The Bill of Rights and Amendments MCQs USA

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1. Which amendment is known as the “Freedom of Speech” amendment? a) First Amendment b) Second Amendment c) Fourth Amendment d) Tenth Amendment Answer: a) First Amendment 2. The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution primarily concerns: a) Freedom of the press b) The right to bear arms c) The right to a speedy trial d) Protection from unreasonable searches Answer: b) The right to bear arms 3. The Third Amendment addresses which of the following? a) Right to privacy b) Freedom of assembly c) Quartering of soldiers d) Right to due process Answer: c) Quartering of soldiers 4. Which amendment protects citizens from “unreasonable searches and seizures”? a) Third Amendment b) Fourth Amendment c) Fifth Amendment d) Sixth Amendment Answer: b) Fourth Amendment 5. Which amendment ensures the right to a speedy and public trial? a) Fifth Amendment b) Sixth Amendment c) Seventh Amendment d) Eighth Amendment Answer: b) Sixth Amendment 6. Which amendment protects against self-incrimination and double jeopardy? a) Fifth Amendment b) Sixth Amendment c) Seventh Amendment d) Eighth Amendment Answer: a) Fifth Amendment 7. The Eighth Amendment prohibits which of the following? a) Cruel and unusual punishment b) Excessive bail c) Both a and b d) Double jeopardy Answer: c) Both a and b 8. Which amendment guarantees the right to a trial by jury in civil cases? a) Fifth Amendment b) Sixth Amendment c) Seventh Amendment d) Eighth Amendment Answer: c) Seventh Amendment 9. The Ninth Amendment states that: a) Powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states b) Rights not listed in the Constitution are retained by the people c) Citizens have the right to bear arms d) The government cannot impose cruel and unusual punishment Answer: b) Rights not listed in the Constitution are retained by the people 10. Which amendment deals with powers reserved to the states or the people? a) Eighth Amendment b) Ninth Amendment c) Tenth Amendment d) Eleventh Amendment Answer: c) Tenth Amendment 11. The Thirteenth Amendment abolished: a) Alcohol b) Slavery c) Poll taxes d) The Electoral College Answer: b) Slavery 12. The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees: a) Freedom of religion b) Equal protection under the law c) The right to bear arms d) The right to vote for women Answer: b) Equal protection under the law 13. Which amendment granted African American men the right to vote? a) Thirteenth Amendment b) Fourteenth Amendment c) Fifteenth Amendment d) Nineteenth Amendment Answer: c) Fifteenth Amendment 14. The Nineteenth Amendment granted which group the right to vote? a) African American men b) Native Americans c) Women d) Eighteen-year-olds Answer: c) Women 15. The Twenty-Sixth Amendment lowered the voting age to: a) 21 b) 20 c) 19 d) 18 Answer: d) 18 16. Which amendment repealed Prohibition? a) Eighteenth Amendment b) Nineteenth Amendment c) Twenty-First Amendment d) Twenty-Second Amendment Answer: c) Twenty-First Amendment 17. The Twenty-Second Amendment limits the president to how many terms? a) One term b) Two terms c) Three terms d) Four terms Answer: b) Two terms 18. The Eighteenth Amendment is associated with: a) Abolishing slavery b) Establishing Prohibition c) Granting women the right to vote d) Lowering the voting age Answer: b) Establishing Prohibition 19. The Twenty-Fifth Amendment deals with: a) Presidential succession b) Congressional term limits c) Voting rights for minorities d) The right to bear arms Answer: a) Presidential succession 20. Which amendment prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude? a) Fourteenth Amendment b) Fifteenth Amendment c) Nineteenth Amendment d) Twenty-Sixth Amendment Answer: b) Fifteenth Amendment 21. The Twenty-Fourth Amendment eliminated which of the following? a) Literacy tests for voting b) Poll taxes in federal elections c) Segregation in public schools d) Age restrictions on voting Answer: b) Poll taxes in federal elections 22. Which amendment addresses the procedures for replacing the president in the event of death, resignation, or incapacitation? a) Twentieth Amendment b) Twenty-Second Amendment c) Twenty-Fifth Amendment d) Twenty-Seventh Amendment Answer: c) Twenty-Fifth Amendment 23. The Eleventh Amendment limits the ability of individuals to: a) Sue states in federal court b) Vote in federal elections c) Run for president d) Be tried for the same crime twice Answer: a) Sue states in federal court 24. Which amendment provides for the direct election of U.S. Senators? a) Twelfth Amendment b) Fifteenth Amendment c) Seventeenth Amendment d) Twenty-Third Amendment Answer: c) Seventeenth Amendment 25. The Twenty-Third Amendment grants electoral votes to which area? a) Puerto Rico b) Washington, D.C. c) Guam d) Virgin Islands Answer: b) Washington, D.C. 26. The Twelfth Amendment modified the procedure for electing the: a) President and vice president b) Speaker of the House c) Senate majority leader d) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Answer: a) President and vice president 27. Which amendment abolished poll taxes in federal elections? a) Fourteenth Amendment b) Fifteenth Amendment c) Twenty-Fourth Amendment d) Twenty-Sixth Amendment Answer: c) Twenty-Fourth Amendment 28. The Twenty-Seventh Amendment concerns: a) Congressional pay raises b) Presidential term limits c) Voting rights d) Freedom of speech Answer: a) Congressional pay raises 29. Which amendment was passed in response to the Civil War and grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States? a) Thirteenth Amendment b) Fourteenth Amendment c) Fifteenth Amendment d) Sixteenth Amendment Answer: b) Fourteenth Amendment 30. Which amendment allows Congress to levy an income tax? a) Thirteenth Amendment b) Fourteenth Amendment c) Fifteenth Amendment d) Sixteenth Amendment Answer: d) Sixteenth Amendment 31. Which amendment extended the right to vote to citizens aged 18 and older? a) Nineteenth Amendment b) Twenty-Second Amendment c) Twenty-Fifth Amendment d) Twenty-Sixth Amendment Answer: d) Twenty-Sixth Amendment 32. The Fifteenth Amendment guarantees the right to vote regardless of: a) Race, color, or previous condition of servitude b) Gender c) Age d) Religion Answer: a) Race, color, or previous condition of servitude 33. Which amendment required the president to take office on January 20th instead of March 4th? a) Twentieth Amendment b) Twenty-Second Amendment c) Twenty-Fifth Amendment d) Twenty-Seventh Amendment Answer: a) Twentieth Amendment 34. Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States? a) Thirteenth Amendment b) Fourteenth Amendment c) Fifteenth Amendment d) Sixteenth Amendment Answer: a) Thirteenth Amendment 35. Which amendment provides that the vice president becomes president upon the death or resignation of the president? a) Twelfth Amendment b) Fourteenth Amendment c) Twenty-Fifth Amendment d) Twenty-Seventh Amendment Answer: c) Twenty-Fifth Amendment 36. Which amendment is known as the “Prohibition Amendment”? a) Seventeenth Amendment b) Eighteenth Amendment c) Nineteenth Amendment d) Twenty-First Amendment Answer: b) Eighteenth Amendment 37. Which amendment granted women the right to vote? a) Fifteenth Amendment b) Sixteenth Amendment c) Seventeenth Amendment d) Nineteenth Amendment Answer: d) Nineteenth Amendment 38. Which amendment was ratified to overturn the Supreme Court’s decision in Chisholm v. Georgia? a) Eleventh Amendment b) Twelfth Amendment c) Thirteenth Amendment d) Fourteenth Amendment Answer: a) Eleventh Amendment 39. The Twelfth Amendment requires separate electoral votes for: a) President and vice president b) President and speaker of the House c) President and secretary of state d) President and chief justice of the Supreme Court Answer: a) President and vice president 40. Which amendment prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers in private homes during peacetime? a) First Amendment b) Second Amendment c) Third Amendment d) Fourth Amendment Answer: c) Third Amendment

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