Civics Module 3 Exit Test Practice Questions

Which amendment redefined citizenship as those born or naturalized in the United States and provided for the legal concept of "equal protection under the law"

• XIV (14)

• X (10)

• XVII (17)

• XV (15)

Which amendment provided for the direct election of U.S. Senators? Before passed, Senators were appointed by the legislature from each state.

• XVII (17)

• XIV (14)

• VIII (8)

• XII (12)

A government structure where there is a division of power between a central/national government and smaller subunits, such as states or provinces.

• Federalism

• Democracy

• Communism

• Capitalism

The powers that are delegated to Congress can be found in what section of the Constitution?

• Article I, Section 8

• Article I, Section 9, Clause 2

• The Bill of Rights

• The Preamble

This amendment, ratified in 1913, gave Congress the power to collect an income tax.

• XVI (16th)

• XVII (17th)

• IX (9th)

• XII (12th)

What document grants the federal and state governments their authority in the United States?

• The Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Writ of Habeas Corpus

An incorporated city or town with a local government and services.

• Municipality

• Township

• County

• Census Area

A political system in which he people delegate certain powers to the national government, while the states retain other powers; and the people, who authorize the states and national government, retain all freedoms not delegated to the governing bodies.

• Federalism

• Democracy

• Communism

• Capitalism

Identify the three Reconstruction Amendments

• XIII (13)

• XIV (14)

• XV (15)

• XVI (16)

• XVII (17)

This amendment, the first of the Reconstruction amendments, abolished slavery in the United States.

• XIII (13th)

• XIV (14th)

• XVII (17th)

• XX (20th)