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Amendments Review

How can you remember the amendments?

Multiple Choice

What is an amendment?

• A change or addition

• An introduction or statement of purpose

• A formal meeting called for a special purpose

• A belief or judgement of an individual group

Multiple Choice

How does the Constitution address the concern raised by Thomas Jefferson?

"I am not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and Constitutions. But laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind. As that becomes more developed, more enlightened, as new discoveries are made, new truths discovered and manners and opinions change, with the change of circumstances, institutions must advance also to keep pace with the times." - Thomas Jefferson

• It allows for separation of powers

• It allows for checks and balances

• It allows for amendments to the Constitution

• It allows for limited government

Multiple Choice

The 17th Amendment was passed during the Progressive Era. The purpose behind it was to

• Give women greater political power

• Give more power to the people & reduce political corruption

• End Jim Crow voting laws

• Create a tax system where the rich would contribute more than the poor

Multiple Choice

The 18th Amendment, Prohibition, was repealed by the ____ Amendment. This is the only amendment in US history to get rid of an earlier amendment.

• 11th

• 21st

• 27th

• 15th

Multiple Select

Which of the following are amendments that expanded voting rights

• 26

• 13

• 19

• 24

• 15

Multiple Select

Which of the following amendments help those accused of crimes?

• 2

• 6

• 5

• 12

Multiple Choice

The ____ amendment is often considered the most important important. It protects freedom of religion, freedom of assembly (meeting), the right to petition, freedom of the press, and freedom of speech

• 1st

• 5th

• 21st

• 18th

Multiple Choice

The 14th Amendment states:

"All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."

Today, this amendment gives natural born citizenship meaning babies born in the US are automatically citizens. The amendment was originally designed to grant citizenship to

• the children of Irish-Americans

• children born in US territories that had not yet become states

• women who did not yet have the right to vote but needed some legal protection

• recently freed slaves

Multiple Select

Reasons for the failure of the 18th amendment included:

• It led to a rise in crime rates

• The Women's Suffrage movement was successful

• It resulted in a decline in tax revenue

• It was hard to enforce

Multiple Choice

President Lincoln helped make sure this amendment was passed to solve the main problem that had led to the Civil War and to expand his earlier Emancipation Proclamation to apply to the whole country. What is this amendment?

• 10

• 13

• 16

• 19

Multiple Choice

The first 3 ___________ of the Constitution set up the government into legislative, executive, and judicial branches.

• amendments

• articles

• preambles

• rights

Multiple Choice

Article V of the Constitution allows for making amendments to the Constitution. This article is important because

• it sets up the branches of government

• it divides power between the state and national government

• it allows changes to be made so the Constitution can adjust to the times

• it makes the Constitution the highest law in the land

Multiple Select

Which of the following are rights granted by the 6th amendment:

Multiple Choice

The 22nd amendment limits the president two terms in office. It was passed after _______________________ was elected 4 times.

• Thomas Jefferson

• Richard Nixon

• Donald Trump

• Franklin Roosevelt

Multiple Choice

Why is freedom of the press important for a healthy democracy?

• It allows people to send letters to the government

• It allows TV, radio, websites, and newspapers to freely share information with the American people and monitor the government

• It allows people to meet in groups and discuss important matters

• It allows people to say anything they want

Match

Organize these options into the right categories

• Repeal Prohibition

• Limits Congressional tax raises

• Federal income taxes

• Rules about presidential succession

21st Amendment

27th Amendment

16th Amendment

25th Amendment

20th Amendment

• 21st Amendment

• 27th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

• 25th Amendment

• 20th Amendment