Constitutional Amendments

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Instructions: How well do you know the amendments to the U.S. Constitution and the rights they protect?

1.
The First Amendment protects which of the following rights?
A
Right to a speedy trial
B
Right to bear arms
C
Protection from unreasonable searches
D
Freedom of speech, religion, and the press
2.
Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
A
15th Amendment
B
14th Amendment
C
12th Amendment
D
13th Amendment
3.
The 19th Amendment, ratified in 1920, granted which right?
A
Right to vote regardless of race
B
Lowering the voting age to 18
C
Women's right to vote
D
Freedom from prohibition
4.
Which amendment protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures?
A
Fourth Amendment
B
Fifth Amendment
C
Third Amendment
D
Second Amendment
5.
The 18th Amendment, ratified in 1919, established what?
A
Income tax
B
Prohibition of alcohol
C
Direct election of senators
D
Women's suffrage
6.
Which amendment repealed Prohibition?
A
20th Amendment
B
19th Amendment
C
22nd Amendment
D
21st Amendment
7.
The Fifth Amendment protects against what legal concept?
A
Double jeopardy and self-incrimination
B
Cruel and unusual punishment
C
Excessive bail
D
Unreasonable searches
8.
Which amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18?
A
25th Amendment
B
26th Amendment
C
24th Amendment
D
27th Amendment
9.
The 14th Amendment is best known for establishing which principle?
A
Equal protection under the law
B
Right to bear arms
C
Abolition of slavery
D
Freedom of religion
10.
How many amendments make up the Bill of Rights?
A
5
B
10
C
8
D
12
11.
The 22nd Amendment limits the president to how many terms?
A
Two terms
B
One term
C
Four terms
D
Three terms
12.
Which amendment granted citizenship to all persons born in the United States?
A
14th Amendment
B
15th Amendment
C
16th Amendment
D
13th Amendment
13.
The Second Amendment addresses the right to what?
A
A fair trial
B
Free speech
C
Peaceful assembly
D
Keep and bear arms
14.
Which amendment prohibited poll taxes in federal elections?
A
23rd Amendment
B
25th Amendment
C
22nd Amendment
D
24th Amendment
15.
The 15th Amendment, ratified in 1870, prohibited denying the right to vote based on what?
A
Race, color, or previous condition of servitude
B
Gender
C
Property ownership
D
Age

Answer Key

Question 1

D. Freedom of speech, religion, and the press

Question 2

D. 13th Amendment

Question 3

C. Women's right to vote

Question 4

A. Fourth Amendment

Question 5

B. Prohibition of alcohol

Question 6

D. 21st Amendment

Question 7

A. Double jeopardy and self-incrimination

Question 8

B. 26th Amendment

Question 9

A. Equal protection under the law

Question 10

B. 10

Question 11

A. Two terms

Question 12

A. 14th Amendment

Question 13

D. Keep and bear arms

Question 14

D. 24th Amendment

Question 15

A. Race, color, or previous condition of servitude

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