Amendments

Question 0

Which amendment provides for income tax?

Answer 0

16th

Question 1

What 2 ways can a proposed amendment become a law?

Answer 1

Ratified by:

1. 3/4 of the states’ legislatures or…
2. 3/4 of the states in special convention

Question 2

Which amendment said that the President and the Vice President take office on January 20th?

Answer 2

20th

Question 3

To amend something is to do what to it?

Answer 3

Change or fix it

Question 4

What amendment led to the issues that caused the Civil War?

Answer 4

10th

Question 5

Which amendment prohibits quartering soldiers during peacetime?

Answer 5

3rd

Question 6

Which amendment repealed prohibition?

Answer 6

21st

Question 7

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

Answer 7

19th

Question 8

Which amendment mentions “due process of law”?

Answer 8

5th

Question 9

Which amendment says that you do not have to testify against yourself?

Answer 9

5th

Question 10

The right to bear arms is a provision of what amendment?

Answer 10

2nd

Question 11

Which amendment assures you a trial by jury in a civil case if you want?

Answer 11

7th

Question 12

Which amendment says that rights not actually stated cannot be denied to individuals?

Answer 12

9th

Question 13

What is the nickname for the 29th amendment?

Answer 13

Lame-duck amendment

Question 14

Which amendment prohibits cruel or unusual punishment?

Answer 14

8th

Question 15

What are the “Basic Freedoms” listed in the 1st amendment?

Answer 15

Religion, speech, press, assembly, petition

Question 16

This is the intentional telling of lies to harm a person’s reputation.

Answer 16

Slander

Question 17

This is the writing of laws with the intent on damaging someone’s reputation.

Answer 17

Libel

Question 18

What did the 13th amendment do?

Answer 18

Prohibited slavery

Question 19

Which amendment provides for the secession to the presidency?

Answer 19

25th

Question 20

Which amendment brought about the popular election of senators?

Answer 20

17th

Question 21

Which amendment protects you from having someone search your house at will without a warrant?

Answer 21

4th

Question 22

Which amendment provides for a speedy trial?

Answer 22

6th

Question 23

Which amendment limits the number of terms a president may serve

Answer 23

22nd

Question 24

Which amendment specifically protects the voting rights of minority groups?

Answer 24

15th

Question 25

The 18th amendment did what?

Answer 25

Prohibition--made the sale of alcohol illegal

Question 26

Which amendment gave the power to the states if a power wasn't given to the federal government?

Answer 26

10th

Question 27

Which amendment gave 18-year-olds the right to vote?

Answer 27

26th

Question 28

Name the 2 ways an amendment may be proposed?

Answer 28

1. 2/3 vote of Congress or... | 2. 2/3 vote of the states in special convention

Question 29

Which amendment stops Congressman from giving themselves "instant" raises?

Answer 29

27th

Question 30

What 3 amendments were direct results of the Civil War?

Answer 30

13th, 14th, and 15th

Question 31

Which amendment? | Cases or lawsuits against the states (1795)

Answer 31

11th

Question 32

Which amendment? | A new way to elect the President and Vice President (1804)

Answer 32

12th

Question 33

Which amendment? | Citizens, fair treatment, Civil War debts (1868)

Answer 33

14th

Question 34

Which amendment? | Residents of D.C. get electoral representation in presidential elections (1961)

Answer 34

23rd

Question 35

Which amendment? | No poll tax (1964)

Answer 35

24th

Question 36

What amendment and law requires a citizen to sell his property for public use?

Answer 36

5th amendment--Eminent Domain

Question 37

How many articles does the U.S. Constitution have?

Answer 37

7

Question 38

What article discusses the states' cooperation with the federal government?

Answer 38

Article 4

Question 39

What article explains how to amend the U.S. Constitution?

Answer 39

Article 5

Question 40

What article states that all federal laws have constitutional supremacy over state laws?

Answer 40

Article 6

Question 41

Putting the Constitution into effect is explained in what article?

Answer 41

Article 7