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