Do You Know Your Amendments? Trivia Quiz

Answer: 1st-10th

The Bill of Rights describes the powers and rights of American citizens.

Answer: 13th-15th

The 13th Amendment abolished slavery, the 14th Amendment protects Americans from violations of their rights by state governments, and the 15th Amendment gave African American men the right to vote.

Answer: 1st

They are freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and freedom to petition.

Answer: 18th

This was the only amendment to be repealed.

Answer: 20th

Before this amendment was created, national elections were held in November but the president and new Congress didn't take office until March 4th the next year. Therefore, defeated officials were called "lame ducks." This amendment abolishes lame duck sessions of Congress.

Answer: 2nd

The Second Amendment also guarantees Americans the right to serve in a state militia.

Answer: 19th

Susan B. Anthony's endless work for the women's movement helped to get this amendment created. It was created 20 years after she died.

Answer: 15th

But this amendment was greatly unsuccessful until the 24th Amendment, which abolished poll taxes, was created because people had to pay poll taxes to vote in elections. As many African Americans were too poor to pay the poll taxes earlier in the 20th century, they couldn't vote.

Answer: 23rd

Belive it or not, before this Amendment was ratified, only people of U.S. states could vote, not D.C. residents.

Answer: 13th

Illinois was the first state to ratify this consitution;

Answer: 3rd

The annotation of this amendment is "There has been no Supreme Court explication of this Amendment, which was obviously one guarantee of the preference for the civilian over the military."

Answer: 7th

It guarantees the right to a jury trial in civil cases if the money involved is more than $20 (at the time this amendment was written).

Answer: 26th

This is the fourth amendment to the Constitution that clarifies voting rights. (The others are the 15th, 19th, and 23rd.)

Answer: 8th

It also protects the accused from having to pay excessive bails.

Answer: 24th

This was created so African American people could vote freely.

Answer: 25th

It states that if the president is unable to fulfill his/her duties, the vice president will take over.

Answer: 16th

"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."

Answer: 9th

Answer: the election of senators

The compensation of members of congress is the subject of the 27th Amendment, and suits against a state is the subject of the 11th Amendment.

Answer: 5th

The Fifth Amendment protects the rights of an accused person.