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Quiz about Amazing Amendments
Quiz about Amazing Amendments

Amazing Amendments! Trivia Quiz

This quiz will test your knowledge of the amendments to the US Constitution.

A multiple-choice quiz by tinamomnsox. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
tinamomnsox
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
346,635
Updated
Jul 19 24
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
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574
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Question 1 of 10
1. Getting into an argument about gun control is very easy to do. A Constitutional amendment was proposed to protect US people from the government infringing on their ability to bear arms. Which amendment was it? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. "I plead the fifth!" This statement has been heard many times, but what does the fifth amendment to the US Constitution actually deal with? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. We've all heard the phrase "cruel and unusual punishment" before. Which US Constitutional amendment is meant to prohibit it? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. The 13th Constitutional amendment dealt with an issue that was a major cause of the US Civil War. What did it deal with? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. "Women's rights! Women's rights!" Throughout time, women have been protesting their lot in life. Which US Constitutional amendment gives women the right to vote? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. The 26th amendment to the US Constitution lowered the voting age. What did it lower the age to? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. Which US Constitutional amendment prohibits "unreasonable search and seizure"? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. The 10th amendment to the Constitution takes any power that is not directly given to the US and gives it to who? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. Which amendment allows the US Congress to collect taxes? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. Which of the following are NOT included in the first amendment? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Getting into an argument about gun control is very easy to do. A Constitutional amendment was proposed to protect US people from the government infringing on their ability to bear arms. Which amendment was it?

Answer: 2nd amendment

 The amendment was proposed on September 25, 1789 and adopted on December 15, 1791. It is part of the Bill of Rights, which are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.

The full amendment is: "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed".
2. "I plead the fifth!" This statement has been heard many times, but what does the fifth amendment to the US Constitution actually deal with?

Answer: Due process of law

 The amendment was proposed on September 25, 1789 and adopted on December 15, 1791. Many years later, in 1966, this amendment led to the creation of the Miranda Rights, which are used by police all over the United States.

The full amendment is: "No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation".
3. We've all heard the phrase "cruel and unusual punishment" before. Which US Constitutional amendment is meant to prohibit it?

Answer: 8th amendment

 The amendment was proposed on September 25, 1789 and adopted on December 15, 1791. In 1878, the Supreme Court commented that drawing and quartering, public dissection, burning alive, and disembowelment were considering cruel and unusual punishment no matter what the crime.

The full amendment is: "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted".
4. The 13th Constitutional amendment dealt with an issue that was a major cause of the US Civil War. What did it deal with?

Answer: Slavery

 The amendment was proposed January 31, 1865 and adopted December 6, 1865. There had been no other amendments in 60 years.

The amendment states: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction".
5. "Women's rights! Women's rights!" Throughout time, women have been protesting their lot in life. Which US Constitutional amendment gives women the right to vote?

Answer: 19th amendment

 The amendment was proposed June 4, 1919 and adopted August 18, 1920. Susan B. Anthony drafted the 19th amendment, with the help of Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

The amendment states: "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex".
6. The 26th amendment to the US Constitution lowered the voting age. What did it lower the age to?

Answer: 18

 The amendment was proposed March 23, 1971 and adopted July 1, 1971. Only 8 states declined to ratify the amendment: Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Utah.

The amendment states: "The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age".
7. Which US Constitutional amendment prohibits "unreasonable search and seizure"?

Answer: 4th amendment

 The amendment was proposed September 25, 1789 and adopted December 15, 1791. Part of the law states that while a policeman cannot lawfully search a building without a warrant, he may take evidence if it was in plain sight.

The full amendment is: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."
8. The 10th amendment to the Constitution takes any power that is not directly given to the US and gives it to who?

Answer: The people

 The amendment was proposed September 25, 1789 and adopted December 15, 1791.

The full amendment is: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people".
9. Which amendment allows the US Congress to collect taxes?

Answer: 16th amendment

 The amendment was proposed July 12, 1909 and adopted February 3, 1913. The amendment was rejected by 4 states: Connecticut, Rhode Island, Utah, and Virginia. It was never even considered by Florida and Pennsylvania.

The amendment states: "The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration".
10. Which of the following are NOT included in the first amendment?

Answer: Right to bear arms

 The amendment was proposed September 25, 1789 and adopted December 15, 1791. The amendment also gives the people the right to petition the government.

The amendment states: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances".
Source: Author tinamomnsox

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