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