27 Amendments Test Part 2
(exact) |Questions with Answers
This amendment promotes federalism. It reserves power for the state
governments and the people - -10
- Made it illegal to buy or sell alcohol in the USA. AKA the "make Al Capone
rich and infamous" Amendment. - -18
- Allows the government to take your land if it is for the public good. They
must justly compensate you for your land. - -5
- Prohibits excessive bail and cruel/unjust punishment. - -8
- Women's suffrage - -19
- Ended slavery. - -13
- This Amendment changed how senators are elected. From this point, US
senators would be elected by the people (rather than the state legislatures).
This was part of the Progressive era in US history. - -17
- Specifies the rights of the accused in a criminal trial. This includes the right
to a speedy trial. - -6
- After young men bore the brunt of the Vietnam war, the Congress granted
suffrage to those 18 and older. If you can be required to fight/die for your
country, you should have the right to determine who sends you off to war. -
-26
- Restricted the president to two terms - -22
- The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be
construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. - -9
- Protects the right of a citizen to bear arms. - -2
- suffrage for residents of Washington D.C. - -23
- A state cannot deprive any person of life, liberty or property without due
process. This was used in the Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade
concerning a woman's right to do what she wishes with her body without
government interference - -14
(exact) |Questions with Answers
This amendment promotes federalism. It reserves power for the state
governments and the people - -10
- Made it illegal to buy or sell alcohol in the USA. AKA the "make Al Capone
rich and infamous" Amendment. - -18
- Allows the government to take your land if it is for the public good. They
must justly compensate you for your land. - -5
- Prohibits excessive bail and cruel/unjust punishment. - -8
- Women's suffrage - -19
- Ended slavery. - -13
- This Amendment changed how senators are elected. From this point, US
senators would be elected by the people (rather than the state legislatures).
This was part of the Progressive era in US history. - -17
- Specifies the rights of the accused in a criminal trial. This includes the right
to a speedy trial. - -6
- After young men bore the brunt of the Vietnam war, the Congress granted
suffrage to those 18 and older. If you can be required to fight/die for your
country, you should have the right to determine who sends you off to war. -
-26
- Restricted the president to two terms - -22
- The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be
construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. - -9
- Protects the right of a citizen to bear arms. - -2
- suffrage for residents of Washington D.C. - -23
- A state cannot deprive any person of life, liberty or property without due
process. This was used in the Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade
concerning a woman's right to do what she wishes with her body without
government interference - -14
