New York voters will decide in November whether to hold a constitutional convention, opening up the entire state constitution for review. It's an opportunity that comes up only once every 20 years and there's plenty of debate underway over whether a convention would be a positive step toward reform or simply a terrible, dreadful, no-good idea.

The non-profit group Generation Citizen is releasing new lesson plans on the constitutional convention. The lessons are geared toward eighth-through-12th grade students, most of whom will not be voting on the ballot measure this November. But voting is just one aspect of the democratic process, said DeNora Getachew, Generation Citizen's New York executive director.

"This lesson is: One, about educating young people and getting them informed about the process," she said. "Two, making clear that they can advocate for themselves and say, 'Is this a good thing or a bad thing for New York's democracy?'"

To test your own knowledge on the convention, take a gander at this educational video and try to answer these questions (answers at the bottom):

Q: When was the NY Constitution first written? 

Q: How many constitutional conventions have there been? 

Q: Does the governor play a role in amending the constitution?  

The lessons explain to students what it takes to amend the state constitution, and guides discussions around a convention's pros and cons. They then teach and encourage students to advocate for their positions, instructing how to get press attention, write an Op-Ed or lobby an elected leader to hold a public forum on the issue.

And while the lesson plans are free and available to any teacher, Getachew encourages all New Yorkers to download them. Polling shows that the majority of New York voters do not know anything about the convention, she said.

(Answers: 1777; Nine. The most recent one was in 1967;No)