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Amendments 11 - 17

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a change to the US Constitution known as

a)

Additions

b)

Amendments

c)

Changes

d)

Tweets

2.

How can an amendment be added

a)

The president and vice president propose and ratify

b)

The states and the President propose and ratify

c)

2/3 of Congress proposes and 3/4 States ratify

d)

1/2 of Congress and all the states agree

3.

This amendment changed the procedure of how citizens can sue a state

a)

17th

b)

20th

c)

11th

d)

12th

4.

The 13th, 14th, 15th amendments were a result of

a)

Vietnam conflict

b)

Korean War

c)

World war II

d)

Civil War

5.

Which amendment abolished slavery

a)

11th

b)

th

c)

13th

d)

14th

6.

Which amendment separates the vote for the President and vice president in the electoral college so that runner-up no longer gets V.P.

a)

11th

b)

12th

c)

8th

d)

16th

7.

This amendment grants citizenship & basic rights to ANYONE who is a citizen of the U.S. (written for the African- Americans)

a)

14th

b)

19th

c)

1st

d)

27th

8.

15th amendment says ALL African-American men the right to ___________even if they had been a slave

a)

live free

b)

hold jobs

c)

vote

d)

buy land

9.

Congress is allowed to tax people's incomes because of the ___ amendment

a)

18th

b)

23rd

c)

25th

d)

16th

10.

Which amendments say that Senators are elected by the people NOT the state legislators

a)

17th

b)

25th

c)

27th

d)

11th

11.

Name the prohibition amendment that says making and selling alcohol is illegal b/c of "social evils"

a)

21st

b)

18th

c)

25th

d)

19th

12.

Who was granted suffrage with the 19th amendment?

a)

African American men

b)

18 year olds

c)

Women

d)

all citizens

13.

Which amendment moved inauguration of the president and vice president moved from March to January 20th.

a)

20th

b)

22nd

c)

18th

d)

26th

14.

Name the only amendment to be repealed.

a)

20th

b)

22nd

c)

17th

d)

18th

15.

The only way an amendment can be removed from the Constitution is

a)

if Congress votes to remove it

b)

The President removes it

c)

It expires

d)

Congress and the States add a NEW amendment that specifically repeals it.

16.

Which amendment repealed the 18th amendment

a)

20th

b)

21st

c)

24th

d)

27th

17.

Which amendment states that no president can serve more than two terms

a)

21st

b)

16th

c)

11th

d)

22nd

18.

The 23rd amendment granted the District of Columbia is granted _____ electoral votes

a)

3

b)

5

c)

6

d)

0

19.

The 23rd amendment was necessary so that citizens of the District of DC would have votes in

a)

State congress

b)

Governor race

c)

passing laws

d)

General election/electoral college

20.

What did the 24th amendment ban?

a)

voting in Washington DC

b)

slavery

c)

Poll taxes

d)

women in the workplace

21.

Which amendment gives the power to vote for an increase in their salary that will go into effect the next Congressional election

a)

22nd

b)

23rd

c)

27th

d)

26th

22.

Because of the 25th amendment the ___ becomes Pres. If Pres. dies or becomes disabled.

a)

Speaker of the house

b)

mayor

c)

Chief Justice

d)

Vice President

23.

The 26th amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to

a)

17

b)

18

c)

20

d)

16

24.

Which amendment was a result of the draft for Vietnam?

a)

21st

b)

18th

c)

26th

d)

19th

25.

Where are the amendments located?

a)

Preamble

b)

Articles

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

at the end

26.

The right to vote is

a)

Suffrage

b)

abolition

c)

prohibition

d)

denied

27.

Which amendment is NOT a suffrage amendment

a)

15th

b)

18th

c)

19th

d)

26th

28.

Before the 17th amendment who elected US Senators?

a)

the people

b)

state legislatures

c)

the President

d)

they were self appointed

29.

Which article of the US Constitution outlines how amendments are made?

a)

II

b)

III

c)

IV

d)

V

30.

Which amendment is known as the "Second Bill of Rights"?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

31.

What are the first 10 amendments called?

a)

Bill of laws

b)

Bill of Liberties

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Madison's promise

32.

Who is known as "Father of the Constitution"?

a)

George Washington

b)

Abe Lincoln

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

James Madison

33.

Put the three parts of the US Constitution in order.

a)

Legislative

Executive

Judicial

b)

Preamble

Amendments

Articles

c)

Articles

Preamble

Amendments

d)

Preamble

Articles

Amendments

34.

The slave that took his case to the US Supreme Court only to have them rule against him.

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Dred Scott

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Homer Plessy

35.

The Dred Scott decision

a)

made the northern states very happy.

b)

made the Southern States decide to leave the union

c)

legalized slavery in the US.

d)

is still in affect today.

36.

A US Supreme court decision can only be overturned by a new (similar) court case OR

a)

States pass opposite laws.

b)

A lower court rules against it.

c)

Presidential veto

d)

Constitutional Amendment

37.

Who had to fight the longest to gain the right to vote?

a)

women

b)

African-American Men

c)

Wealthy white men

d)

18 year olds

38.

The ONLY way to remove an amendment is

a)

Presidential veto

b)

President gives an order

c)

a new amendment is added that omits that one.

d)

3/4 of all the states vote to remove it