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Do you know the "Critical Period" Amendments? Quiz

Test your knowledge of Critical Period Amendments.

A multiple-choice quiz by freeafter3. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
freeafter3
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
121,335
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
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Question 1 of 15
1. This amendment restructured the Electoral College system. Hint


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Question 2 of 15
2. Freedom to petition for a redress of grievances is guaranteed by the _________ Amendment. Hint


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Question 3 of 15
3. In a process called "eminent domain", the government has the right to take your property given just compensation. This practice is laid out in which amendment? Hint


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Question 4 of 15
4. Did you know that you have the right to a trial by jury in civil cases in which the amount in question is greater than $20? Which amendment affords you this right? Hint


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Question 5 of 15
5. To allow people such as the minutemen to be able to defend the nation at "a minute's notice", the right of the people to keep and bear arms is protected by the Constitution. Which amendment contains this provision? Hint


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Question 6 of 15
6. You are not required to "quarter" troops in your home in times of peace. Why not? Hint


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Question 7 of 15
7. Which Amendment prohibits excessive fines, bails, and cruel and unusual punishment? Hint


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Question 8 of 15
8. This amendment restructured the federal judiciary. Hint


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Question 9 of 15
9. Reserved powers were the major issue separating the Federalists and Anti-Federalists. Which amendment concerns rights retained by the people? Hint


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Question 10 of 15
10. Speaking of reserved powers, which amendment reserves powers to the states? Hint


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Question 11 of 15
11. Which amendment guarantees freedom of speech? Hint


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Question 12 of 15
12. Which amendment prevents unreasonable searches and seizures? Hint


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Question 13 of 15
13. The ______ Amendment prevents you from being forced to provide incriminating testimony against yourself in a criminal trial. Hint


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Question 14 of 15
14. The right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury is guaranteed by the _____ Amendment. Hint


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Question 15 of 15
15. Based on this amendment, you cannot be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. Which amendment is it? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This amendment restructured the Electoral College system.

Answer: 12th Amendment

 Ratified after the Jefferson/Burr debacle of 1800, it required Electors to cast separate votes for President and Vice President.
2. Freedom to petition for a redress of grievances is guaranteed by the _________ Amendment.

Answer: first

 Given the common practice of shutting down newspapers and dissolving assemblies that voiced their disagreement with the policies of George III's colonial government, this one was very important.
3. In a process called "eminent domain", the government has the right to take your property given just compensation. This practice is laid out in which amendment?

Answer: fifth

 Interesting to note is that the revolutionaries had no problem confiscating the property of British loyalists after the war.
4. Did you know that you have the right to a trial by jury in civil cases in which the amount in question is greater than $20? Which amendment affords you this right?

Answer: seventh

 It seems like a pittance, but trial by jury is a principle that pre-dates the Magna Carta (1215).
5. To allow people such as the minutemen to be able to defend the nation at "a minute's notice", the right of the people to keep and bear arms is protected by the Constitution. Which amendment contains this provision?

Answer: second

 The major debate here seems to be in the intent of the framers (to provide for a well-regulated militia). Those who favor strict gun control say that the federal military and state-supported National Guard constitute our militia, and they should be the only ones allowed to possess guns.
6. You are not required to "quarter" troops in your home in times of peace. Why not?

Answer: 3rd Amendment

 A "Quartering Act" passed by British Parliament outraged colonists. Incidentally, the Third Amendment is the only one of the Bill of Rights never tried before the Supreme Court.
7. Which Amendment prohibits excessive fines, bails, and cruel and unusual punishment?

Answer: eighth

 This is a favorite among those opposing capital punishment.
8. This amendment restructured the federal judiciary.

Answer: eleventh

 This amendment gives original jurisdiction to state courts in cases where a citizen sues a state.
9. Reserved powers were the major issue separating the Federalists and Anti-Federalists. Which amendment concerns rights retained by the people?

Answer: ninth

 This amendment was a major defense used in the Southern states' rights arguments before the Civil War.
10. Speaking of reserved powers, which amendment reserves powers to the states?

Answer: tenth

 In this amendment, the federal government concedes to states' rights. Powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states and the people.
11. Which amendment guarantees freedom of speech?

Answer: first

 The Federalists seem to have forgotten this one when they passed the Alien and Sedition Acts.
12. Which amendment prevents unreasonable searches and seizures?

Answer: fourth

 This amendment was the colonists' response to the British practice of obtaining very broad and general search warrants call Writs of Assistance to aid them in enforcing their mercanilist policies.
13. The ______ Amendment prevents you from being forced to provide incriminating testimony against yourself in a criminal trial.

Answer: Fifth

 The relevant text is "...nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself". The Fifth Amendment says you can 't be *forced* to incriminate yourself, but it doesn 't prevent you from choosing to incriminate yourself if you elect to take the stand. What more can I say? I plead the fifth.
14. The right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury is guaranteed by the _____ Amendment.

Answer: Sixth

 This important amendment establishes your rights in a criminal trial.
15. Based on this amendment, you cannot be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. Which amendment is it?

Answer: 5th

 This particular clause is called the "due process" clause and echoes Jefferson's sentiments stated in the Declaration of Independence. It is so important that it appears twice in the Constitution (5th and 14th Amendments).
Source: Author freeafter3

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