Civics Unit 3- Constitution & Bill of Rights

What document did the Constitution replace?

• The Bill of Rights
• The Amendments
• The Articles of Confederation
• The Magna Carta

What term refers to the idea that the national government shares power with state governments?

• Articles of Confederation
• Ratification
• Federalism
• Checks and Balances

What are checks and balances?

• tools used for measurement
• forms of money
• documents which are made into law
• a way to make sure no branch of government has too much power

Who has the power to sign or veto laws?

• The Vice President
• The Speaker of the House
• The President
• The Chief Justice

Which amendment protects citizens from "unreasonable search and seizure"?

• 1st Amendment
• 2nd Amendment
• 4th Amendment
• 6th Amendment

This amendment asserts that powers not delegated to the national government or denied to the states are reserved to the states.

• 2nd
• 8th
• 9th 
• 10th

Which amendment is represented in the picture?

• 19th

• 24th

• 26th

• 15th

Gave citizens the right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous conditions of servitude.

• 23rd Amendment

• 24th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

The 18th Amendment, Prohibition, was repealed by the ____ Amendment. This is the only amendment in US history to get rid of an earlier amendment.

• 11th

• 21st

• 27th

• 15th

Which of the following amendments help those accused of crimes?

• 2

• 6

• 5

• 12