Amendment 11-27 Quiz
Mr. Schmitt
Name
Directions: You will not use an amendment more than once. 2 points each.
1. Which amendment gave 18 year olds the right to vote?
a. 24th
b. 26th
c. 18th
d. 19th
2. The 16th Amendment allows for the government to do what?
a. Collect income taxes
b. Elect its own Senators
c. Make voters pay a poll tax
d. Take property without a warrant
3. The Amendment that abolished slavery in the U.S. was:
a. 18th
b. 15th
c. 11th
d. 13th
4. Not allowing people to vote based on sex/gender was the:
a. 15th
b. 20th
c. 19th
d. 12th
5. The amendment that prohibited the making/selling of liquor was the
. The amendment that
allowed it to be done again (repealing the earlier amendment) was the
.
a. 18th, 25th
b. 17th 24th
c. 18th, 21st
d. 9th, 21st
6. Washington DC gets 3 electoral votes thanks to the:
a. 23rd
b. 22nd
c. 28th
d. 20th
7. How did the 24th amendment help African Americans?
a. Allowed them to vote
b. Took away poll taxes
c. Let black women vote
d. Let 18 year old blacks vote
8. The “Lame Duck” amendment does what?
a. Tells when duck hunting season is
b. Tells you what day to have an election
c. Tells what day the President and Senators/Reps start their terms
d. Serves duck at a Chinese restaurant
9. The line of succession of power if something happens to the president is laid out in the:
a. 25th
b. 17th
c. 21st
d. 26th
10. The 15th Amendment after the Civil War said that:
a. No one can be denied the right to vote based on wealth
b. No one can be denied the right to vote based on age
c. No one can be denied the right to vote based on race
d. No one can be denied the right to vote based on gender
11. After the Civil War in 1868, this amendment protected all citizens equally under the law, giving it
the name “Equal Rights Amendment”. It is one of the most important amendments we have for
equality
a. 18th
b. 19th
c. 22nd
d. 14th
12. “Running by Ticket” in the 12 amendment says what?
13. A citizen from another state or foreign country cannot sue a different state without their
permission thanks to the
a. 10th
b. 9th
c. 12th
d. 11th
Bonus: List (just with a number, the amendments that have been left out) 3 points