A) a group of people who support tyranny B) a group of people chosen to make laws C) a group of people elected to create charters D) a group of people who have the right to vote
A) have to tell the truth even if it will send them to jail. B) are using their constitutional right to remain silent. C) are admitting their guilt. D) misunderstand the Constitution.
A) was overturned by a later amendment. B) made African Americans citizens of the states in which they lived. C) gave African American men the right to vote. D) abolished slavery.
A) gave citizenship to African Americans born in the United States. B) abolished slavery. C) was found unconstitutional.
A) gave African American men the right to vote. B) abolished slavery.
A) gave African American women the right to vote. B) has not yet been passed. C) declared that citizens do not have to pay a tax to vote. D) gave African Americans equal protection of the laws.
A) from the 23rd Amendment B) from the 19th Amendment C) from the 24th Amendment D) from the Bill of Rights
A) all women B) people between 18 and 21 years of age. C) immigrants D) African American Women
A) is flexible B) gives people too much power C) changes only in wartime D) is finally perfect
A) to provide for the common defense B) to establish justice C) to create a bickering bicameral legislature
A) True B) False
A) 12th Amendment B) 11th Amendment C) 7th Amendment D) 5th Amendment
A) Establishes Congress's to impose a federal income tax B) Individual cannot sue a state in federal courts C) 18-year-olds are allowed to vote in federal and state elections D) No person shall be elected to the office of president more than twice
A) Insures that punishments for crimes are not excessive, cruel, or unusual B) Prohibits Congress from voting itself mid-term pay raises C) Repeals prohibition D) Prohibition, no alcoholic beverages to be bought or sold in the United States
A) No person can be tried twice for the same offense, prohibits being a witness against yourself and guarantees due process of law B) Gave residents of Washington D.C., the right to vote in presidential elections C) Changed the dates the president takes office from March 4th to January 20th. Also changed the start of Congress to January 3rd and ended old second session D) Power not given to the federal government is given to the people or states |