The questions below address this lesson's objectives and therefore provide a chance for you to determine if you're ready to tackle the formal assessments for this lesson, starting with the lesson quiz. If you do not understand why each question's correct answer is correct, review that section of the lesson before proceeding to the lesson quiz.
How many Constitutional amendments have there been since 1789?
- 3
- 13
- 27
- 95
Most of the amendments to the Constitution were made after the Revolutionary War and Civil War with very few changes in recent decades.
Most of the amendments to the Constitution were made after the Revolutionary War and Civil War with very few changes in recent decades.
Most of the amendments to the Constitution were made after the Revolutionary War and Civil War with very few changes in recent decades.
Most of the amendments to the Constitution were made after the Revolutionary War and Civil War with very few changes in recent decades.
Judge William Blackstone's ideas about _____ helped form a basis for the U.S. Constitution.
- common law
- the Magna Carta
- judicial review
- survival of the fittest
The common law system was developed over time from historical precedents--decisions about former cases involving similar legal matters.
The common law system was developed over time from historical precedents--decisions about former cases involving similar legal matters.
The common law system was developed over time from historical precedents--decisions about former cases involving similar legal matters.
The common law system was developed over time from historical precedents--decisions about former cases involving similar legal matters.
The Constitution very clearly notes that any powers not granted explicitly to the federal government belong to _________.
- the people
- Congress
- the states
- the courts
The states were specifically granted all rights not assigned to the federal government.
The states were specifically granted all rights not assigned to the federal government.
The states were specifically granted all rights not assigned to the federal government.
The states were specifically granted all rights not assigned to the federal government.
Which amendment was so unpopular and difficult to enforce that it was later repealed?
- the amendment prohibiting the sale of alcohol
- the amendment granting women's suffrage
- the amendment abolishing slavery
- the amendment guaranteeing free speech
The Eighteenth Amendment banning the sale of alcohol was repealed by the Twenty-First Amendment.
The Eighteenth Amendment banning the sale of alcohol was repealed by the Twenty-First Amendment.
The Eighteenth Amendment banning the sale of alcohol was repealed by the Twenty-First Amendment.
The Eighteenth Amendment banning the sale of alcohol was repealed by the Twenty-First Amendment.
What proportion of state assembly members is required to ratify amendments to the Constitution?
- a fifty percent majority of state assembly members from 26 states
- a two-thirds majority of state assembly members from 38 states
- a four-fifths majority of state assembly members from 20 states
- fifty-two percent of all the state assembly members in the country
Currently, 38 states must approve any new amendment with a two-thirds majority in their state assembly.
Currently, 38 states must approve any new amendment with a two-thirds majority in their state assembly.
Currently, 38 states must approve any new amendment with a two-thirds majority in their state assembly.
Currently, 38 states must approve any new amendment with a two-thirds majority in their state assembly.
Congress voted unanimously for the United States to enter War World II, but the other military conflicts in the past century were begun on the authority of the _________.
- president
- senate majority leader
- speaker of the house
- army chief of staff
The president has not required Congressional support since the military affairs are instead classified as police actions, etc.
The president has not required Congressional support since the military affairs are instead classified as police actions, etc.
The president has not required Congressional support since the military affairs are instead classified as police actions, etc.
The president has not required Congressional support since the military affairs are instead classified as police actions, etc.
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