Lesson 5: Amendments to the U.S. Constitution

Barbara Daley

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The first ten amendments to the Constitution, approved in 1791, are known as the

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the Preamble
the Gettysburg Address
Declaration of Independence
the Bill of Rights

Americans are free to disagree with and criticize members of Congress and the president. The amendment which guarantees this right is

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the second amendment
the first amendment
the fourth amendment
the fifth amendment

Americans are free to practice any religion they choose or practice no religion at all. The amendment which guarantees this right is

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the first amendment
the fourth amendment
the second amendment
the fifth amendment

People accused of crimes are guaranteed certain rights in the fifth and sixth amendments. These rights include:

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An accused person cannot be forced to testify against himself or herself.
A person cannot be tried twice for the same crime.
A person has the right to a speedy and public trial.
All of the above

The tenth amendment says that powers not given (delegated) to Congress and not forbidden to the states are

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given to the president and the executive branch
reserved or belong to the states
reserved for Congress
given to the Supreme Court

The sixteenth amendment gives the power to levy and collect taxes to

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the executive branch
the Internal Revenue Service
the states
Congress

According to the 22nd amendment, a person can be elected president of the United States

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only once
only twice
no more than three times
as often as he or she can win the election

Slavery was finally ended in the United States with the approval of the

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Amendment 21 in 1933
Amendment 18 in 1919
Amendment 8 in 1791
Amendment 13 in 1865

The part of the Constitution which makes all people born in the U.S. citizens is

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the Declaration of Independence
the Bill of Rights
the fourteenth amendment
the Preamble

Alcoholic drinks such as beer and wine were illegal in the U.S. after the passage of the 18th amendment in 1919. Today alcoholic drinks are legal in the United States because

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The Supreme Court ruled that the 18th amendment was unconstitutional.
In 1933, the 21st amendment repealed the 18th amendment
Congress made a law allowing the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt vetoed the 18th amendment.