Laws, Amendments, Acts, and Policies Post-Test Review

What does the 15th Amendment address?

• Right to bear arms

• Suffrage (right to vote) for black men

• Suffrage (right to vote) for women

• Search and seizure, must have search warrant

What does the 14th Amendment ensure?

• It ensures that all citizens are granted equal protection under the law and gave newly freed slaves citizenship.

• It relates to the lowering of the voting age to 18 during the Vietnam War.

• It involves the prohibition of poll taxes that restricted voting rights.

Slavery was abolished in 1865 by

• Amendment 3
• Amendment 4
• Amendment 13
• Amendment 14

Amend means...

• To approve

• To change

• To disregard

• To write

Which amendment guarantees women the right to vote?

• 1st Amendment
• 4th Amendment
• 19th Amendment
• 12th Amendment

A most unusual amendment - it is the only one to repeal a previous one

• 21tst
• 22nd
• 18th
• 26th

18th Amendment

• Ban on tobacco products
• Prohibition of alcoholic beverages
• Legalization of alcoholic beverages
• Mandatory military service

21st amendment

• Introduced the 18th amendment
• Modified the 19th amendment
• Revised the 20th amendment
• Repealed the 18th amendment

Homestead Act

• The Homestead Act provided settlers with free land without any conditions.
• The Homestead Act was only applicable to wealthy individuals.
• The Homestead Act granted settlers land in urban areas instead of rural areas.
• The Homestead Act provided settlers with 160 acres of public land for a small fee if they met certain conditions.

Civil Rights Act of 1964

• A document that limited civil rights for certain groups in the United States.
• Legislation that promoted discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, or national origin in the United States.

• An international treaty related to civil rights signed in 1964.
• Legislation that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, or national origin in the United States.