Chapter 3 - The US Constitution, Amendments Practice

Question 1

Freedom of religion, press, assembly, petition, ad speech.

Answer 1

First Amendment

Question 2

Right to bear arms.

Answer 2

Second Amendment

Question 3

Restrictions on quartering of troops.

Answer 3

Third Amendment

Question 4

Protection against unlawful search and seizure.

Answer 4

Forth Amendment

Question 5

Rights of the accused in criminal proceedings, due process.

Answer 5

Fifth Amendment

Question 6

Rights to a speedy and fair trial.

Answer 6

Sixth Amendment

Question 7

Rights involved in a civil suit.

Answer 7

Seventh Amendment

Question 8

Prohibits cruel and unusual punishment.

Answer 8

Eighth Amendment

Question 9

Rights of the people.

Answer 9

Ninth Amendment

Question 10

Powers reserved to the states.

Answer 10

Tenth Amendment

Question 11

Suits against states by a resident or by another state must be heard in state courts, not federal courts.

Answer 11

Eleventh Amendment

Question 12

Election of president and vice president (separate ballots).

Answer 12

Twelfth Amendment

Question 13

Abolished slavery.

Answer 13

Thirteenth Amendment

Question 14

Defines the rights of citizens and included the “equal protection under the law” clause.

Answer 14

Fourteenth Amendment

Question 15

Right to vote for all males regardless of race, color, or previous servitude.

Answer 15

Fifteenth Amendment

Question 16

Federal income tax.

Answer 16

Sixteenth Amendment

Question 17

Direct elections of senators.

Answer 17

Seventeenth Amendment

Question 18

Prohibits the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcohol.

Answer 18

Eighteenth Amendment

Question 19

Grants women the right to vote.

Answer 19

Nineteenth Amendment

Question 20

Terms of office for Congress and the president and vice president start in January instead of March.

Answer 20

Twentieth Amendment

Question 21

Repealed the eighteenth amendment / prohibition.

Answer 21

Twenty-First Amendment

Question 22

Limits presidential term to two terms.

Answer 22

Twenty-Second Amendment

Question 23

Provides three presidential electors for the District of Columbia.

Answer 23

Twenty-Third Amendment

Question 24

Abolishes the poll tax for federal elections; part of the civil rights legislation of the 1960’s.

Answer 24

Twenty-Fourth Amendment

Question 25

Provides for presidential disability and succession if the president is unable to perform their duties.

Answer 25

Twenty-Fifth Amendment

Question 26

Expands the right to vote to include 18-year-old citizens.

Answer 26

Twenty-Sixth Amendment

Question 27

Congressional pay raises won’t go into effect until the next election.

Answer 27

Twenty-Seventh Amendment