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US Constitutional Amendments

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the first ten Amendments to the Constitution called?

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Proposal of Prominence

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Slate of Liberty

2.
Which amendment limited the presidency to two terms?
a)
20th
b)
18th
c)
19th
d)
22nd
3.
which amendment gave women the right to vote?
a)
22nd
b)
18th
c)
19th
d)
20th
4.
Which amendment says that police must have a warrant in order to search and seize?
a)
7th
b)
3rd
c)
4th
d)
2nd
5.
Which amendment guarantees freedom of speech and religion?
a)
3rd
b)
1st
c)
2nd
d)
7th
6.
Which amendment says that you must be 18 in order to vote?
a)
20th
b)
16th
c)
26th
d)
18th
7.
Which amendment abolished slavery?
a)
6th
b)
13th
c)
7th
d)
14th
8.
Which amendment prohibits placing troops in private homes?
a)
4th
b)
5th
c)
3rd
d)
8th
9.
What amendment abolishes poll taxes?
a)
24th
b)
15th
c)
19th
d)
10th
10.
Which amendment gives you the right to keep weapons or arms?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
11.
Which amendment gives you due process of law?
You cannot be tried for the same crime twice. You do not need to tell on yourself.
a)
5th
b)
6th
c)
7th
d)
8th
12.
Which amendment establishes direct election of US senators?
a)
10th
b)
15th
c)
17th
d)
12th
13.
Which amendment guaranteed the right to vote for black men?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
14.
Which amendment defines US citizenship & guarantees equal protection of the laws?
a)
11th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
13th
15.
What is the Bill of Rights?
a)
All the Amendments to the Constitution.
b)
1st Amendment
c)
The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution.
d)
The most important amendments to the Constitution.
16.
How many states represented in Congress have to ratify an Amendment?
a)
3/4
b)
2/3
c)
4/5
d)
All
17.
Which amendment bans the sale, manufacture, & distribution of alcohol?
a)
18th
b)
21st
c)
20th
d)
22nd
18.
Which amendment gives criminal defendants the right to a public trial & an attorney?
a)
5th
b)
6th
c)
7th
d)
8th
19.
Which amendment guarantees the right to a jury trial in civil cases?
a)
5th
b)
7th
c)
9th
d)
10th
20.
Which amendment prohibits the federal government from imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel & unusual punishment?
a)
8th
b)
9th
c)
11th
d)
12th
21.
This amendment gives rights not enumerated in the Constitution to the people; has been used to give right to privacy
a)
9th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
11th
22.
Which amendment represents federalism; powers not given to the federal gov't are given to the states or the people?
a)
10th
b)
11th
c)
12th
d)
23rd
23.
Which amendment granted Congress the power to tax income?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
24.
Which amendment repealed Prohibition?
a)
18th
b)
21st
c)
22nd
d)
20th
25.

To "plead the 5th" means

a)

to use your right to keep and bear arms

b)

to use your right to vote

c)

to use your right not to testify against yourself

d)

to use your right to refuse arrest

26.

The individual's right to vote.

a)

reserved powers

b)

ratify

c)

suffrage

d)

succession

27.

Related to choosing the president of the USA

a)

double jeapordy

b)

Electoral College

c)

due process of law

d)

ratify

28.

The sequence for deciding who is next in line for president

a)

suffrage

b)

succession

c)

due process of law

d)

reserved powers

29.

To agree on and pass a law

a)

succession

b)

Electoral College

c)

ratify

d)

suffrage

30.

The 5th Amendment guarantees that you are not tried twice for the same crime

a)

reserved powers

b)

ratify

c)

double jeopardy

d)

succession

31.

The Bill of Rights are the first ______ amendments

a)

7

b)

5

c)

26

d)

10

32.

The US Constitution gives citizens their individual rights.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

33.

Would not ratify the Constitution until a Bill of Rights was added.

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

c)

King George III

d)

Benedict Arnold

34.
Constiutional rights of the accused as listed below are found in which Constiutional Amendment
 
speedy public trial
right to a lawyer
jury trial: Petit Jury (Jury of Peers) informed of charges
question all witnesses
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
35.
A person's right to Trial by Jury in Civil Cases where damages exceed $20 is found in which constiutional amendment 
a)
3
b)
5
c)
7
d)
9
36.
Constitutional Amendment that states all powers not given to the National Gov’t are RESERVED for the states
a)
1
b)
5
c)
8
d)
10
37.
A police officer is driving down a dark street and decides to search a home because the front porch lights are off. Is this constitutional? 
a)
Yes
b)
No
38.
A police officer is driving down a dark street and decides to search a home because the front porch lights are off. 
Which Amendment protects against this?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
39.
A woman is caught stealing a candy bar from a local convenience store.  The judge sets her bail for $5,000.  Is this constitutional? 
a)
Yes
b)
No
40.
A woman is caught stealing a candy bar from a local convenience store.  The judge sets her bail for $5,000. 
Which Amendment protects againt this?
a)
1
b)
6
c)
8
d)
13
41.
Sally Morter publicly criticized the president and his new policies about government spending and was arrested when the police stormed her home in Mississippi.  Is this constitutional? 
a)
No
b)
Yes
42.
Sally Morter publicly criticized the president and his new policies about government spending and was arrested when the police stormed her home in Mississippi. 
Which amendment protects her?
a)
8
b)
4
c)
1
d)
2
43.
A man is arrested at a local football game but the police officers do not tell him what the charges are against him.  Is this constitutional?  
a)
No
b)
Yes
44.
A man is arrested at a local football game but the police officers do not tell him what the charges are against him. 
Which amendment protects him?
a)
1
b)
4
c)
6
d)
7
45.
Howard Kramer’s guns were confiscated by the police because he did not have the proper licenses for them.  He argued that it was his right to own a gun in the United States.  Is this constitutional? 
a)
Yes
b)
No
46.
Howard Kramer’s guns were confiscated by the police because he did not have the proper licenses for them.  He argued that it was his right to own a gun in the United States. 
Which amendment is Howard using to justify his right to have a gun?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
8
d)
4
47.

In 1922, Jack Johnson converted his bar into a family restaurant. Because of the prohibition of alcohol, he could no longer serve alcoholic beverages in his restaurant. Which amendment did not allow the sale of alcohol?

a)

21

b)

17

c)

18

d)

16

48.

Bree lives in an area where there have been seven robberies in her apartment building this past year. She wants to buy a gun to protect herself against any thieves/intruders. Which amendment protects this right?

a)

3

b)

1

c)

6

d)

2

49.

Students wore headbands to school to protest the Viet Nam War. Which amendment protects this right?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

6

d)

9

50.
Diana is on trial for battery. The jury found her not guilty.  A few weeks later, there was new evidence found that may link Diana to the crime.  Which amendment protects her from going to trial again?
a)
22
b)
5
c)
6
d)
9

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