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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Amendment 15, Section 2 (1870) stipulate?
(a) How the Congress may enforce Amendment 15.
(b) Who is accountable if those granted the right to vote are denied.
(c) Judicial oversight to ensure compliance.
(d) Limits on electorate if those granted the right to vote are denied.

2. What is involuntary servitude?
(a) Service performed under draft for civil service.
(b) Service performed under military draft.
(c) Work done without payment of wages or room and board.
(d) Work done against one's will.

3. According to Amendment 17 (1913), when a state has a Senate vacancy, who can make a temporary appointment?
(a) Governor of the state with permission of federal Senate.
(b) Governor of the state with permission of federal Congress.
(c) Governor of the state with permission of the state legislature.
(d) President, with permission of Senate.

4. Amendment 14, Section 1 (1868) stipulates no state can make laws that do what to citizens of the U.S.?
(a) Take away, restrict any rights, privileges, protections except in war.
(b) Take away, restrict any rights, privileges, protections.
(c) Take away, restrict any rights, privileges, protections except in military.
(d) Take away, restrict any rights, privileges, protections except for juveniles.

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

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. Amendment 17 (1913) stipulates that to vote for the senators from his state, a person must meet what qualifications?
(a) Same as to vote for largest house in state legislature of residence.
(b) Same as to vote for President, Vice President.
(c) Age 18, U.S. citizen, citizen of state senators will serve, not convicted.
(d) Age 21, U.S. citizen, citizen of state senators will serve, not convicted.

8. Amendment 13, Section 2 (1865) stipulates Congress has the power to enforce this article by what means?
(a) Executive order.
(b) Congressional order.
(c) Appropriate legislation.
(d) Judicial decree.

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

10. No citizen shall be forced to supply room and board to soldiers except in the time of war, and even then it is only acceptable when what?
(a) Congress has declared war by majority rule.
(b) States pass a law to this effect.
(c) Congress passes a law to this effect.
(d) Supreme Court approves.

11. What is a written court order allowing the arrest, search, and seizure of certain persons or certain property?
(a) Warranty.
(b) Warrant.
(c) Grant.
(d) Waiver.

12. Amendment 12 (1804) changes a part of Article 2, Section 1, and outlines the process by which individuals to which offices are elected?
(a) President, Vice President, House of Representatives.
(b) President, Vice President, Senate.
(c) President, Vice President.
(d) President, Vice President, Congress.

13. Inheritance, corporations, laws concerning education, marriage and divorce all are under the jurisdiction of what government?
(a) State.
(b) Federal.
(c) Municipal.
(d) County.

14. Amendment 14, Section 2 (1868) stipulates that representatives to Congress be elected in each state according to what?
(a) Durable goods production size.
(b) Territorial size.
(c) Population size.
(d) Tax income percentage.

15. What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
(a) Bill of Rights.
(b) Bill of Freedoms.
(c) Bill of Acceptance.
(d) Bill of Liberties.

Short Answer Questions

1. Amendment 17 (1913) changes which original article?

2. A citizen may not be unlawfully searched nor seizure of his person or personal property made without a written court order obtained with what?

3. "Room and board" means what?

4. 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?

5. Prior to ratification of Amendment 19 (1920), who was the matter it addressed left up to?

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