US Government

Question 1

When was Article I ratified?

Answer 1

Ratified on June 21, 1788, with the U.S. Constitution.

Question 2

What does Article I establish?

Answer 2

Establishes the legislative branch (Congress: House and Senate), its powers (e.g., taxation, commerce, war), and lawmaking process.

Question 3

When was Article II ratified?

Answer 3

Ratified on June 21, 1788, with the U.S. Constitution.

Question 4

What does Article II establish?

Answer 4

Establishes the executive branch, headed by the President, with powers like appointing officials, commanding the military, and conducting foreign affairs.

Question 5

When was Article III ratified?

Answer 5

Ratified on June 21, 1788, with the U.S. Constitution.

Question 6

What does Article III establish?

Answer 6

Establishes the judicial branch, with the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, handling cases under federal law, treaties, and constitutional issues.

Question 7

When was Article lV ratified?

Answer 7

Ratified on June 21, 1788, with the U.S. Constitution.

Question 8

What does Article IV cover?

Answer 8

Governs state relations, including admitting new states, guaranteeing republican government, and requiring states to honor each other’s laws (full faith and credit).

Question 9

When was Article V ratified?

Answer 9

Ratified on June 21, 1788, with the U.S. Constitution.

Question 10

What does Article V outline?

Answer 10

Describes the process for amending the Constitution (two-thirds of Congress or states propose, three-fourths of states ratify).

Question 11

When was Article VI ratified?

Answer 11

Ratified on June 21, 1788, with the U.S. Constitution.

Question 12

What does Article VI establish?

Answer 12

Declares the Constitution, federal laws, and treaties as the supreme law; requires officials to swear an oath to uphold the Constitution.

Question 13

When was Article VII ratified?

Answer 13

Ratified on June 21, 1788, with the U.S. Constitution.

Question 14

What does Article VII specify?

Answer 14

Specifies that the Constitution takes effect after ratification by 9 ratifications by state conventions.

Question 15

When was the First Amendment ratified?

Answer 15

Ratified on December 15, 1791, as part of the Bill of Rights.

Question 16

What does the First Amendment protect?

Answer 16

Protects freedoms of speech, religion, press, assembly, assembly and petition.

Question 17

When was the Second Amendment ratified?

Answer 17

Ratified on December 15, 1791, as part of the Bill of Rights.

Question 18

What does the Second Amendment protect?

Answer 18

Protects the right to keep and bear arms for a well-regulated militia.

Question 19

When was the Third Amendment ratified?

Answer 19

Ratified on December 15, 1791, as part of the Bill of Rights.

Question 20

What does the Third Amendment prohibit?

Answer 20

Prohibits quartering soldiers in private homes without consent in peacetime.

Question 21

When was the Fourth Amendment ratified?

Answer 21

Ratified on December 15, 1791, as part of the Bill of Rights.

Question 22

What does the Fourth Amendment protect?

Answer 22

Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures; requires warrants based on probable cause.

Question 23

When was the Fifth Amendment ratified?

Answer 23

Ratified on December 15, 1791, as part of the Bill of Rights.

Question 24

What does the Fifth Amendment guarantee?

Answer 24

Guarantees rights in criminal cases, including grand jury indictment, protection against double jeopardy, self-incrimination, and due process.

Question 25

When was the Sixth Amendment ratified?

Answer 25

Ratified on December 15, 1791, as part of the Bill of Rights.

Question 26

What does the Sixth Amendment ensure?

Answer 26

Ensures rights in criminal prosecutions, including speedy trial, impartial jury, counsel, and confronting witnesses.

Question 27

When was the Seventh Amendment ratified?

Answer 27

Ratified on December 15, 1791, as part of the Bill of Rights.

Question 28

What does the Seventh Amendment provide?

Answer 28

Provides for jury trials in civil cases over $20 and preserves common-law jury rules.

Question 29

When was the Eighth Amendment ratified?

Answer 29

Ratified on December 15, 1791, as part of the Bill of Rights.

Question 30

What does the Eighth Amendment prohibit?

Answer 30

Prohibits excessive bail, fines, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishment.

Question 31

When was the Ninth Amendment ratified?

Answer 31

Ratified on December 15, 1791, as part of the Bill of Rights.

Question 32

What does the Ninth Amendment state?

Answer 32

States that rights not enumerated in the Constitution are retained by the people.

Question 33

When was the Tenth Amendment ratified?

Answer 33

Ratified on December 15, 1791, as part of the Bill of Rights.

Question 34

What does the Tenth Amendment reserve?

Answer 34

Reserves powers not delegated to the federal government to the states or people.

Question 35

When was the Eleventh Amendment ratified?

Answer 35

Ratified on February 7, 1795.

Question 36

What does the Eleventh Amendment limit?

Answer 36

Limits federal courts from hearing lawsuits against states by citizens of other states or foreign countries.

Question 37

When was the Twelfth Amendment ratified?

Answer 37

Ratified on June 15, 1804.

Question 38

What does the Twelfth Amendment revise?

Answer 38

Revises presidential election process, requiring separate Electoral College votes for president and vice president.

Question 39

When was the Thirteenth Amendment ratified?

Answer 39

Ratified on December 6, 1865.

Question 40

What does the Thirteenth Amendment abolish?

Answer 40

Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.

Question 41

When was the Fourteenth Amendment ratified?

Answer 41

Ratified on July 9, 1868.

Question 42

What does the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee?

Answer 42

Guarantees citizenship, equal protection, and due process; applies Bill of Rights to states.

Question 43

When was the Fifteenth Amendment ratified?

Answer 43

Ratified on February 3, 1870.

Question 44

What does the Fifteenth Amendment protect?

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Protects voting rights from denial based on race, color, or previous servitude.

Question 45

When was the Sixteenth Amendment ratified?

Answer 45

Ratified on February 3, 1913.

Question 46

What does the Sixteenth Amendment allow?

Answer 46

Allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among states.

Question 47

When was the Seventeenth Amendment ratified?

Answer 47

Ratified on April 8, 1913.

Question 48

What does the Seventeenth Amendment change?

Answer 48

Changes Senate elections to direct popular vote instead of state legislatures.

Question 49

When was the Eighteenth Amendment ratified?

Answer 49

Ratified on January 16, 1919.

Question 50

What does the Eighteenth Amendment establish?

Answer 50

Establishes Prohibition, banning the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcohol.

Question 51

When was the Nineteenth Amendment ratified?

Answer 51

Ratified on August 18, 1920.

Question 52

What does the Nineteenth Amendment grant?

Answer 52

Grants women the right to vote (women’s suffrage).

Question 53

When was the Twentieth Amendment ratified?

Answer 53

Ratified on January 23, 1933.

Question 54

What does the Twentieth Amendment adjust?

Answer 54

Adjusts presidential and congressional terms to start in January, reducing lame-duck periods.

Question 55

When was the Twenty-First Amendment ratified?

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Ratified on December 5, 1933.

Question 56

What does the Twenty-First Amendment repeal?

Answer 56

Repeals the Eighteenth Amendment, ending Prohibition; allows state alcohol regulation.

Question 57

When was the Twenty-Second Amendment ratified?

Answer 57

Ratified on February 27, 1951.

Question 58

What does the Twenty-Second Amendment limit?

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Limits presidents to two terms (elected or served more than two years of another’s term).

Question 59

When was the Twenty-Third Amendment ratified?

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Ratified on March 29, 1961.

Question 60

What does the Twenty-Third Amendment provide?

Answer 60

Provides Washington, D.C., with Electoral College votes (at least three) for presidential elections.

Question 61

When was the Twenty-Fourth Amendment ratified?

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Ratified on January 23, 1964.

Question 62

What does the Twenty-Fourth Amendment prohibit?

Answer 62

Prohibits poll taxes in federal elections, ensuring voting access.

Question 63

When was the Twenty-Fifth Amendment ratified?

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Ratified on February 10, 1967.

Question 64

What does the Twenty-Fifth Amendment address?

Answer 64

Addresses presidential succession and disability, allowing vice president to assume duties if president is incapacitated.

Question 65

When was the Twenty-Sixth Amendment ratified?

Answer 65

Ratified on July 1, 1971.

Question 65

What does the Twenty-Sixth Amendment lower?

Answer 65

Lowers the voting age to 18 for all elections.

Question 66

When was the Twenty-Seventh Amendment ratified?

Answer 66

Ratified on May 7, 1992.

Question 67

What does the Twenty-Seventh Amendment regulate?

Answer 67

Regulates congressional pay raises, requiring an election before they take effect.