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EOC Review: Amendments and Cases
EOC Review: Amendments and Cases
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What do the 15th, 19th, 24th and 26th amendments all have in common?
The right to privacy
The right to bear arms
Expanding the right to vote to more people
The right to assemble
2
Which amendment allowed for a federal income tax?
16th
13th
19th
17th
3
A police officer must inform a person of their rights under the __ and ___ amendments?
13th and 14th
1st and 3rd
5th and 9th
5th and 6th
4
What happened to American schools after the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision in
Brown v. Board of Education
?
States could segregate as long as facilities were separate but equal
The federal government ordered states to end racial segregation of schools
Segregation continued in schools below the sixth-grade level.
Individuals of different races voluntarily stopped school segregation
5
The 17th Amendment changed how U.S. Senators were chosen. How are they selected now?
The President
The people
The Supreme Court
State legislatures
6
The "Miranda Rights" come from which case?
Miranda v. Arizona
U.S. v. Nixon
Plessy v. Ferguson
Roe v. Wade
7
The 15th amendment granted African American men the right to vote.
True
False
8
What was the ruling in U.S. v. Nixon?
Executive privilege has limits
The President is above the law
Nixon was removed from office
Presidents can ignore the law
9
What did the 13th Amendment accomplish?
Gave women the right to vote
Gave Hispanics the right to vote
Lowered the voting age
Abolished slavery
10
Which statement below explains the impact of poll taxes on elections?
Poll taxes will benefit 10 million Americans
Poll taxes have prevented racial minorities & the poor from voting
They encourage people to participate in the political process
Poll taxes are easy to afford.
11
What was the main purpose of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments?
To establish prohibition laws
To promote economic equality
To grant equal civil rights to African Americans
To ensure women's suffrage
12
What did the 25th Amendment clarify?
Voting rights for young people
Electoral college process
Presidential succession
Income tax policy
13
Which case required that states must provide attorneys for defendants who cannot afford one?
Roe v. Wade
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Miranda v. Arizona
Gideon v. Wainwright
14
Which of the following is a key provision of the 14th Amendment?
Gave women the right to vote
Guaranteed all US citizens equal protection under the law
Prohibited alcohol consumption
Allowed for the direct election of senators
15
Which Supreme Court case ruled that "separate but equal" was unconstitutional?
Bush v. Gore
Roe v. Wade
Brown v. Board of Education
Korematsu v. U.S.
16
What did the 15th Amendment do?
Allowed for income tax
Gave women the right to vote
Abolished slavery
Gave Black men the right to vote
17
What was the impact of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
Slavery was officially abolished in all areas of the United States.
The production and consumption of alcoholic beverages was prohibited.
Women were given the right to vote.
Suffrage was extended to African Americans
18
Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
13th
14th
15th
16th
19
The 14th amendment states that all citizens, no matter what type, are equally protected under our laws.
False
True
20
Which amendment repealed Prohibition?
19th
17th
22nd
21st
21
The main goal of the Equal Rights Amendment was to —
make reproductive rights an issue of federal jurisdiction
allow women to serve as officers in the United States military
ensure girls in American public schools had equal funding for sports
secure the equal legal standing of women in the Constitution
22
Brown v. Board of Education established the "separate but equal" doctrine.
False
True
23
The 26th Amendment lowered the voting age to 18.
False
True
24
What does the 22nd Amendment do?
Grants Washington D.C. electoral votes
Eliminates poll taxes
Lowers the voting age
Sets a two-term limit on the presidency
25
The Supreme Court case
US v. Nixon
said the President can use "executive privilege" only for...
Upcoming legislation
Matters of national security
Whatever the president thinks is important
Hiding criminal activity
26
In which case did the Supreme Court rule that the President is not above the law?
U.S. v. Nixon
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Bush v. Gore
Miranda v. Arizona
27
What were the poll tax, literacy test, and Ku Klux Klan primarily aimed at limiting?
Protecting property rights
Limiting immigration
Limiting income tax
Limiting constitutional amendments
28
Which amendment eliminated poll taxes?
13th
26th
15th
24th
29
Which case ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?
Bush v. Gore
Brown v. Board of Education
Korematsu v. U.S.
Plessy v. Ferguson
30
What was a key issue in Bush v. Gore?
Freedom of speech
Equal protection in vote counting
Presidential impeachment
Immigration policy
31
What did the 18th Amendment establish?
Women’s right to vote
Ended slavery
Banned racial segregation
Prohibition of alcohol
32
The Venn Diagram compares two landmark Supreme Court cases. Which constitutional principle replaces the question mark?
Equal Protection of the Law
Separation of Powers
Judicial Review
Rights of the Accused
33
Miranda v. Arizona established which legal protection?
The right to an attorney
The right to vote
The right to remain silent
Freedom of speech
34
In
Brown v. Board of Education,
the SCOTUS said school segregation violated which amendment?
13th
3rd
14th
1st
35
Which is an example of a Jim Crow law?
Voting restrictions for African Americans
Legal protection of labor unions
Economic equality
Voting rights for African Americans
36
Which case ruled that women have a constitutional right to abortion (before it was overturned)?
Miranda v. Arizona
Bush v. Gore
Korematsu v. U.S.
Roe v. Wade
37
The 12th Amendment limits Presidents to two elected terms of office
True
False
38
What do the 15th and 19th amendments have in common?
They both extend suffrage (the right to vote)
The both secure the right to free speech
They are both recent constitutional changes
All of the above
39
Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
1st
19th
13th
15th
40
What happened in Bush v. Gore?
The Court expanded voting rights
Gore won the presidency
The Supreme Court stopped a Florida recount
The election results were thrown out
41
Which amendment banned alcohol in the U.S.?
19th
24th
21st
18th
42
How did the passage of this amendment impact the political process in the United States?
Women could get jobs
Black people could vote
Women could vote
Women could drive
43
What did Regents of the University of California v. Bakke decide about affirmative action?
Colleges must use quotas for racial diversity
Racial quotas in college admissions are unconstitutional
Schools cannot consider race in admissions
All affirmative action policies are illegal
44
What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?
That slavery diminished the national character.
That slavery should be abolished by executive order
African Americans were not citizens and had no rights under Constitution
African American rights were protected by the Constitution.
45
Which case upheld the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Bush v. Gore
Brown v. Board of Education
Korematsu v. U.S.
46
Gideon v. Wainwright ensured the right to bear arms and own weapons.
False
True
47
How did the enforcement of Jim Crow laws after the Civil War impact minority groups?
Minorities remained second-class citizens
Minority-owned businesses were supported
