager's
dog do you like slimy beef no not at all
not even a little bit no have you tried
it no fair enough do you want to smell
it yum see he says it smells yummy so
maybe it is your lucky
day that is
disgusting do you have a dog at home
yeah do you feed this kind of stuff to
your dog definitely not I'm glad I'm
glad I mean uto likes it but I don't
think my dog
would go ahead and mix that up
definitely not you don't want to no just
squeeze the beef a little bit no are you
that grossed out yes that's
fair what document did Madison help
write to convince Americans to support
the new constitution a the Declaration
of Independence B The Federalist Papers
or C War and Peace B The Federalist
Papers that is correct The Federalist
Papers James Madison along with
Alexander Hamilton and John Jay wrote a
series of essays called the Federalist
paper to persuade Americans to ratify
the Constitution Madison wrote 29 of the
85 essays The Federalist Papers are
considered one of the greatest political
documents in American history paybacks
coming your way
silus oh no oh no no no no no no no he
gets to smell this one well he might get
to smell it but it's going to be all
over you would you brush your teeth with
this no you win it
oh I swear it's really not that
bad are you ready take a good whiff this
is your future you might as well get a
whiff how do you like it you don't like
fish eggs in a
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tube well at least it's going to make
that green slime nice and chunky for you
let's start with a little on your arm
actually
Oh e
weird you look gross out what's weird
about
this I mean people eat this you want
it you're telling me if this was on the
menu you wouldn't order nope I just
don't believe
that ew it's coming out of the top too
oh this is so
gross can you do me a favor just let me
yeah just just get that off of me please
mix it into your slime see if it makes
it chunk here for
you question number four goes to
Silas after the Constitution created a
new government what document did Madison
draft and work to pass to protect
Americans fundamental rights a the Bill
of Rights B the Magna Carta or C the
Monroe
Doctrine the Bill of Rights that is
correct the Bill of Rights after the
Constitution was drafted many Americans
believe that it should include a Bill of
Rights to guarantee citizens fundamental
rights such as freedom of speech the
right to bear arms the right to a fair
trial and more the Bill of Rights was
ratified in
1791 some good old tomato
soup just like Grandma used to make my
grandma didn't like to
cook so we got this nasty 5-year-old
tomato soup in a can all for you what do
you think disgusting don't knock it till
you try it
oh you hear
that now I apologize in advance because
I have really bad Aim so this might get
all over you like this
oh another one syus says more so I'm
going to do more oh
gross and maybe some
more
oh another yeah he says
another and let's get that beef nice and
covered in your tomato
soup and for good
measure now these croutons okay I'll
just put them in your
bowl like that and actually let's put a
couple on your arms get those nice and
stuck to you
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there so you look so cool now you look
like super Crouton
man nothing wrong with being a little
crusty you
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know what's that is that the police no
that means it's time for a patriot Pop
Quiz now each of you get a chance to
answer a trivia question about America
that was not in your James Madison
digital magazine but there's a Twist
you'll be blindfolded for your question
and mess
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Patriot Pop Quiz question number one
what is the name of the memorial with
four presidents carved into the side of
a mountain a Old Faithful B Mount
Rushmore or C Statue of Liberty B Mount
Rushmore that is correct the answer is
Mount Rushmore Mount Rushmore located in
South Dakota's Black Hills is known as
America's Shrine of democracy it was
completed in 1941 and features
presidents George Washington Thomas
Jefferson Abraham linol
and Theodore Roosevelt each president
depicted represents a time of growth for
the United States oh no no no the
perfect thing to add to fish
eggs take a smell of that Alex what do
you think octopus oh no it's
worse you take a smell
sylus what does it smell like I don't
know you don't know I'll give you a hint
you feel that what do you think that
is not
good do you think any of them are alive
no they could be
e oh no oh you are going to be so
disgusted when you take your blindfold
off I'll tell you
that e your goo looks disgusting it's
bubbling now and to give you a hint I
think there's something swimming in
there
H what is the name of the plane that the
president travels
in oh it looks like that question is
going to Alex let's see if you have the
answer what is the name of the plane
that the president travels in I think
it's the Air Force One that is correct
Air Force One whenever the president
Travels by air he flies in a Boeing
747 whenever the president is on the
plane the plane is referred to as Air
Force 1 the term Air Force One was first
used to refer to the president's plane
in 1953 under Dwight D Eisenhower which
means silus you had another mystery mess
it is your unlucky day right now oh no
we got something else gross for
you take a smell
Alex I think it's the beef again no you
just smelled the beef from earlier syus
what do you think this smell is oh know
well you probably never smelled eyeballs
before
oh you should stir them in your bowl see
what it feels
like that is one disgusting looking bowl
of just hidden messes I'll put it that
way now let's take those blindfolds off
and see what those messes are
Park you got
lucky you did
not I have a lot of fish well at least
the fish in your bowl are getting to eat
some nice eyeballs we were nice they're
olives not eyeballs and now back to
James Madison next question is for
Alex which political party did Madison
help found the Democratic Republican
party that is correct the Democratic
Republican party when Madison was a
member of Congress he and his friend
Thomas Jefferson formed the Democratic
Republican party the Democratic
Republicans opposed the policies of
fellow Founding Father Alexander
Hamilton's Federalist Party the
Democratic Republican party was very
successful and became the dominant
political party in early American
history which means Silas what are we
going to feed to those fish
today huh actually I don't think they're
that hungry I need your advice though
should I shave my beard this make me
look
old
oh do you want a little in your hair no
just a little tiny bit there you go nice
little hat for you and a little on your
shoulders you look cool
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now do you like it it could be worse it
could be worse see that's optimism we
reward optimism with more shap saving
foam there you
go next question is for
Silas what did James Madison's wife
Dolly do to gain influence over powerful
people in America a served as vice
president B gave inspiring speeches or C
hosted parties and befriended
politicians wives C hosted parties that
is correct the answer is hosted parties
and befriended politicians wise
while James Madison was a shy and quiet
man his wife dolly was charming and
Lively by hosting parties and
befriending the wives of politicians she
was able to influence powerful people to
support her husband's policies Dolly
Madison is also famous for rescuing a
painting of George Washington from
destruction during the War of
1812 do you think these are real eggs no
are you sure mhm the last EGS
reveal let's
see these are nice ones for you let's
put in your hair have you ever had egg
yolk in your hair no oh well today's the
first for
everything three two
one oh it's your lucky day there's no
egg yolk there but you do look like a
piñata like a Funfetti cake or something
with slimy beef and crw time and tomato
soup don't you feel festive now kind of
ready for like a birthday party or
something you are the party
yeah next question is for Alex James
Madison was the first president to do
what a veto a bill B serve two terms or
C ask Congress to declare war I think C
asked Congress to declare war are you
confident in that answer yeah cuz it's
correct the answer is ask Congress to
declare war even though the United
States officially won the war for
independence in 1783 the British
continued to attack American ships and
kidnap American Sailors by 1812 Madison
had had enough and asked Congress to
declare war against Great Britain he was
America's first official wartime
president the United States has declared
war a total of 11 times Silas Silas
Silas I am very not sorry to do this to
you but we have more fish for you
today yes we have some nice slimy
repulsive disgusting
old some of them are alive octopus for
you I'll eat one if you eat one will you
no good cuz I wasn't going to
anyway and let's just throw one next to
your sardines see now all of your
sardines have buddies to hang out
with and some nice eggs you don't even
know what kind of eggs are in that tube
you are just a whole aquarium at this
point can I give one to him for his
present no
that's generous of
you you want some in your open your
hands up in
there and accept this beautiful gift of
slimy gross
octopi now it's time for the final
question this is an important one
whoever gets this one wrong gets a pie
in the face but there's another twist
you must hit your buzzer first in order
to answer the question make sure you
listen to all the answer choices before
hitting your buzzer let the games begin
Madison once said if men were blank no
government would be necessary a Angels B
smart or C
politicians I think it's
angels that is correct the answer is a
angels in Federalist number 51 James
Madison wrote if men were Angels no
government would be necessary Madison
knew that humans are not inherently good
and perfect but self-interested beings
who often abuse the power they have as a
result Madison argued that government
was necessary to prevent people from
harming others he used these ideas when
he crafted the
Constitution it's pie
time do you like whipped
cream you don't know have you tried it
before yeah and what did you think last
time it's good when you had whipped
cream did you just think one day I'm
going to have a whole pie of whipped
cream in my face no really you got a
dream bigger my
friend that's enough right yeah actually
you know it could take more he's I mean
he's the man he said so L more a lot
more yeah I guess
so and that is looking much
better it's better than the shaving
cream it is better than the shaving
cream I hope we didn't accidentally mix
those up at
all and some nice strawberry syrup for
you you can brush your teeth with that
fish egg and a tube later we'll give you
one to take
off and some sprinkles making nice and
photogenic for
you does it look delicious yep thank you
I've been working on my baking skills
actually so I really appreciate that and
it's time 5 4 3 2 2 1
oh can you see us no
no well congratulations on your first
pie in the face at prayer you kids we
make dreams come
true here's what we
learned James Madison was the fourth
president of the United States He is
known as the father of the Constitution
and drafted the bill Bill of Rights
which guarantees our fundamental rights
as Citizens Madison also declared war
with Great Britain known today as the
War of 1812 the winner of the five-point
star in American flag trophy is Alex
yeah on our flag red stands for courage
white is for Purity and blue is for
justice and perseverance our flag is a
worldwide symbol for freedom it belongs
to all Americans together as one through
our differences did you guys have fun
today yes yes silus you still got some
shaving foam or is that whipped cream on
your shoulder how do you know which is
which I know which is
which thank you guys for playing with us
for being such great Sports both of you
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hands and how about a high
five you guys can give me one too
that's definitely shaving foam see you
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