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Amendments Study Guide



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

1. 

The First Amendment contains the "Five Freedoms".
 

2. 

The Founding Fathers thought it was okay for people to own guns but it was not an important right.;     
 

3. 

Freedom of religion is subdivided into two parts, the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause.
 

4. 

Freedom of Speech defines speech as words only.
 

5. 

Web  pages are protected under Freedom of the press.
 

6. 

Quartering of soldiers means that the government is only required to pay military personnel one quarter of their salaries during wartime.     
 

7. 

Amendment 5 deals with searches and seizures
 

8. 

The 8th amendment protects your right to have a jury trial.
 

9. 

The 4th amendment protects citizens from unlawful searches and seizures     
 

10. 

The 7th amendment protects your right to have a jury trial     
 

11. 

The 6th amendment deals with the rights of people accused of crimes.
 

12. 

The 9th amendment deals with the rights of states and the people     
 

13. 

The 10th amendment deals with the rights of the states and the people.     
 

14. 

Amendments 11, 12 and 13 are the "Civil War amendments"
 

15. 

The 11th amendment deals with the election of the President and Vice President
 

16. 

The 12th amendment deals with suing a state.     
 

17. 

The 15th amendment gave all former slaves the right to vote
 

18. 

The 13th amendment ended slavery in the United States     
 

19. 

The 14th amendment was one of the most important constitutional amendments
 

20. 

The 16th amendment provided for the direct election of senators by the people of a state
 

21. 

The 17th amendment allowed the U.S. government to impose income taxes.
 

22. 

The 18th amendment outlawed alcohol consumption in the U.S.     
 

23. 

The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote
 

24. 

The 21st amendment prohibited the consumption of drugs as well as alcohol in the U.S.     
 

25. 

The 20th Amendment is called the "lame duck" Amendment because it prohibited cruelty to animals.     
 

26. 

The 22nd Amendment is called the "Presidential Disability and Succession Amendment."
 

27. 

The 23rd Amendment gave voting rights to the people who live in the District of Columbia. (Washington, DC)
 

28. 

The 24th Amendment abolished the Pole tax, which was a telecommunications tax.
 

29. 

The 25th Amendment deals with Presidential Disability and Succession.
 

30. 

The 26th Amendment gave 21 year olds the right to vote.
 

31. 

The 27th Amendment had to do with the pay of the President
 



 
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