A) a group of people who have the right to vote B) a group of people chosen to make laws C) a group of people who support tyranny D) a group of people elected to create charters
A) have to tell the truth even if it will send them to jail. B) misunderstand the Constitution. C) are admitting their guilt. D) are using their constitutional right to remain silent.
A) gave African American men the right to vote. B) abolished slavery. C) was overturned by a later amendment. D) made African Americans citizens of the states in which they lived.
A) abolished slavery. B) gave citizenship to African Americans born in the United States. C) was found unconstitutional.
A) gave African American men the right to vote. B) abolished slavery.
A) declared that citizens do not have to pay a tax to vote. B) gave African Americans equal protection of the laws. C) gave African American women the right to vote. D) has not yet been passed.
A) from the Bill of Rights B) from the 19th Amendment C) from the 24th Amendment D) from the 23rd Amendment
A) African American Women B) people between 18 and 21 years of age. C) all women D) immigrants
A) gives people too much power B) is flexible C) changes only in wartime D) is finally perfect
A) to establish justice B) to provide for the common defense C) to create a bickering bicameral legislature
A) False B) True
A) 12th Amendment B) 11th Amendment C) 5th Amendment D) 7th Amendment
A) 18-year-olds are allowed to vote in federal and state elections B) Individual cannot sue a state in federal courts C) Establishes Congress's to impose a federal income tax D) No person shall be elected to the office of president more than twice
A) Prohibits Congress from voting itself mid-term pay raises B) Repeals prohibition C) Prohibition, no alcoholic beverages to be bought or sold in the United States D) Insures that punishments for crimes are not excessive, cruel, or unusual
A) No person can be tried twice for the same offense, prohibits being a witness against yourself and guarantees due process of law B) Changed the dates the president takes office from March 4th to January 20th. Also changed the start of Congress to January 3rd and ended old second session C) Gave residents of Washington D.C., the right to vote in presidential elections D) Power not given to the federal government is given to the people or states |