02.40-1 QUIZIZZ: The 27 Amendments

Amendments: (2019) A flaw in the Electoral College became clear when conflict arose during the election of President Thomas Jefferson in 1800. How did the 12th Amendment alter how the president and vice-president are elected in the Electoral College?

• Electors vote for a candidate for president and a candidate for vice-president separately.

• Electors must choose the candidates with the most popular votes for president and vice-president.

• Electors must vote for a candidate for president from one party and a candidate for vice-president from the opposite party.

• Electors choose two candidates for president; the one with the most votes becomes president and the other becomes vice-president.

Amendments: (2015) Which situation brought about the adoption of the 12th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

• Electoral College voters’ values and interests did not match those of the general population.

• The Electoral College vote did not correspond to the popular vote in early presidential elections.

• A scandal in the Electoral College called into question the validity of the presidential election of 1796.

• The Electoral College did not have separate ballots for president and vice president, resulting in a tie in 1800.

Amendments: (2015,17) The 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution outlawed the use of poll taxes to prevent citizens from voting for federal office holders. This 1964 change continued what evolutionary development of the U.S. Constitution?

• Permitting women to run for public office

• Extending basic rights to more Americans

• Increasing the number of elected public officials

• Strengthening the role of political parties in choosing candidates.

Amendments: (2018) The 25th Amendment was ratified after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Which issue, among others, did the 25th Amendment clarify?

• How a new president is elected

• How to fill the office of vice president when it is vacant

• The role of the Secret Service in protecting the president

• The role of the Speaker of the House in presidential succession.

Amendments: (2019) The 15th Amendment expanded African Americans’ ability to participate in the political process. How did the 24th Amendment expand upon the 15th Amendment?

• By granting African-American women the right to vote.

• By ensuring the election of an African-American to each state’s legislature.

• By requiring states to create congressional districts specifically for African-Americans.

• By removing an economic barrier that prevented many African-Americans from voting.

Amendments: (2019) Which circumstance prompted the adoption of the 23rd Amendment?

• A tie in the presidential election of 1800.

• Difficulties enforcing the ban on alcohol.

• President Lyndon B. Johnson’s poor health.

• The growing population of Washington D.C.

Amendments: (2015) The United States Constitution is a living document that changes over time as a result of amendments and Supreme Court decisions. How did the Constitution change as a result of the 26th Amendment?

• It protected the right of African-Americans to own property.

• It made eighteen-year-old citizens eligible to vote in federal and state elections.

• It extended the right to vote to women in federal and state elections.

• It prohibited practices of racial segregation.

Amendments: (2018) The 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution extended voting rights to previously disenfranchised groups. Identify the two groups that gained the right to vote as a result of these amendments.

• 21 Year-olds

• The poor

• The elderly

• African Americans

Amendments: (2018) The 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution extended voting rights to previously disenfranchised groups. Identify the three groups that gained the right to vote as a result of these amendments.

• Former slaves

• Convicted felons

• Women

• 18 Year-olds

Amendments: (2016) What was the direct effect of the 13th Amendment?

• The abolition of slavery

• The desegregation of public schools

• The enforcement of poll taxes by state governments

• The establishment of African-American National Guard units