US Politics Amendments 1-10 Test 1

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Politics & Civics — Test 1 (Amendments 1 10) High School & Adult (US Government & Civics, USA) USA US Constitution, Bill of Rights & Civics (USCIS)

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Section: Politics & Civics — Test 1 (Amendments 1 10) · Education: High School & Adult · Part: Politics & Civics — Test 1 (Amendments 1 10) · Country: USA

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Question 1

Which of the following best defines checks and balances?

A) branches limit each other

B) election dates

C) court fees

D) state budgets

Question 2

What best defines an amendment?

A) A new law

B) A change to the Constitution

C) A court ruling

D) A treaty

Question 3

Which of these did the 18th Amendment ban?

A) Slavery

B) Guns

C) Alcohol

D) Newspapers

Question 4

Which of the following best defines federalism?

A) one ruler

B) only courts

C) no states

D) power shared nation and states

Question 5

What does the 8th Amendment ban?

A) Cruel punishment

B) Death tax

C) Income tax

D) Draft

Question 6

What did the 13th Amendment do?

A) citizenship

B) ended slavery

C) due process

D) gave votes

Question 7

Which of these does the 10th Amendment reserve?

A) All power to president

B) Courts rule states

C) Powers to states

D) Federal taxes

Question 8

Provide the definition of an amendment process:

A) popular vote only

B) court orders

C) president signs

D) proposal plus ratification

Question 9

What did the 11th Amendment limit?

A) Suing states

B) Voting rights

C) Free speech

D) Gun rights

Question 10

Which of the following best defines the first state to ratify?

A) Virginia

B) Delaware

C) Pennsylvania

D) New Jersey

Question 11

What does the 25th Amendment cover?

A) Impeachment trials

B) Veto override

C) Presidential succession

D) Treaty approval

Question 12

Give the number of amendments:

A) 10

B) 13

C) 50

D) 27

Question 13

What best defines the newest amendment?

A) 27th on pay

B) 26th on voting

C) 25th on succession

D) 24th on poll tax

Question 14

What was the first state to ratify?

A) Virginia

B) Delaware

C) Pennsylvania

D) New Jersey

Question 15

What did the 12th Amendment fix?

A) Senate elections

B) Term limits

C) Presidential elections

D) Voting age

Question 16

What does the 7th Amendment keep?

A) Criminal juries

B) Grand juries

C) Military trials

D) Civil jury trials

Question 17

What best defines federalism?

A) power shared nation and states

B) no states

C) one ruler

D) only courts

Question 18

What does the 10th Amendment reserve?

A) All power to president

B) Powers to states

C) Courts rule states

D) Federal taxes

Question 19

The 8th Amendment bans which of these?

A) Death tax

B) Income tax

C) Cruel punishment

D) Draft

Question 20

What best defines the Preamble's first phrase?

A) Congress states

B) Be it known

C) I hereby

D) We the People

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