Amendments

Question 0

14th

Answer 0

1868 granted full citizenship to African Americans stated no state could take a citizens “Life, Liberty or Property without due process of law”

Question 1

13th

Answer 1

1865 outlawed slavery in all states and land governed by the US

Question 2

Which amendment is similar to the 14th?

Answer 2

5th

Question 3

15th

Answer 3

1870 no one could be denied suffrage by race or color (African American men could vote)

Question 4

What amendments were Post Civil War?

Answer 4

13th, 14th, 15th

Question 5

17th

Answer 5

Eligible voters can directly vote for senators

Question 6

18th

Answer 6

Banned the consumption/making of alcohol

Question 7

19th

Answer 7

1920 all women have the right to vote

Question 8

21st

Answer 8

Undid the 18th amendment

Question 9

23rd

Answer 9

Gave cotizens in DC the right to vote for president by giving them 3 EC votes

Question 10

24th

Answer 10

Banned use of poll taxes in national elections

Question 11

What year were poll taxes banned in state elections?

Answer 11

1966

Question 12

25th

Answer 12

The succession order if president dies or leaves office

Question 13

What is the order of succession?

Answer 13

President~VP~Speaker of the House~Senate Pro Temper~Goes to cabinet

Question 14

26th

Answer 14

Lowered voting age to 18 years old

Question 15

Why was the voting age changed?

Answer 15

People believed if an 18 year old was old enough to go to war, they were old enough to vote

Question 16

22nd

Answer 16

Limits the number of terms a president can serve to 2

Question 17

1st

Answer 17

Speech Religion Press Assembly Petition

Question 18

2nd

Answer 18

Right to bear arms

Question 19

3rd

Answer 19

Prohibits the housing of soliders without permission

Question 20

4th

Answer 20

Protects from unreasonable searches and seizures without probable cause/ warrant

Question 21

5th

Answer 21

Double jeopardy, Due Process

Question 22

6th

Answer 22

Right to a public trial by jury, right to an attorney and to hear the charges being pressed against them

Question 23

7th

Answer 23

Provides trial by jury in civil cases that involve money or property

Question 24

8th

Answer 24

Cruel and unusual punishment, no excessive bail

Question 25

9th

Answer 25

Basic rights not listed in Constitution

Question 26

10th

Answer 26

Gives states power to act independently of the Federal gov’t

Question 27

Bill of Rights was introduced in…. And passed in….

Answer 27

1789 and 1791

Question 28

How much of both houses had to approve the B/R?

Answer 28

2/3 of both houses in Congress and 3/4 of the states