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Which constitutional amendment abolished slavery? Question 1 options: 13th 15th 14th 19th Question 2 (3 points) Saved What did the 21st Amendment repeal? Question 2 options: the 16th Amendment, which allowed Congress to collect income taxes the 19th Amendment, which allowed women the right to vote the 17th Amendment, which allowed senators to be elected by popular vote the 18th Amendment, which prohibited the manufacturing or sale of alcohol Question 3 (3 points) Saved Why is voting an important right of U.S. citizens? Question 3 options: It lets the government know which people are citizens. It allows people the freedom to do what they want to do. Voting makes people feel important when they're informed. It gives people a say in different levels of government. Question 4 (3 points) Which statement best describes the position of the U.S. government on religion established by the Bill of Rights? Question 4 options: The U.S. government firmly establishes that Christianity will be the primary religion in the United States. The U.S. government leaves religious issues up to the state legislatures. The U.S. government chooses the state religion based on which religion the majority of United States citizens believe in. The U.S. government prohibits the establishment of a state religion. Question 5 (3 points) Whose permission is required before the government quarters soldiers in someone's home? Question 5 options: the state legislature the homeowner the head of the military the federal government Question 6 (3 points) When a person is accused of a crime, what is a right that he or she has according to the Bill of Rights? Question 6 options: A person may choose to pay the victim compensation rather than have a trial by jury. A person may choose which judge presides over his or her case. A person cannot be charged twice for the same crime or be compelled to testify against himself or herself in court. A person may exercise his or her right to have his or her trial held in a state different from where the crime occurred. Question 7 (3 points) As of 2015, which group of U.S. citizens remained less than fully represented in Congress? Question 7 options: women people who do not own property African Americans residents of the District of Columbia Question 8 (3 points) Which constitutional amendment gave women the right to vote? Question 8 options: 14th 19th 13th 15th Question 9 (3 points) Why were poll taxes unfair? Question 9 options: People in power did not have to pay the poll tax. People in power charged voters a fee to keep them from voting. People in power used the taxes to help only the people that voted for them. State governments imposed poll taxes in white communities only. Question 10 (3 points) How did the 14th Amendment help the process of granting former slaves citizenship and the rights that had been previously denied to them? Question 10 options: The 14th Amendment guaranteed the right to vote despite race, color, or previous condition of servitude. The 14th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States. The 14th Amendment stated that citizens were defined by whether they owned property. The 14th Amendment defined a citizen as a person born or naturalized in the United States, regardless of color. Question 11 (3 points) Which descriptions are matched with the appropriate amendment from the Bill of Rights? Choose all answers that are correct. Question 11 options: First Amendment – guarantees freedom of speech and of the press, religion, assembly, and petition Second Amendment – guarantees the right of the people to keep and bear arms Fourth Amendment – guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury Sixth Amendment – forbids cruel and unusual punishment Eighth Amendment – protects people against search and seizure without warrants

Answer 1

Question 1 is the 13th amendment.

Question 2 is the 18th amendment.

Question 3 is It lets the government know which people are citizens. It allows people the freedom to do what they want to do.

Question 4 is The U.S. government prohibits the establishment of a state religion.

Question 5 The homeowner.

Question 6  A person may choose to pay the victim compensation rather than have a trial by jury.

Question 7 Women who do not own property.

Answer 2

Question 1 is the 13th amendment.

Question 2 is the 18th amendment.

Question 3 is it gives people a say in different levels of government.

Question 4 is The U.S. government prohibits the establishment of a state religion.

Question 5 is the homeowner

Question 6 is a person cannot be charged twice for the same crime or be compelled to testify against himself or herself in court

Question 7 is the district of Columbia

Question 8 is the 19th amendment

Question 9 is People in power charged voters a fee to keep them from voting.

Question 10 is The 14th Amendment defined a citizen as a person born or naturalized in the United States, regardless of color.

Question 11 is the first, and second amendment.

I got an A on this test, these are all correct!