ALL 27 AMENDMENTS

What word best defines "amendment"?

• getting rid of the Constitution

• a change to the Constitution

• copying the Constitution

Which of these is NOT protected under the first amendment?

• right to a trial by jury

• right to practice any religion you want (or no religion if you want)

• right of individuals and the press to criticize the government

• the right to peacefully protest and petition the government

Which of these statements best describes the 9th and 10th amendments

• They protect rights not specifically mentioned in Constitution and allow the states to make laws on issues not addressed by the federal government.

• They say that the federal government must listen to the states before passing laws.

• They say that only rights specifically mentioned in the Constitution are protected and anything else not mentioned is illegal.

• They protect the federal government from states trying to pass unfair laws.

The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments are collectively called the Civil War Amendments (all needed after the Civil War).  Which statement best summarizes what these amendments say?

• Gave people the right to freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of the press.

• Banned slavery and specified that race could not be a factor in preventing someone from being a citizen or stop someone from voting

• Banned cruel and unusual punishment and allowed women to vote

• Required that the Northern states pay the Southern states after the Civil War

Why was the 22nd Amendment created?

• To limit the president to two terms after Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) had been elected to four terms.

• To limit the president to one term after George Washington was elected and served two terms.

• To allow the vice-president to become president if the president died in office as Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) died in office.