Chapter 5 Review
Mississippi Studies
1) Know how many times the US Constitution has been amended.
2) Know how many constitutions Mississippi has had.
3) Know what amendment means.
4) List which constitution did what:
___________________ Made after Mississippi and the South was defeated in the Civil War.
___________________ Made when MS was admitted to the Union as the 20th state.
___________________ Written to favor the interests of the immigrants to the back country of MS.
___________________ Has been amended over 125 times to keep it up to date.
5) Know what Mississippi was almost named and by how many votes?
6) Know who was allowed to vote when MS became a state.
7) Know if in the Constitution of 1817 allowed the Governor and state legislature to elect other
state officials or if people could vote on them.
8) Know the importance of the Treaty of Doak’s Stand in terms of what it did and what if provided.
9) Know what followers of Jacksonian Democrats wanted in terms of electing officials.
10) Know what the opposing party was called and who made up its members.
11) Know what the Constitution of 1832 did in terms of property qualifications for voting or holding
office and who was able to vote in the state.
12) Know what Gov. Charles Clark did after the Civil War.
13) Know why Gov. William L. Sharkey was appointed.
14) Know who General E.O.C. Ord is.
15) Know who was given political rights for the first time and who was denied political rights by the
Constitution of 1868.
16) Know if the Governor appointed state officials or did the people under the Constitution of 1868.
17) Know who Carpetbaggers were, what party they supported, and who voted or supported them.
18) Know who Isaiah T. Montgomery is and what significance he played with the Constitution of
1890.
19) Know what the literacy Tax and the Poll tax were and what they were used for.
20) Know what the Constitution of 1890 did in terms of the powers of the governor, the governor’s
term limits, and if the governor could appoint major officials or not.
21) Know what Constitution we are still governed by today.
22) Know how many times it has been amended.
23) Know how much of a percent is needed of the voters to sign a petition for an amendment to be
submitted to the voters for ratification.
24) What US amendment allowed women to vote, did Mississippi follow in this amendment?
25) What US amendment allowed the voting age to drop to 18; did MS follow in this amendment?