Government and Civics

If a group wants to have more influence in their government, which responsibility will allow that to happen?

• jury duty

• military service

• voting

• volunteering

If Congress wants to propose an amendment, it has to get the approval of

• Two-thirds of the House of Representatives and the Senate

• The President of the United States and all members of Congress.

• Every member of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

• The speaker of the House of Representatives and the President

In order to follow due process, a law must

• Be fair and understandable to all

• Apply only to people of certain states

• Be followed by every American citizen

• Discuss the punishment for the crime

Before an amendment is ratified, it has to be

• Presented to Congress by the president

• Approved by three-fourths of the states

• Signed by all members of Congress

• Approved by all fifty states

Due process is included in the Constitution to

• Describe the reasons for juries

• Explain the responsibilities of citizens

• Protect the rights of citizens

• Force people to follow the law

This amendment, ratified in 1920, gave all citizens including women the right to vote.

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This amendment, known as the last of the Civil War amendments, gave all men including African American men the right to vote.

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The ________ amendment, passed in 1964 during the Civil Rights movement outlawed the exclusion of voting due to poll taxes.

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This amendment allowed residents in Washington D.C. representation in Congress and the right to vote for President.

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The ______ amendment, passed during Vietnam lowered the voting age from 21 to 18. The argument for this amendment came from protests that men were being drafted into a war, and these same men could not even vote in an election.

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