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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which actions did Southern States take to keep African Americans from exercising the rights guaranteed in the amendment above?
deny women the right to vote
pass laws to establish segregated schools
establish property-holding requirements for voting
require complicated tests in literacy in order to vote
- 2. Multiple Choice
How did ratification of the 14th Amendment change the United States?
It established citizenship laws and quotas for new immigrants
It allowed only skilled workers to become U.S. Citizens
It granted U.S. citizenship to African Americans
It increased the residency requirements needed for U.S. citizenship
- 3. Multiple Choice
During the Reconstruction Era (1865-1877), the 15th Amendment was adopted to grant African Americans
educational opportunities
economic equality
freedom of speech
voting rights
- 4. Multiple Choice
The 14th Amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution primarily because its supporters believed it was essential to
discourage criticism of government policies
ensure the functioning of democracy
provide citizenship of the freedmen
encourage more candidates to run for office
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which need brought about the adoption of the 14th Amendment?
to provide legal and political rights for African Americans
to end poverty and income qualifications for voting
to correct problems with women being denied their civil rights
to prohibit the practice of slavery in the United States
- 6. Multiple Choice
The principle expressed in this statement from the 5th Amendments was also reflected in the
Articles of Confederation
Black Codes
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
- 7. Multiple Choice
The institution of slavery was formally abolished in the United States by the
creation of the Bill of Rights in 1791
Black Codes of 1865
creation of the Freedmen's Bureau in 1865
ratification of the 13th Amendment in 1865
- 8. Multiple Choice
The major purpose of these provisions of the 14th Amendment was to
limit the power of the federal government
expand the civil rights of women
maintain competition in business
protect the rights of African Americans
- 9. Multiple Choice
The ratification of which constitutional amendment made illegal the actions described in the poster?
1st Amendment
5th Amendment
10th Amendment
13th Amendment
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is the 15th Amendment to the Constitution primary concern?
property rights
voting rights
rights of self-expression
rights of the accused
- 11. Multiple Choice
After the Civil War, Southern state legislatures attempted to restrict the rights of formerly enslaved persons by enacting Black Codes. How did the Radical Republicans in Congress respond?
They created the Freedman's Bureau
They enacted new laws to punish the South
They proposed the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
They supported settlements of former plantation lands
- 12. Multiple Choice
The information in the table supports the conclusion that
Most Republicans supported an equal number of free and slave states
Strong support existed in the nation for the Civil War Amendments
Support for the amendments varied depending on political party affiliation
The Republicans sought to open new territories in the North to slavery
- 13. Multiple Choice
The "equal protection" clause of the 14th Amendment has been used to challenge the death penalty on the grounds that
trials are often delayed for trivial and insignificant reasons
differences exist from state to state in how capital punishment is applied
judges lack the necessary experience in capital punishment cases
media coverage greatly limits a defendant's ability to receive a fair trial
- 14. Multiple Choice
After the Civil War, the purpose of adding the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution was to
expand educational opportunities for Native American Indians
allow women to become full citizens
guarantee African Americans equal treatment under the law
extend constitutional rights to new territories
- 15. Multiple Choice
The Fourteenth Amendment was adopted in 1868 primarily to
protect the rights of formerly enslaved persons
make it easier for immigrants to become citizens
extend suffrage to settlers on the Great Plains
require the federal government to pay the costs of Reconstruction
- 16. Multiple Choice
What event brought about the adoption of the 13th Amendment?
The removal of federal soldiers in the South during Reconstruction
The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln
The end of the Civil War and passage of the Emancipation Proclamation
The need to promote equal educational prospects for minority groups
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