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SS.7.C.3.7

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Reconstruction/Civil War Amendments are numbers 13, 14, and 15. Why did our country need to rebuild after the Civil War?

a)

We wanted to create a new country.

b)

There weren't enough jobs for everyone.

c)

We needed to create a new government.

d)

We needed to figure out what would happen to the newly freed slaves.

2.

This amendment gave citizenship to all people born in the U.S. even if they were previously a slave.

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

4th

3.

This amendment abolished (got rid of) slavery.

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

3rd

4.

This amendment included the citizenship clause, due process clause, and equal protection clause.

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

9th

5.

The Reconstruction/Civil War Amendments helped to promote equality in the black community. However, there were some factors that still limited their rights. What were they?

a)

Slavery was abolished

b)

The Emancipation Proclamation

c)

The North winning the Civil War

d)

Black Codes, Jim Crow laws, poll taxes, and literacy tests

6.

Throughout our history why have amendments been added to the Constitution?

a)

To take freedoms away from citizens

b)

They've only been added as a last resort when nothing else has worked

c)

To try to help fix a problem/make a positive change

d)

We haven't added any amendments to the Constitution

7.
What was the impact of the 13th Amendment of the Constitution?
a)
It enforced segregation
b)
It abolished poll taxes
c)
It made slavery illegal
d)
It defined citizenship
8.
Which term is the best meaning of "suffrage"?
a)
the right for women to protest
b)
the right to vote in elections
c)
citizenship
d)
freedom
9.
How did the 24th Amendment expand voting rights to Americans?
a)
States could charge poll taxes in elections
b)
Literacy tests were required so minorities learned to read
c)
It made poll taxes illegal
d)
It did nothing to expand voting rights
10.
How does the 14th Amendment protect individual rights?
a)
It made slavery illegal
b)
Women could now vote in all elections
c)
It made poll taxes illegal
d)
It defined citizenship so all citizens have the same rights
11.
Which of the following responses best supports the 15th Amendment of the Constitution?
a)
A person cannot be denied the right to vote based on gender.
b)
A person cannot be denied the right to vote based on race.
c)
A person cannot be denied the right to vote based on age.
d)
No one can be denied the right to vote. 
12.
The 19th Amendment expanded voting rights to which group of people?
a)
Women
b)
18 year olds
c)
All freed slaves
d)
All Americans
13.
Which amendment did the Voting Right Act of 1965 reinforce?
a)
The 15th Amendment protects minorities' right to vote
b)
The 1st Amendment's freedom of speech
c)
The 13th Amendment makes slavery illegal
d)
The 10th Amendment allowing states to make voting laws
14.

Which actions did Southern States take to keep African Americans from exercising the rights guaranteed in the amendment above?

a)

deny women the right to vote

b)

pass laws to establish segregated schools

c)

establish property-holding requirements for voting

d)

require complicated tests in literacy in order to vote

15.

During the Reconstruction Era (1865-1877), the 15th Amendment was adopted to grant African Americans

a)

educational opportunities

b)

economic equality

c)

freedom of speech

d)

voting rights

16.

The principle expressed in this statement from the 5th Amendments was also reflected in the

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Black Codes

c)

13th Amendment

d)

14th Amendment

17.

The institution of slavery was formally abolished in the United States by the

a)

creation of the Bill of Rights in 1791

b)

Black Codes of 1865

c)

creation of the Freedmen's Bureau in 1865

d)

ratification of the 13th Amendment in 1865

18.

The major purpose of these provisions of the 14th Amendment was to

a)

limit the power of the federal government

b)

expand the civil rights of women

c)

maintain competition in business

d)

protect the rights of African Americans

19.

Which amendment did people not have to pay a tax, called a poll tax, in order to vote?

a)

21st Amendment

b)

24th Amendment

c)

20th Amendment

d)

22nd Amendment

20.

What amendment set the national voting age at 18?

a)

26th Amendment

b)

25th Amendment

c)

23rd Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

21.

Which amendment gave all men the right to vote regardless of race or color or whether they had been slaves?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

19th Amendment

d)

15th Amendment

22.

In what year was the 19th Amendment ratified (approved)?

a)

1910

b)

1920

c)

1931

d)

1925

23.

In what year was the 15th Amendment ratified?

a)

1880

b)

1890

c)

1900

d)

1870

24.
Which amendment did the Voting Right Act of 1965 reinforce?
a)
The 15th Amendment protects minorities' right to vote
b)
The 1st Amendment's freedom of speech
c)
The 13th Amendment makes slavery illegal
d)
The 10th Amendment allowing states to make voting laws
25.
After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, it was no longer legal to
a)
let African Americans ride the bus.
b)
deny someone of a job because of their race.
c)
fire someone for not doing their job.
d)
kick someone out of the military.
26.
The federal law outlawing literacy tests, poll taxes, and other requirements that made it difficult for southern blacks to exercise their right for suffrage    
a)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
b)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
27.

Outlawed racial discrimination in the workplace and in public places, including schools.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Voting Rights Act of 1964

28.

"States are prohibited from imposing any voting qualifications or prerequisite to voting or to deny or abridge the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color" - Which of the following is being described in the document?

a)

Armed Forces Desegregation Act

b)

the Civil Rights Act of 1964

c)

the Voting Rights Act of 1965

d)

G.I. Bill

29.

"Extends voting rights and outlaws racial discrimination in schools and the workplace and by facilities that serve the general public" - Which of the following is being described in the document?

a)

Armed Forces Desegregation Act

b)

the Civil Rights Act of 1964

c)

the Voting Rights Act of 1965

d)

G.I. Bill

30.
Forcing people to pay for the right to vote was called a _________?
a)
Literacy Test
b)
Poll Tax
31.
What piece of Congressional legislation (law) was passed as a result of the 1963 March on Washington?
a)
Brown v. Board of Education
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson
c)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
d)
G.I. Bill