Constitution Unit
G 370 K. Klein
Name ______________________
Quiz 6: Amendments 1-27
If the statement is true write a (T) on the line, if it is false, write a (F) on the line
instead!
_____1. All African-Americans got the right to vote with Amendment 15.
_____2. Amendment 13 abolished slavery in the USA.
_____3. Amendment 14 is not a civil rights amendment.
_____4. The President and Vice President can come from the same state.
_____5. Before an amendment was passed, the people did not elect senators.
_____6. Amendment 27 gives Congress the right to salary raises after the next election.
_____7. Amendment 18 prohibited the sale and possession of liquor.
_____8. Amendment 23 repealed Amendment 18.
_____9. A poll tax is a legal fee charged to African Americans and poor people to stop them
from voting.
_____10. The president is allowed to run for office for only two terms.
_____11. People in Washington D.C. have always had the right to vote in elections.
_____12. JFK was the only president to have been elected to 4 terms as president.
_____13. Women got the right to vote with Amendment 19.
_____14. The President’s term in office begins on Jan. 3rd, while a person in Congress begins
their term on Jan 20th.
_____15. The legal age for voting in the USA is 18 years old.
_____16. Congress can give its members a raise and they get it immediately.
_____17. Prohibition means to not allow something.
_____18. The Prohibition Era was a time when smoking was not allowed.
_____19. To abolish means to end something.
_____20. There are no amendments that say who will take over if the president can no longer
hold office.
Constitution Unit
G 370 K. Klein
Name ______________________
Quiz 6: Amendments 1-27
Amendments 1-10: Match each amendment number to its description.
_____ 21. One
a) limits searches & seizures by the police
_____ 22. Two
b) prevents soldiers from being housed in your home
_____ 23. Three
c) right to due process of the law, including not having to testify
_____ 24. Four
_____ 25. Five
_____ 26. Six
against yourself
d) states any powers not listed in the Constitution belong to the
states
_____ 27. Seven
e) rules for a civil court case
_____ 28. Eight
f) discusses rules for bail, fines, and punishments
_____ 29. Nine
g) lists the rights of a person accused of a crime, like right to a lawyer
_____ 30. Ten
h) gives people the right to and the rules for owning weapons
i) freedoms of opinion for press, speech, religion
j) says people have all rights listed and not listed in the Constitution
____________________ 31. List the FOUR amendments that protect your legal rights if
arrested or in court.
____________________ 32. List the TWO amendments that have to do with alcohol
____________________ 33. List the ONE amendment that has to do with women getting the
right to vote.
____________________ 34. List the THREE amendments that discuss civil rights for all
people.
____________________ 35. Which amendment does not allow poll taxes to be charged
anymore during elections?