Amendments Quiz

What is the main purpose of the 11th Amendment?

• To give states the right to levy taxes

• To protect states from being sued in federal court by citizens of another state or country

• To allow citizens to sue their own states in federal court

• To grant voting rights to citizens regardless of race

The 12th Amendment changed how we elect which government officials?

• Senators

• Representatives

• President and Vice President

• Supreme Court Justices

How did the 12th Amendment impact the electoral process?

• It allowed citizens to vote directly for the president

• It created separate ballots for president and vice president in the Electoral College

• It gave Congress the power to decide the president

• It limited the president to two terms

Which amendment officially abolished slavery in the United States?

• 13th Amendment

• 12th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

The 14th Amendment provides protections for which group of people?

• Only government officials

• All people born or naturalized in the U.S.

What clause in the 14th Amendment ensures equal protection under the law for all citizens?

• Supremacy Clause

• Full Faith and Credit Clause

• Equal Protection Clause

• Necessary and Proper Clause

Which amendment was designed to ensure African American men could vote?

• 13th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 12th Amendment

Which of the following best describes the 15th Amendment?

• It guarantees freedom of speech for all citizens

• It abolishes slavery in the United States

• It prohibits the denial of voting rights based on race or previous condition of servitude

• It requires citizens to pay a poll tax

Which court case is associated with the interpretation of the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause?

• Marbury v. Madison

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Miranda v. Arizona

The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments are often referred to as what?

• The Freedom Amendments

• The Civil War Amendments

• The Reconstruction Amendments

• The Equality Amendments