7- Thursday, March 26, 2020 The 27 Ammendments p. 13/14
  • 1. A legislature is
A) a group of people who have the right to vote
B) a group of people elected to create charters
C) a group of people who support tyranny
D) a group of people chosen to make laws
  • 2. People who take "the fifth"
A) have to tell the truth even if it will send them to jail.
B) are admitting their guilt.
C) misunderstand the Constitution.
D) are using their constitutional right to remain silent.
  • 3. The 13th Amendment
A) made African Americans citizens of the states in which they lived.
B) was overturned by a later amendment.
C) gave African American men the right to vote.
D) abolished slavery.
  • 4. The 14th Amendment
A) gave citizenship to African Americans born in the United States.
B) was found unconstitutional.
C) abolished slavery.
  • 5. The 15th Amendment
A) gave African American men the right to vote.
B) abolished slavery.
  • 6. The 24th Amendment
A) has not yet been passed.
B) gave African Americans equal protection of the laws.
C) declared that citizens do not have to pay a tax to vote.
D) gave African American women the right to vote.
  • 7. Women gained suffrage
A) from the 24th Amendment
B) from the 23rd Amendment
C) from the Bill of Rights
D) from the 19th Amendment
  • 8. The Twenty-sixth Amendment granted the right to vote to
A) all women
B) people between 18 and 21 years of age.
C) African American Women
D) immigrants
  • 9. The amendments to the Constitution are evidence that the Constitution
A) changes only in wartime
B) is finally perfect
C) is flexible
D) gives people too much power
  • 10. Which of the following is NOT a goal set forth in the Preamble to the Constitution?
A) to establish justice
B) to create a bickering bicameral legislature
C) to provide for the common defense
  • 11. The 4th Amendment protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government
A) False
B) True
  • 12. Guarantees a trial by jury
A) 7th Amendment
B) 12th Amendment
C) 11th Amendment
D) 5th Amendment
  • 13. The 16th Amendment
A) 18-year-olds are allowed to vote in federal and state elections
B) Individual cannot sue a state in federal courts
C) Establishes Congress's to impose a federal income tax
D) No person shall be elected to the office of president more than twice
  • 14. The 18th Amendment
A) Prohibition, no alcoholic beverages to be bought or sold in the United States
B) Repeals prohibition
C) Insures that punishments for crimes are not excessive, cruel, or unusual
D) Prohibits Congress from voting itself mid-term pay raises
  • 15. The 5th Amendment
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
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