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Chapter 7: Changing the Law of the Land

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which document is also known as the "Supreme Law of the Land" ?

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Constitution

2.

"Suffrage" means ____

a)

To suffer

b)

The right to vote

c)

The right to suffer

d)

The right to an attorney

3.

How many amendments are there to the US Constitution?

a)

27

b)

29

c)

17

d)

10

4.

Why do we change the Constitution?

a)

Because we feel like it

b)

Because there are more people in the country

c)

To meet changing needs & attitudes

d)

To help political parties

5.

Originally, the Constitution let the states decide who was qualified to be a citizen.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Who could be a citizen (in the 1700s)? Check all that apply.

a)

Poor white men

b)

Wealthy women & men

c)

Anyone

d)

Wealthy white men

7.

Which is a requirement to vote today? Check all that apply

a)

18 years old

b)

21 years old

c)

American citizen

d)

Born in the USA

8.

Which amendment abolished slavery?

a)

3

b)

10

c)

13

d)

23

9.

What term did Framers of the Constitution use to talk about slaves?

a)

such people

b)

enslaved persons

c)

slaves

d)

unfreedmen

10.

In the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court ruled that, according to the Constitution, slaves were property.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which war helped end slavery in the US?

a)

War on Terror

b)

American Civil War

c)

War on Slavery

d)

American Revolution

12.

How was the country divided by slavery?

a)

States/ Territories

b)

East/West

c)

Democrat/ Republican

d)

North/South

13.

"All persons born or naturalized in the United States ...are citizens of the United States..."

a)

4th Amendment

b)

5th Amendment

c)

13th Amendment

d)

14th Amendment

14.

This amendment says no state may "deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law" or "deny to any person...equal protection of the laws."

a)

8th

b)

11th

c)

14th

d)

15th

15.

"Poll taxes" were meant to prevent African Americans from voting.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

This amendment prevents voting discrimination based on "race, color, or previous condition of servitude."

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

19th

17.

The Seneca Falls convention fought for voting rights for...

a)

Women

b)

18-year-olds

c)

African Americans

d)

Mexicans

18.

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

a)

3rd

b)

15th

c)

19th

d)

24th

19.

In what year was the 19th amendment ratified by the states?

a)

1814

b)

1914

c)

1919

d)

1920

20.

The 26th amendment lowered the voting age from _____ to _____

a)

18-21

b)

25-21

c)

18-16

d)

21-18

21.

This court case legalized segregation under the "separate but equal" clause...

a)

Brown v Board of Education

b)

Dred Scott v Sandford

c)

Plessy v Ferguson

d)

Miranda v Arizona

22.

The NAACP stands for

a)

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

b)

Natural Association of Asian and Colored People

c)

National Academic Advancement College Program

d)

National Assistance Association of College Professionals

23.

Brown v Board of Education

a)

Upheld Plessy v Ferguson

b)

Overturned Plessy v Ferguson