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The first 10 amendments of the Constitution are known as
The Bill of Rights
The Articles of Confederation
The Declaration of Independence
The Twenty-Second Amendment limits the number of terms a President may serve in office.
How many terms may a president serve?
2 four-year terms
2 two-year terms
2 six-year terms
The Twenty-Third Amendment allowed residents of the District of Columbia to vote in presidential elections. How many electors does Washington, D.C. have in an election today?
2
3
6
The Twenty-Sixth Amendment lowered the voting age in the United States to:
16
21
18
The First Amendment protects your right to
tell or write a lie about someone
worship freely
threaten a person
The Second Amendment protects your right to
bare arms
assemble
free speech
The Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Amendments focus on providing fair application of the law to all individuals and protecting rights of the accused. Fair application of the law is called:
sovereignty
federalism
due process
If an individual were arrested they should be read the Miranda Rights, which inform the individual of their right to remain silent and their right to an attorney. Which amendments protect these rights?
The 1st and 2nd Amendments
The 5th and 6th Amendments
The 15th and 19th Amendments
The Fifteenth, Nineteenth, and Twenty-Sixth Amendments all expand the right to vote to new groups of people. What is the term for the right to vote?
impeachment
suffrage
checks and balances
The Nineteenth Amendment was ratified in 1920 and extended voting rights to about half of the adult population of the United States. Who gained the right to vote with the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment?
Native Americans
African Americans
women
A major result of the Civil War was the freeing of slaves in the United States. Which amendment ended slavery and freed over four million people in 1865
12th Amendment
13th Amendment
21st Amendment
Americans are protected from cruel and unusual punishment, excessive fines, and excessive bail by the (Math hint: it is the product of two and four):
8th Amendment
6th Amendment
2nd Amendment
There was a tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr in the electoral college in 1800 which led to the passage of the Twelfth Amendment. According to the Twelfth Amendment, electors in a presidential election must vote for
president
senators
president and vice president
As of 2021, no Constitutional Amendments deal with
suffrage
due process
immigration
The Fourth Amendment says the police need a search warrant if they want to search your person, house, papers, or effects. The Fourth Amendment helps to protect your right to
privacy
worship freely
assemble
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