Share American Culture: Chapter 5 - The U.S Constitution
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What is the 27th Amendment about?
US citizens 18 years old or older have the right to vote
What if the Presidents died?
Congress must limit when and how much its members are paid.
"It is illegal to make a citizen pay a voting fee or take a reading test to vote." Which Amendment is this?
Amendment 24
Amendment 26
Amendment 25
Amendment 23
"The US Citizens in the District of Columbia have the right to vote for President." Which Amendment is this?
Amendment 23
Amendment 26
Amendment 25
Amendment 24
What is the 22nd Amendment about?
Congress can tax income.
The President cannot serve for more than two terms.
Alcohol is illegal
Slavery is illegal
"The President is inaugurated in January. Congress begins to meet in January." Which Amendment is this?
Amendment 18
Amendment 21
Amendment 19
Amendment 20
What is the 16th Amendment about?
Congress can tax income.
What is the 12th Amendment about?
Slavery is illegal in the United States.
Citizens cannot sue states in federal courts.
President and Vice President are elected on a party ticket
"The government cannot demand excessive bail or fines, or any cruel and unusual punishment." Which amendment is this?
The Seventh Amendment:
The Eighth Amendment
The Sixth Amendment:
What is the Seventh Amendment about?
A person has the right to a jury trial for civil cases.
A person has the right to a fair and speedy trial by a jury.
What is the Sixth Amendment about?
A person has the right to a fair and speedy trial by a jury.
A person has the right to a jury trial for civil cases.
"The government must follow the law (due process) before punishing a person." Which Amendment is this?
The Fifth Amendment
The Eighth Amendment
The Fourth Amendment
The Sixth Amendment
"The government cannot arrest a person or search their property unless there is probable cause.", which Amendment is this?
The Fifth Amendment
The Fourth Amendment
The Sixth Amendment
What is the First Amendment about?
People have freedom of religion, freedom of speech
People have freedom of the press, freedom of assembly
All are correct
the right to petition the Government
What is Article 5 about?
relationship to the States
supreme Law of the Land
ways to amend the Constitution
What is the main purpose of the U.S. Constitution?
To protect citizens' rights and provide a framework for gove
To establish a monarchy
To establish a dictatorship
To promote economic equality
Which document served as the first constitution of the United States?
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Emancipation Proclamation
Articles of Confederation
