WorksheetsChapter 7: Changing the Law of the Land
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which document is also known as the "Supreme Law of the Land" ?
Mayflower Compact
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Constitution
"Suffrage" means ____
To suffer
The right to vote
The right to suffer
The right to an attorney
How many amendments are there to the US Constitution?
27
29
17
10
Why do we change the Constitution?
Because we feel like it
Because there are more people in the country
To meet changing needs & attitudes
To help political parties
Originally, the Constitution let the states decide who was qualified to be a citizen.
True
False
Who could be a citizen (in the 1700s)? Check all that apply.
Poor white men
Wealthy women & men
Anyone
Wealthy white men
Which is a requirement to vote today? Check all that apply
18 years old
21 years old
American citizen
Born in the USA
Which amendment abolished slavery?
3
10
13
23
What term did Framers of the Constitution use to talk about slaves?
such people
enslaved persons
slaves
unfreedmen
In the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court ruled that, according to the Constitution, slaves were property.
True
False
Which war helped end slavery in the US?
War on Terror
American Civil War
War on Slavery
American Revolution
How was the country divided by slavery?
States/ Territories
East/West
Democrat/ Republican
North/South
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States ...are citizens of the United States..."
4th Amendment
5th Amendment
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
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."
8th
11th
14th
15th
"Poll taxes" were meant to prevent African Americans from voting.
True
False
This amendment prevents voting discrimination based on "race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
13th
14th
15th
19th
The Seneca Falls convention fought for voting rights for...
Women
18-year-olds
African Americans
Mexicans
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
3rd
15th
19th
24th
In what year was the 19th amendment ratified by the states?
1814
1914
1919
1920
The 26th amendment lowered the voting age from _____ to _____
18-21
25-21
18-16
21-18
This court case legalized segregation under the "separate but equal" clause...
Brown v Board of Education
Dred Scott v Sandford
Plessy v Ferguson
Miranda v Arizona
The NAACP stands for
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Natural Association of Asian and Colored People
National Academic Advancement College Program
National Assistance Association of College Professionals
Brown v Board of Education
Upheld Plessy v Ferguson
Overturned Plessy v Ferguson
