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Civics Amendment Review Chapter 3-4

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The number of amendments that have been added to the Constitution is
a)
25
b)
27
c)
10
d)
16
2.
Slavery was abolished in 1865 by
a)
Amendment 3
b)
Amendment 4
c)
Amendment 13
d)
Amendment 14
3.
Which amendment protects the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition?
a)
Amendment 1
b)
Amendment 17
c)
Amendment 2
d)
Amendment 4
4.
Since winning the right to vote in 1920, women have slowly gained political power.  Which amendment granted women the right to vote?
a)
Amendment 19
b)
Amendment 16
c)
Amendment 17
d)
Amendment 6
5.
You disapprove of your neighbor’s gun collection. What gives him the right to keep his guns in his possession?
a)
Amendment 9
b)
Amendment 11
c)
Amendment 2
d)
Amendment 15
6.
Police officer Dan is knocking at your door, demanding he search your home, but he has no search warrant.  Which amendment protects you from Officer Dan coming into your home?
a)
Amendment 1
b)
Amendment 18
c)
Amendment 2
d)
Amendment 4
7.
It is illegal to make any citizen pay for the right to vote because of
a)
Amendment 24, Poll Tax
b)
Amendment 27, Congressional Pay
c)
Amendment 16, Income Tax
d)
Amendment 25, Presidential Succession
8.
Amendment 15 says that all citizens have the right to ______________ regardless of race
a)
A fair trial
b)
Rebel
c)
Vote
d)
State their opinion
9.
According to Amendment 18 (which was later repealed), adults could not legally buy alcoholic beverages. The practice of making it illegal to buy alcoholic beverages was called
a)
Right to Vote
b)
Income Tax
c)
Women’s Suffrage
d)
Prohibition
10.
Amendment 26 grants citizens the right to vote at the age of
a)
16
b)
18
c)
21
d)
30
11.
The News Gazette contains a section about opinions and editorials.  What idea in the amendments protects the right to publish opinions and editorials?
a)
Freedom of the Press
b)
Search and Seizure
c)
Rights of People
d)
Trial by Jury in Civil Cases
12.
While reading World News, you come across a story of two men involved in a bank robbery. One man stands trial immediately, while the other is held in prison with no trial.  What forbids this from happening in the U.S.?
a)
Quartering Troops
b)
Right to Speedy, Public Trial
c)
Search and Seizure
d)
Rights of the People
13.
Franklin D. Roosevelt served two terms and was elected for a third term.  Amendment 22, limiting a president to two terms, was passed shortly after Roosevelt’s presidency. Why did Americans feel this amendment was necessary?
a)
To allow everyone a chance to vote every four years
b)
To prevent president’s from dying in office
c)
To prevent one person from having too much power for too long
d)
To allow the creation of new ideas in Congress
14.

No quartering of soldiers during peacetime

a)

2

b)

3

c)

7

d)

11

e)

13

15.

Due process; No double jeopardy; No self-incrimination

a)

25

b)

24

c)

19

d)

15

e)

5

16.

Speedy trial; Public trial; Right to confront witnesses; Right to a lawyer; Impartial jury

a)

4

b)

6

c)

17

d)

8

e)

2

17.

No excessive bail; No cruel and unusual punishment

a)

24

b)

20

c)

8

d)

15

e)

10

18.

Powers reserved to the people

a)

19

b)

10

c)

22

d)

4

e)

9

19.

Powers reserved to the states

a)

1

b)

9

c)

7

d)

19

e)

10

20.

African American males were guaranteed the right to vote

a)

15

b)

12

c)

4

d)

22

e)

23

21.

Senators elected directly by people of each state

a)

20

b)

26

c)

22

d)

17

e)

23

22.

Electors will vote for President and Vice President on separate ballots

a)

9

b)

12

c)

22

d)

23

e)

28

23.

Shortened the period of time between federal elections and the day that officials were sworn into office

a)

20

b)

22

c)

23

d)

24

e)

25

24.

People in Washington, D.C. vote for President and granted three electoral votes

a)

17

b)

19

c)

23

d)

25

e)

26

25.

Established procedures to follow in the case of presidential death and/or disability

a)

5

b)

6

c)

8

d)

10

e)

25

26.

What is the Bill of Rights?

a)

The first 10 Amendments

b)

The first 10 people to cross the finish line

c)

the first 10 nights in a month

d)

The first 10 items on a grocery list

27.

What is libel?

a)

Defamation of character by a congressman

b)

Defamation of character through spoken word

c)

Defamation of character in writing

d)

Defamation of character by a principal

28.

What is slander?

a)

Defamation of character by a congressman

b)

Defamation of character through spoken word

c)

Defamation of character in writing

d)

Defamation of character by a principal

29.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
a)
Being popular in the world
b)
People voting and having a say in the governments decisions
c)
People voting
d)
The act of the 20th admendment and it’s rules.
30.

Which powers are for national and state?

a)

expressed

b)

inherent

c)

concurrent

d)

reserved

31.
Powers that belong strictly to the states.
a)
Reserved Powers
b)
Concurrent Powers
c)
Delegated Powers
d)
Expressed Powers
32.
SS.7.C.3.4
Citizens are subject to both state and federal laws.  This is a characteristic of which constitutional principle?
a)
Popular Sovereignty
b)
Rule of Law
c)
Limited Government
d)
Federalism
33.
SS.7.C.3.4
Powers that are not given to the Federal government are 
a)
implied powers
b)
expressed powers
c)
reserved powers
d)
super powers
34.
SS.7.C.3.4
To regulate schools & education is a
a)
delegated (federal only) power
b)
concurrent (shared) power
c)
reserved (state only) power
35.
The purpose of the checks and balances system is to
a)
make sure the President has the most power.
b)
to write checks and keep people from fighting.
c)
to balance the power of the three branches of government.
36.
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
a)
2nd Amendments
b)
10th Amendment
c)
3rd Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
37.
Which amendment establishes that Electors shall vote by ballot for President and Vice-President?
a)
1st  Amendment
b)
12th Amendment
c)
7th Amendment
d)
5th Amendment
38.

What does it mean to repeal something?

a)

To cancel

b)

To veto

c)

To accept

d)

To go really fast

39.

What does presidential tenure mean?

a)

How many times a president must marry

b)

How many terms a president may serve

c)

How may years a president must live

d)

How many cats a president must own

40.

What does franchise mean?

a)

The right to own a business

b)

The right to wear what you want

c)

The right to petition the government

d)

The right to vote

41.

How many articles are in the Constitution?

a)

6

b)

2

c)

3

d)

7

42.

What is a written change to the Constitution called?

a)

Amendment

b)

Article

c)

Confederation

d)

Rainbows

43.

What is a government with defined restrictions to it's power?

a)

Limited Government

b)

Reserved Powers

c)

Concurrent Powers

d)

Enumerated Powers

44.

What is the term for a president's formal advisors?

a)

Cadre

b)

Cohorts

c)

Friends

d)

Cabinet

45.

Which is NOT a principle of the Constitution?

a)

Federalism

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Unlimited Government

d)

Rule of Law

46.

What does the first article of the Constitution set up?

a)

Legislative branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

Cabinet

47.

What does the second article of the Constitution set up?

a)

Legislative branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

Cabinet

48.

What does the third article of the Constitution set up?

a)

Legislative branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

Cabinet

49.

What does the seventh article of the Constitution set up?

a)

Instructions for walking a dog

b)

Instructions for ratification of the Constitution

c)

Instructions for cooking

d)

Instructions for amending the Constitution

50.
This amendment gave citizens of Washington, DC the right to vote for the President of the United States.
a)
26
b)
25
c)
24
d)
23
51.
This amendment sets rules and an order of who takes over as President if something happens to them (called disability and succession).
a)
25
b)
24
c)
23
d)
22
52.
This amendment made it legal again to buy, sell and drink alcohol.
a)
22
b)
21
c)
23
d)
26
53.
This amendment limits the President to serving 2 terms in office.
a)
21
b)
22
c)
23
d)
24
54.
This lame duck amendment shortened the time in office of the outgoing president from March 4 to January 20th.
a)
19
b)
26
c)
20
d)
15
55.
The pay raise for Congress does not go into effect until after the nest regular election of the House of Representatives.
a)
25
b)
26
c)
27
d)
28

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