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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is among the freedoms in Amendment 1?
(a) All citizens under 18 years of age are free of military draft.
(b) Any citizen may keep and bear arms for protection.
(c) Congress may not restrict freedom of speech.
(d) Any male citizen 18 years or older may vote in national elections.

2. Amendment 15, Section 1 (1870) stipulates the right of U.S. citizens to vote cannot be taken away for which of the following reasons?
(a) Color, creed, previous servitude.
(b) Race, creed, previous servitude.
(c) Race, color, or sex.
(d) Race, color, previous servitude.

3. Amendment 18 (1919) states that the manufacture, sale and transportation of alcoholic beverages is illegal beginning when?
(a) 30 days after the ratification of this amendment.
(b) 1 year after the ratification of this amendment.
(c) 90 days after the ratification of this amendment.
(d) Immediately upon ratification of this amendment.

4. In Amendment 26 (1971) the legal age to vote was lowered to how many years?
(a) 20.
(b) 19.
(c) 18.
(d) 17.

5. Prior to ratification of Amendment 19 (1920), who was the matter it addressed left up to?
(a) Municipalities.
(b) Counties.
(c) States.
(d) Provinces.

6. Amendment 1 includes which freedom?
(a) Citizens may seek redress via criminal lawsuits for damaging insults.
(b) Inability of Congress to pass a law prohibiting free exercise of religion.
(c) Freedom from unreasonable search.
(d) Freedom from unreasonable seizure.

7. Which freedom is included in Amendment 1?
(a) Freedom from unlawful search, seizure.
(b) No citizen may advocate overthrowing the government.
(c) Right to bear arms.
(d) No citizen may advocate overthrowing the government by war.

8. What is an assembly?
(a) An appearance in court.
(b) A gathering of people.
(c) An amount of money put up to ensure appearance at trial.
(d) To appear similar to someone or something else.

9. Where, in accordance with Amendment 23 (1961) and as Congress directs, may electors be appointed for President and Vice President as if it were a state?
(a) District of Columbia.
(b) Panama, Guam.
(c) Puerto Rico, Guam.
(d) Panama, Puerto Rico.

10. What is a court order compelling a witness to appear in court the definition of?
(a) Subpoena.
(b) Warranty.
(c) Warrant.
(d) Proclamation.

11. Congress was given the power to do away with Section 3 of Amendment 14, concerning certain supporters of the Confederacy, by a 2/3 vote, and did so in what year?
(a) 1896.
(b) 1898.
(c) 1892.
(d) 1894.

12. Amendment 24 (1964) prohibits denial of the right to vote because of what?
(a) Education level.
(b) Delinquent court fines.
(c) Ability to read.
(d) Delinquent taxes.

13. Being tried again for a crime already found not guilty of is the definition of what?
(a) Jeopardy.
(b) Double indemnity.
(c) Double jeopardy.
(d) Indemnity.

14. "Death, as a punishment for a crime, is not considered cruel or unusual as long as " what?
(a) "Treason, death, or serious bodily harm is involved in the crime".
(b) "Treason, death, rape, or serious bodily harm is involved in the crime".
(c) "Death, rape, or serious bodily harm isinvolved in the crime".
(d) "There is no long physical suffering involved".

15. Amendment 17 (1913) specifies the Senate is composed of how many members?
(a) 1 senator from each state.
(b) Based on population of respective state.
(c) 1 senator for every 5 representatives in House, minimum of 2.
(d) 2 senators from each sate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Amendment 1 addresses which of the following five freedoms?

2. To supply room and board means to what?

3. What is a written court order allowing the arrest, search, and seizure of certain persons or certain property?

4. According to Amendment 19 (1920), the right of citizens to the U.S. to vote cannot be taken away or restricted because of a person's what?

5. Amendment 13, Section 1 (1865) outlaws slavery and involuntary servitude with what exception?

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