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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Amendment 14, Section 2 (1868) states that if any state takes away the right to vote from individuals meeting which of the following requirements, the number of representatives for that state may be reduced in proportion to those persons not allowed to vote?

2. Which freedom is addressed in Amendment 1?

3. Amendment 18 was repealed in what year, ending the period encompassing the 1920s known as Prohibition?

4. Which amendment is often referred to as the right to have a fair and speedy trial?

5. What is a court order compelling a witness to appear in court the definition of?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the five freedoms in Amendment 1? Why is each significant?

Essay Topic 2

What is the Three-Fifths Compromise? What did this result from? What amendment repeals this compromise?

Essay Topic 3

What is the Great Compromise? What issues did it stem from?

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