Amendments quiz

Forcing people to pay for the right to vote was called a _________?

• Literacy Test
• Poll Tax

What was the impact of the 13th Amendment of the Constitution?

• It enforced segregation
• It abolished poll taxes
• It made slavery illegal
• It defined citizenship

Which term is the best meaning of "suffrage"?

• the right for women to protest
• the right to vote in elections
• citizenship
• freedom

How did the 24th Amendment expand voting rights to Americans?

• States could charge poll taxes in elections
• Literacy tests were required so minorities learned to read
• It made poll taxes illegal
• It did nothing to expand voting rights

How does the 14th Amendment protect individual rights?

• It made slavery illegal
• Women could now vote in all elections
• It made poll taxes illegal
• It defined citizenship so all citizens have the same rights

Which of the following responses best supports the 15th Amendment of the Constitution?

• A person cannot be denied the right to vote based on gender.
• A person cannot be denied the right to vote based on race.
• A person cannot be denied the right to vote based on age.
• No one can be denied the right to vote. 

The 19th Amendment expanded voting rights to which group of people?

• Women
• 18 year olds
• All freed slaves
• All Americans

After an amendment to the United States Constitution is proposed by Congress, it must be ratifies before it can be added to the Constitution. What does ratified mean?

• to be avoided

• to be removed

• to be voted on

• to be approved

Read the Situation. Decide if the person experienced due process of law.

Charles Wright was accused of murder. He went to trial and was found guilty. Later, his family learned one of the jurors knew Charles in school and never liked him.

• Yes

• No

What gives your neighbor the right to keep his guns in his possession?

• Amendment 9

• Amendment 11

• Amendment 2

• Amendment 15