Ohio American Government AIR Test Standard 13

Amendments _____, _____, and _____ have addressed unique historical circumstances.

• 1, 2, 3

• 8, 9, 10

• 6, 7, 8

• 11, 21, 27

Supreme Court case that was the reason the 11th amendment was added to the Constitution.

• Chisholm v. Georgia

• Plessy v Ferguson

• Mapp v Ohio

• Brown v Board of Education

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

• 11th
• 15th
• 10th
• 23rd

This made it possible for the US Government to ban the sale of alcohol in 1920.

• Criminal Syndicalism Laws
• The Volstead Act
• The Palmer Raids
• The 18th Amendment

Federal Law (act) that was passed to help enforce the provisions in the 18th amendment - made it easier for the government to implement the ban of alcohol.

• The 18th Amendment

• The Volstead Act

• The Criminal Syndicalism Act

• The Immigration Act of 1921

Repeal of Prohibition

• 18th Amendment
• 21st Amendment
• 23rd AMendment
• 16th Amendment

Why was prohibition repealed?

• the government was losing money by not taxing even though alcohol was being sold

• Crime rates dropped as a result of alcohol becoming illegal.

• the government got too much money from the taxes

Cannot increase/decrease salaries of members of Congress in the middle of a term. Which amendment is this?

• 27th

• 5th

• 16th

• 21st