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Question 1

Which was the underlying cause of the ratification of the Twenty-sixth Amendment?

Answer 1

. Events associated with the Vietnam War

Question 2

Which amendment to the US Constitution realized a major goal of prohibitionists?

Answer 2

18th

Question 3

What was the impact of the Fourteenth Amendment on the power on state governments?

Answer 3

it allowed the national government to place more restrictions on the actions of state governments

Question 4

Which constitutional amendment was adopted in response to Jim Crow laws in the South which kept African Americans from voting?

Answer 4

24th

Question 5

A very unique aspect of the twenty seventh amendment is that…

Answer 5

Over 200 years lapsed between this amendment’s original proposal at its ratification.

Question 6

The Constitutional concept of “incorporation” (as detailed in the 14th Amendment) maintains that

Answer 6

state governments must not deny citizens the rights granted in the US Constitution

Question 7

According to the 25th Amendment, if the President is unable to “discharge the powers and duties of his office” they can be removed from office by…

Answer 7

The Vice President, 1/2 the Cabinet and 2/3 of Congress

Question 8

Describe the goal of the Reconstructionist during the Reconstruction Era. Reference two Constitutional Amendments and explain how they fulfilled those goals.

Answer 8

The goals of the reconstruction era was to make things more fair for all citizens and give all citizens the same rights. Two amendments that helped fulfill these goals were the 13th amendment and the 14th amendment. The 13th amendment gave all former slaves freedom and so they were counted as an actual citizen. The 14th amendment gave all people born in the us citizenship.