Amendments Quiz - True or False?

The 3rd Amendment says that no soldier in time of peace shall be quartered in a private citizens home without the homeowner’s consent.

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The 22nd Amendment says that the President of the U.S. is limited to serving no more than two terms in office, and no more than a total of ten years (in the case where a Vice President moves into the presidency as the result of a vacancy in that office, and is re-elected to his/her own terms of office).

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The 14th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.

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According to the 4th Amendment, a well regulated militia (such as the National Guard, in modern times) was necessary for maintaining our national security, so the political leaders in Congress guaranteed that the right to bear arms would not be infringed (violated).

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The 12th Amendment requires that members of the Electoral College will vote for President and Vice President on separate ballots.

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The 5th Amendment guaranteeds that each person accused of a crime has the right to a fair and speedy trial by an impartial jury of his/her peers, to be informed of the accusations against him/her, to be confronted with the witnesses against him/her, to be able to subpoena (summon) witnesses to give testimony in his/her favor, and to have legal counsel (an attorney) for his/her defense.

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The 20th Amendment shortened the period of time between federal elections and the day that officials were sworn into office; sometimes called the “Lame Duck Amendment” because it gave “lame duck” officials (those who were not going to be sworn in, but were still in office) a shorter period of time to pass laws that tended to enrich their lives or the lives of their friends and political allies.

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The 15th Amendment is the basic guarantee of civil rights for all Americans. It defined “citizenship” as anyone born or naturalized in the U.S. (this automatically granted citizenship rights to former slaves). States were prohibited from enforcing any law that took away the rights, privileges, and immunities guaranteed to U.S. citizens without first making certain that “due process of law” had been carried out. All persons were now guaranteed “equal protection of the laws,” regardless of who they were or what their race, religion, or country of origin happened to be.

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According to the 8th Amendment, people and their personal property cannot be searched without a warrant, issued by a judge.

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The 1st Amendment guarantees freedom of speech, religion, and press, and the right to assemble peaceably and petition the government for redress of grievances.

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The 23rd Amendment says that citizens cannot be denied the right to vote in federal elections – either primaries or general elections – because they have not paid a tax on voting.

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Because of the 24th Amendment, people who live in Washington, D.C. are allowed to vote for President and granted three electoral votes, the minimum number of Electoral College ballots. (Before this amendment, residents of the District of Columbia were prohibited from voting for President.)

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The 18th Amendment began the Prohibition Era, during which the manufacture, transportation or sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited.

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The 10th Amendment guarantees that no person may be held to answer for a crime unless he or she has first been officially and legally charged (through an indictment by a grand jury or a presentment from a prosecutor); and no person can be tried for a crime, found not guilty, then tried again for that same exact crime.

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Because of the 9th Amendment, Congress has the power to lay and collect taxes on incomes.

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Due to the 11th Amendment, a citizen from one state cannot sue a citizen in another state in federal court.

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The 21st Amendment guarantees that the right to vote cannot be denied because of a person’s sex.

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The 26th Amendment established the minimum age requirement for voting in federal elections at eighteen years.

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Because of the passage of the 16th Amendment, Congress may pass a law increasing members' salaries, but cannot collect it until after there has been a federal election.

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The election of Senators was granted to the people of each of the states by the 27th Amendment.

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The 25th Amendment established procedures to follow in the case of presidential death and/or disability.

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The 2nd Amendment says that powers that are not specifically granted to the national government are to be retained by the states and people.

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The 17th Amendment repealed a previously-ratified amendment; the Prohibition Era in America was over.

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The 7th Amendment says that no excessive bail or fines, or cruel and unusual punishment shall be used against a convicted criminal.

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The 19th Amendment says that no one shall be denied their basic constitutional rights.

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The 7th Amendment says that in any legal case involving a civil suit (lawsuit between two persons or groups), the defendant has the right to a trial by jury if the amount in question is over twenty dollars.

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African American males were guaranteed the right to vote, and “race, color, or previous condition of servitude” could not be used as a reason to refuse anyone the right to vote, as a result of the 10th Amendment.

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