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Amendments
Amendments
Amendments
Amendment
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In the Preamble, there are six reasons why the founding fathers enacted the Constitution. List at least three.
What is We the people, 1. in order to form a more perfect union, 2. establish justice, 3. ensure domestic tranquility, 4. provide for the common defense, 5. promote the general welfare and 6. secure the blessings of liberty.......
100
Which amendment provides for separate votes in the Electoral College for President and Vice President, as a result of the Election of 1800? A. 12 B. 13 C. 14 D. 15
What is A. 12
100
Two parter: This amendment states that Congress can give itself a raise, but that the raise will only go into effect ____ the next election.
What is 27th amendment, after
100
What are the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments collectively known as?
What is The Civil War Amendments
100
The 24th Amendment made ______ ______ illegal.
What is poll tax
200
How many Articles are in the Constitution? A. 2 B. 7 C. 9 D. 12
What is B-7
200
The Thirteenth Amendment abolished this? A. alcoholic beverages B. segregation C. voting D. slavery
What is D. slavery
200
This amendment gave women the right to vote. A. 18 B. 19 C. 27 D. 13
What is B. 19
200
The Fourteenth Amendment says that the states cannot deprive any U.S. citizen of these two things?
What is due process of the law and equal protection of the law
200
This amendment gave all citizens the right to vote, even former slaves. A. 13 B. 14 C. 15 C. 18
What is C-15
300
What are the first ten amendments, even though 12 were proposed but only 10 ratified, to the Constitution called? A. The Bill of Rights B. The Preservation of Human Rights C. The Articles of Confederation D. The Big Ten
What is A. The Bill of Rights
300
The 14th amendment declares a person a citizen of the United States if they are either ______ here or are ___________.
What is born, naturalized
300
This amendment limited the Presidency to two terms? A. 21 B. 22 C. 24 D. 25
What is 22
300
Two parter: This amendment allows Congress to enact a tax on _______ from whatever source. It is an amendment that undid a Supreme Court ruling.
What is 16th and income
300
This amendment provides that the Vice President will take over for the President under three conditions. A. 25 B. 26 C. 27 D. 22
What is 25
400
What are the five freedoms of the First Amendment?
What is religion, speech, press, peaceably assemble, petition the government for a redress of grievances.
400
Which amendment made the sale of alcoholic beverages illegal? A. 13 B. 18 C. 21 D. 22
What is B. 18
400
Which President brought on the 22 Amendment because he was President for 4 terms? A. Abraham Lincoln B. Jimmy Carter C. John F. Kennedy D. Franklin D. Roosevelt
What is D. Franklin D. Roosevelt
400
This amendment said that US Senators will be elected by the citizens and not the state legislatures.
What is 26th
400
What are the three conditions for the Vice President to take over for the President?
What is 1. death, 2. resignation, 3. incapacity
500
Bonus: How many Amendments are currently in the Constitution?
What is 27
500
The only amendment to be repealed was the eighteenth amendment by this amendment. A. 19 B. 20 C. 21 D. 22
What is C. 21
500
This amendment gave people who are 18 or older the right to vote. A. 18 B. 22 C. 26 D. 27
What is C. 26
500
The act of stopping the sale of alcoholic beverages was referred to as....?
What is prohibition
500
The 25th Amendment states that the President will always have a ______ _________ serving with him.
What is Vice President
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