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Amendments to the US Constitution Test

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of 27 available terms

5 Written Questions

5 Matching Questions

  1. 12
  2. 18
  3. 19
  4. 20
  5. 11
  1. a Prohibits the federal government and the states from forbidding any citizen to vote due to their sex.
  2. b Changes the method of presidential elections so that members of the Electoral College cast separate ballots for president and vice president.
  3. c Changes details of Congressional and presidential terms and of presidential succession
  4. d Prohibited the manufacturing, importing, and exporting of alcoholic beverages (see Prohibition in the United States). Repealed by the Twenty-First Amendment.
  5. e Clarifies judicial power over foreign nationals, and limits ability of citizens to sue states in federal courts and under federal law.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. Forbids the federal government and the states from using a citizen's race, color, or previous status as a slave as a qualification for voting.
  2. Limits president to two terms
  3. Prohibition of excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishment
  4. Delegation of powers to people and states
  5. Grants presidential electors to the District of Columbia.

5 True/False Questions

  1. 26Authorizes unapportioned federal taxes on income.

          

  2. 6Trial by jury, rights of accused, confrontation clause, speedy trial, public trial, right to council

          

  3. 1Protection of rights not specifically enumerated in the Bill of Rights.

          

  4. 21Repeals Prohibition Amendment. Permits states to prohibit the importation of alcoholic beverages.

          

  5. 24Protection from search and seizure