amendments 11-27 practice

All male citizens have the right to vote regardless of race

• 15th

• 3rd

• 27th

• 19th

Presidents cannot serve more than two terms (or 10 years). This amendment was ratified after FDR was elected four times in a row.

• 16th

• 19th

• 22nd

• 23rd

Citizens of one state cannot sue another state in federal court.  Which amendment is this?

• 11th
• 15th
• 10th
• 23rd

Which amendment repealed prohibition due to increased criminal activity, and a negative impact on the economy?

• 21st

• 18th

• 27th

• 4th

Every person born or naturalized in the US is a citizen with equal protection of the law. "Due process" and other guarantees in the Bill of Rights apply to state governments too!

• 12th

• 22nd

• 15th

• 14th

Which amendment banned poll taxes as a requirement or qualification for voting?

• 23rd

• 18th

• 10th

• 24th

Which amendment checks Congress' ability to give themselves a raise and makes them wait for any raise to take effect until the next term?

• 27th

• 5th

• 16th

• 21st

The 17th amendment gave the people of each state the power to directly elect their US Senators because...

• before that they were appointed by the president, which was outlined in Article 1.

• state legislatures had become corrupt and senate seats were traded for favors or bribes.

• the U.S. Senate terms were 6 years.

• all states receive 2 senators.

Which amendment abolished slavery?

• 13th

• 15th

• 24th

• 19th

Which amendment granted women suffrage nationwide?

• 18th

• 19th

• 10th

• 12th