Reconstruction Amendments Quiz

What is the main focus of the 14th Amendment?

• Abolishing slavery

• Clarifying and establishing citizenship, equal protection, and due process

• Establishing the right to bear arms

• Granting women the right to vote

Which of the following is true about the 14th Amendment?

• It is the shortest amendment to the United States Constitution

• It was the first amendment to be ratified

• It only addresses voting rights

• It is the longest amendment to the United States Constitution

What does the 14th Amendment clarify?

• The establishment of a national bank

• The process of electing a president

• The rights of states to secede

• Citizenship, equal protection, and due process

What does the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution call for?

Match each of the Reconstruction Amendments to the correct description.

• Fourteenth Amendment

• Gave citizenship rights to formerly enslaved people.

• Fifteenth Amendment

• Granted African-American men the right to vote.

• Thirteenth Amendment

• Outlawed the practice of slavery across the United States.

"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."

- Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

This amendment was created primarily for the purpose of

• granting former slaves suffrage.

• avoiding another Civil War.

• punishing southern states.

• granting women the right to vote.