What is the purpose of the 13th Amendment?
A) Grant women the right to vote
B) Abolish slavery
C) Establish equal protection under the law
D) Guarantee the right to bear arms
Answer: B) Abolish slavery
Which amendment grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States?
A) 14th Amendment
B) 15th Amendment
C) 16th Amendment
D) 17th Amendment
Answer: A) 14th Amendment
The 15th Amendment addresses which issue?
A) Abolition of slavery
B) Women’s suffrage
C) Voting rights for all races
D) Prohibition of alcohol
Answer: C) Voting rights for all races
What does the 19th Amendment guarantee?
A) Freedom of speech
B) Right to bear arms
C) Women’s right to vote
D) Right to a fair trial
Answer: C) Women’s right to vote
Which amendment repealed Prohibition, allowing the sale and consumption of alcohol?
A) 18th Amendment
B) 19th Amendment
C) 21st Amendment
D) 22nd Amendment
Answer: C) 21st Amendment
The 26th Amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to what age?
A) 16
B) 18
C) 20
D) 25
Answer: B) 18
Which amendment protects citizens from double jeopardy and self-incrimination?
A) 4th Amendment
B) 5th Amendment
C) 6th Amendment
D) 7th Amendment
Answer: B) 5th Amendment
What does the 8th Amendment prohibit?
A) Excessive bail and fines
B) Cruel and unusual punishment
C) Unlawful searches and seizures
D) Right to a speedy trial
Answer: B) Cruel and unusual punishment
Which amendment guarantees the right to a trial by jury in civil cases?
A) 6th Amendment
B) 7th Amendment
C) 8th Amendment
D) 9th Amendment
Answer: B) 7th Amendment
What does the 2nd Amendment protect?
A) Right to free speech
B) Right to bear arms
C) Right to a fair trial
D) Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures
Answer: B) Right to bear arms
The 25th Amendment deals with which aspect of government?
A) Presidential succession and disability
B) Congressional salaries
C) Freedom of religion
D) Right to privacy
Answer: A) Presidential succession and disability
Which amendment grants the right to a speedy and public trial?
A) 5th Amendment
B) 6th Amendment
C) 7th Amendment
D) 8th Amendment
Answer: B) 6th Amendment
The 12th Amendment addresses the procedure for electing which government official?
A) President and Vice President
B) Senators
C) Governors
D) Supreme Court Justices
Answer: A) President and Vice President
Which amendment abolished the poll tax, eliminating a barrier to voting for many African Americans?
A) 23rd Amendment
B) 24th Amendment
C) 25th Amendment
D) 26th Amendment
Answer: B) 24th Amendment
The 22nd Amendment limits the number of terms a person can serve as which official?
A) President
B) Senator
C) Supreme Court Justice
D) Governor
Answer: A) President
Which amendment protects citizens’ rights not specifically mentioned in the Constitution?
A) 9th Amendment
B) 10th Amendment
C) 11th Amendment
D) 12th Amendment
Answer: A) 9th Amendment
The 20th Amendment sets the beginning and ending dates for the terms of which government officials?
A) President and Vice President
B) Senators
C) Governors
D) Supreme Court Justices
Answer: A) President and Vice President
What does the 11th Amendment address?
A) Right to bear arms
B) Presidential succession
C) Sovereign immunity
D) Women’s suffrage
Answer: C) Sovereign immunity
The 18th Amendment, also known as Prohibition, banned the sale, production, and transportation of which substance?
A) Alcohol
B) Tobacco
C) Marijuana
D) Cocaine
Answer: A) Alcohol
Which amendment grants Congress the power to levy income taxes?
A) 14th Amendment
B) 15th Amendment
C) 16th Amendment
D) 17th Amendment
Answer: C) 16th Amendment
The 27th Amendment, which prevents changes in congressional salary from taking effect until the next election of representatives, was originally proposed in which year?
A) 1789
B) 1865
C) 1919
D) 1972
Answer: A) 1789
What does the 21st Amendment do?
A) Repeals Prohibition
B) Grants women’s suffrage
C) Establishes the right to privacy
D) Abolishes slavery
Answer: A) Repeals Prohibition
Which amendment protects individuals from unreasonable searches and seizures?
A) 3rd Amendment
B) 4th Amendment
C) 5th Amendment
D) 6th Amendment
Answer: B) 4th Amendment
The 7th Amendment guarantees the right to a jury trial in which types of cases?
A) Criminal cases
B) Civil cases
C) Immigration cases
D) Taxation cases
Answer: B) Civil cases
Which amendment grants the right to free speech, religion, and the press, as well as the right to assemble and petition the government?
A) 1st Amendment
B) 2nd Amendment
C) 3rd Amendment
D) 4th Amendment
Answer: A) 1st Amendment
The 10th Amendment reserves powers not delegated to the federal government to whom?
A) President
B) Congress
C) States or the people
D) Supreme Court
Answer: C) States or the people
Which amendment guarantees the right to bear arms?
A) 1st Amendment
B) 2nd Amendment
C) 3rd Amendment
D) 4th Amendment
Answer: B) 2nd Amendment
The 16th Amendment grants Congress the power to do what?
A) Abolish slavery
B) Levy income taxes
C) Establish a national bank
D) Regulate interstate commerce
Answer: B) Levy income taxes
Which amendment guarantees the right to a fair and speedy trial by an impartial jury?
A) 5th Amendment
B) 6th Amendment
C) 7th Amendment
D) 8th Amendment
Answer: B) 6th Amendment
The 9th Amendment states that the enumeration of certain rights in the Constitution does not do what?
A) Limit other rights retained by the people
B) Grant unlimited power to the federal government
C) Establish a state religion
D) Limit the power of the President
Answer: A) Limit other rights retained by the people
Which amendment repealed the 18th Amendment, ending Prohibition?
A) 20th Amendment
B) 21st Amendment
C) 22nd Amendment
D) 23rd Amendment
Answer: B) 21st Amendment
The 17th Amendment established the direct election of which government officials?
A) President and Vice President
B) Senators
C) Governors
D) Supreme Court Justices
Answer: B) Senators
Which amendment prohibits the government from quartering soldiers in private homes without the owner’s consent?
A) 2nd Amendment
B) 3rd Amendment
C) 4th Amendment
D) 5th Amendment
Answer: B) 3rd Amendment
The 4th Amendment protects citizens against what?
A) Double jeopardy
B) Cruel and unusual punishment
C) Unreasonable searches and seizures
D) Self-incrimination
Answer: C) Unreasonable searches and seizures
Which amendment grants the right to a trial by jury in criminal cases?
A) 5th Amendment
B) 6th Amendment
C) 7th Amendment
D) 8th Amendment
Answer: B) 6th Amendment
The 3rd Amendment is a response to what historical event?
A) Boston Tea Party
B) Civil War
C) American Revolution
D) Prohibition Era
Answer: A) Boston Tea Party
Which amendment grants the right to a trial by jury in federal civil cases?
A) 5th Amendment
B) 6th Amendment
C) 7th Amendment
D) 8th Amendment
Answer: C) 7th Amendment
The 13th Amendment was ratified in response to which major event in American history?
A) American Revolution
B) Civil War
C) Prohibition Era
D) Great Depression
Answer: B) Civil War
Which amendment grants the right to a grand jury in federal criminal cases?
A) 5th Amendment
B) 6th Amendment
C) 7th Amendment
D) 8th Amendment
Answer: A) 5th Amendment
The 14th Amendment addresses issues related to what?
A) Abolition of slavery
B) Women’s suffrage
C) Equal protection under the law
D) Prohibition of alcohol
Answer: C) Equal protection under the law
