WorksheetsAmendments
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which guarantees freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion to individuals in the United States?
a)
the Treaty of Paris of 1783
b)
the Articles of Confederation
c)
the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
d)
the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
2.
The Bill of Rights was added to the U.S. Constitution primarily to
a)
provide the President with power in times of emergency
b)
establish fair and impartial elections
c)
protect individual liberties
d)
guarantee voting privileges to minorities
3.
In the 8th Amendment, excessive fines cannot be imposed, excessive bail cannot be required and ____________.
a)
People cannot be forced to be witnesses against themselves.
b)
Cruel and unusual punishment cannot be inflicted.
c)
Warrants cannot be issued unless probable cause is established.
d)
A defendant cannot be denied a speedy and public trial.
4.
Poll taxes, literacy tests & grandfather clauses are ways southern states weakened the effects of the —
a)
13th amendment
b)
14th amendment
c)
15th amendment
d)
10th amendment
5.
Unreasonable searches and seizures are illegal, search warrants may not be issued without probable cause, and the place to be searched and the people or items to be seized must be described in a warrant are protections described in this amendment
a)
4th amendment
b)
5th amendment
c)
6th amendment
d)
7th amendment
6.
Which of these prompted Congress to propose the Fourteenth Amendment?
a)
The popular sovereignty provision in the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
b)
The positions taken in the Know-Nothing Party platform.
c)
The Black Codes enacted by southern states after the Civil War.
d)
The opposition by southern states to the Emancipation Proclamation.
7.
The abolitionist movement achieved its goal with the passage of which amendment?
a)
12th Amendment
b)
13th Amendment
c)
14th Amendment
d)
15th Amendment
8.
When citizens report for jury duty, they are helping uphold a constitutional right guaranteed by the—
a)
1st amendment
b)
2nd amendment
c)
6th amendment
d)
10th amendment
9.
Which has been an important limitation on the power of eminent domain found in the
Fifth Amendment?
Fifth Amendment?
a)
The reciting of prayers in public schools has been prohibited.
b)
There must be a "clear and present danger" before it can be exercised.
c)
Individuals accused of committing crimes are protected from abusive behavior by
the police.
the police.
d)
Governments must provide "reasonable compensation" when taking a person's
property.
property.
10.
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it
to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
- United States Constitution, 10th Amendment
This amendment in the Bill of Rights was intended to -
to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
- United States Constitution, 10th Amendment
This amendment in the Bill of Rights was intended to -
a)
give people the right to vote on important issues
b)
reduce the rights of citizens
c)
limit the powers of the federal government
d)
assure federal control over the states
11.
Why did Alexis de Tocqueville believe that American society was egalitarian?
a)
All Americans had the same wealth.
b)
Americans lacked a hereditary social class of nobles.
c)
Americans had just abolished slavery just before his visit.
d)
The Declaration of Independence announced that all men were created equal.
12.
Which of the following was an important characteristic of American society as noted
by Alexis de Tocqueville in 1831- 1832?
by Alexis de Tocqueville in 1831- 1832?
a)
federalism
b)
imperialism
c)
populism
d)
isolationism
13.
St. John de Crevecoeur and Alexis de Tocqueville were similar in that both --
a)
traveled from France to America to study prison reform
b)
came to America during the same time period
c)
identified values crucial to America's success as a constitutional republic
d)
were highly opposed to what they di scovered in America
14.
Commerce makes men independent of each another, gives quite another idea of their personal value, persuades them to manage their own affairs, and teaches them to be successful. . . .
No country in the world has a more lively or concerned feeling for property than the United States and nowhere else does the majority display less inclination toward those doctrines which threaten to impair in any way at all the manner in which property is owned.
— Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America
Which value important to America’s success as a constitutional republic is best illustrated in this excerpt?
No country in the world has a more lively or concerned feeling for property than the United States and nowhere else does the majority display less inclination toward those doctrines which threaten to impair in any way at all the manner in which property is owned.
— Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America
Which value important to America’s success as a constitutional republic is best illustrated in this excerpt?
a)
Social Justice
b)
Populism
c)
Laissez-Faire
d)
Egalitarianism
15.
Which of the following words are part of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
"They are endowed by the Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
b)
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens of the United
States."
States."
c)
"No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner."
d)
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."
100 %
