quiz (p. 165-174)

Question 1

which amendment is the right to keep and bear arms

Answer 1

amendment 2

Question 2

what restricts the sale of handguns by requiring a waiting period for the purchase of a handgun

Answer 2

Brady Law

Question 3

which amendment affirmed property rights

Answer 3

amendment 3

Question 4

which amendment gives the freedom from unreasonable search and seizure

Answer 4

amendment 4

Question 5

what is considered the most human right of all

Answer 5

private property

Question 6

which amendment has to do with criminal proceedings

Answer 6

amendment 5

Question 7

what is a crime so serious that it is punishable by death

Answer 7

capital crime

Question 8

what are special military courts where members of the US Armed Forces are tried for crimes

Answer 8

court-martial

Question 9

where can a serviceman who is found guilty in a court-martial appeal

Answer 9

US Court of Military Appeals

Question 10

which amendment has to do with criminal proceedings and asserts a person’s right to a fair, public trial

Answer 10

amendment 6

Question 11

which amendment has to do with jury trial in civil cases

Answer 11

amendment 7

Question 12

which amendment follows the biblical principle that the penalty or the punishment for a crime should match the severity of the crime

Answer 12

amendment 8

Question 13

what is a sum of money that a person accused of a crime deposits with a court in order to be temporarily released from jail

Answer 13

bail

Question 14

which amendment has to do with the unenumerated rights of the people

Answer 14

amendment 9

Question 15

which amendment has to do with the Powers reserved to states

Answer 15

amendment 10

Question 16

which amendment deals with lawsuits filed against states in federal court

Answer 16

amendment 11

Question 17

which amendment provided for separate ballots for President and Vice President

Answer 17

amendment 12

Question 18

which amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude

Answer 18

amendment 13

Question 19

what was issued as a war measure and declared the slaves within the Confederacy to be free

Answer 19

Emancipation Proclomation

Question 20

which amendment granted citizenship to Black Americans

Answer 20

amendment 14

Question 21

which amendment established the right of former slaves to vote

Answer 21

amendment 15

Question 22

which amendment empowered Congress to lay a tax on personal incomes

Answer 22

amendment 16

Question 23

which amendment provided for the direct election of senators by the voters of a state

Answer 23

amendment 17

Question 24

which amendment prohibited the production, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages

Answer 24

amendment 18

Question 25

what provided the means to enforce the 18th Amendment

Answer 25

Volstead Act

Question 26

which amendment made women’s suffrage a part of the United States Constitution

Answer 26

amendment 19

Question 27

which amendment moved the date on which newly elected Presidents, Vice Presidents, senators, and representatives take office

Answer 27

amendment 20

Question 28

which amendment was called the “lame duck amendment”

Answer 28

amendment 20

Question 29

which amendment repealed national prohibition

Answer 29

amendment 21

Question 30

which amendment limited the tenure of the President to two terms and a maximum of ten years

Answer 30

amendment 22

Question 31

which amendment granted the District of Columbia a number of presidential electors

Answer 31

amendment 23

Question 32

which amendment abolished poll taxes as a requirement for voting in federal elections

Answer 32

amendment 24

Question 33

which amendment provides for an orderly transfer of power in the event that a President is incapacitated or dies in office

Answer 33

amendment 25

Question 34

which amendment extended voting rights to those eighteen years of age and older

Answer 34

amendment 26

Question 35

which amendment placed a restriction on the power of Congress to raise its own salary

Answer 35

amendment 27