Amendments Checkpoint

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The 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution outlawed the use of poll taxes to prevent citizens from voting for federal office holders. This 1964 change continued what evolutionary development of the U.S. Constitution? Options: permitting women to run for public office, extending basic rights to more Americans, increasing the number of elected public officials, strengthening the role of political parties in choosing candidates

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extending basic rights to more Americans

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How were voting qualifications for national elections changed by a constitutional amendment?

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by lowering the minimum age to vote

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How did a later constitutional amendment expand upon African Americans' ability to participate in the political process? Options: by removing an economic barrier that prevented many African Americans from voting, by ensuring the election of an African American to each state's legislature, by granting African Americans the right to work on election campaigns, by requiring states to create congressional districts specifically for African Americans

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by removing an economic barrier that prevented many African Americans from voting

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How did a constitutional amendment alter an aspect of the Electoral College?

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The District of Columbia was granted electoral votes despite not being a state.

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In the presidential election of 1800, there was a tie in the Electoral College vote for president. How was the U.S. Constitution amended to change the election procedures of the Electoral College?

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Separate balloting was required for candidates for president and vice president.

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How was the Constitution amended to provide representation to the residents of the District of Columbia? Options: by giving them voting members of Congress, by giving them electors in the Electoral College, by allowing them to vote directly for a president, by allowing them to vote in either Virginia or Maryland

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by giving them electors in the Electoral College

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What does the 25th Amendment establish that had previously been undefined in the Constitution? Options: the separate election of presidents and vice presidents, a limit on the number of terms the president may serve in office, a shorter period between an election and the date a president takes office, a process for addressing a temporary disability of the president

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a process for addressing a temporary disability of the president

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How did a constitutional amendment alter how the president and vice president are elected in the Electoral College?

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Electors vote for a candidate for president and a candidate for vice president separately.

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Which action is a violation of the First Amendment? A reporter is arrested for writing an article that criticizes the government. A person is forced to testify against himself or herself in court. An individual is put on trial twice for the same crime. A citizen’s house is searched without a warrant.

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A reporter is arrested for writing an article that criticizes the government.

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What was the goal of those who supported the passage of the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

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to limit the power of the federal government