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Amendments Review
1. Which Constitutional Amendment provides for the expansion of individual rights by the states found in the Bill of Rights?
2. There are four Constitutional Amendments that deal directly with the office of president; those four are ______, ______, ______, ______
3. Which of the four describes the Electoral College as the body that will choose the president?
4. Which of the four provides for the vice-president to take over as president following the death or disability of the president?
5. Which of the four directs the president can only serve two terms or ten years as president?
6. Which of the four designates the day the president takes office following his election or re-election?
7. What day is designated?
8. Which Amendment calls for the direct election of Senators by the people?
9. How were Senators elected before the Amendment?
10. Which Amendment gave suffrage to women?
11. Which Amendment ended the practice of charging a poll tax in order to vote in some states?
12. Which Amendment ended slavery in the United States?
13. What is the significance of the Fourteenth Amendment in relation to the Thirteenth Amendment?
14. Which Amendment created an income tax on working citizens?
15. Which Amendment was nullified?
16. Which Amendment granted suffrage to citizens 18-20 years of age?
17. Which Amendment was originally one of the bills of rights offered by the Federalists but was not ratified until 1992?
18. Which Amendment treats Washington DC as a state and grants electors to the District in order for the citizens to vote in presidential elections?
19. Which Amendment granted suffrage to the former male slaves?
Bill of Rights and beyond
20. Right to bear arms
21. Freedom of religion
22. Right to be secure in your home from unwarranted searches and seizures
23. Protection from cruel and unusual punishment
24. Protection from excessive bails and fines
25. Eminent domain
26. Right to a grand jury
27. Right to an attorney
28. Right to a jury trial in lawsuit cases
29. Freedom of the press
30. Freedom from self-incrimination
31. Reserved rights of the states
32. Freedom from being tried twice for the same crime
33. Right to a speedy and public trial
34. Right of due process by the federal government
35. Freedom from housing soldiers
36. Equal protection of the law protect by the federal government
37. Equal protection of the law protected by state governments
38. What is the doctrine that provides that the Bill of Rights is applied to the states?
39. Which Amendment provides for that doctrine?
40. What is the distinction between a negative right and a positive right?