Amendments Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Federal agents search a person's home without a warrant, consent, or a recognized emergency exception. Which amendment provides the most direct protection against the search?
The Second Amendment
The Seventh Amendment
The Fourth Amendment
The Tenth Amendment
2. An otherwise qualified 18-year-old is told that only people aged 21 or older may vote. Which amendment provides the most direct protection?
The Twenty-Sixth Amendment
The Twenty-Third Amendment
The Twenty-Fourth Amendment
The Twenty-Seventh Amendment
3. A person accused of a crime is denied a reasonably prompt public trial and cannot obtain legal counsel. Which amendment addresses both protections?
The Third Amendment
The Sixth Amendment
The Eighth Amendment
The Fifth Amendment
4. In peacetime, soldiers are placed in a private home without the owner's consent. Which amendment specifically addresses this situation?
The Second Amendment
The Eighth Amendment
The Fourth Amendment
The Third Amendment
5. A state denies an otherwise qualified citizen the vote specifically because of race. Which amendment directly prohibits that basis for denial?
The Fifteenth Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment
The Twenty-Fourth Amendment
6. Which amendment states that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed?
The Third Amendment
The Second Amendment
The Ninth Amendment
The Tenth Amendment
7. Congress passes a law declaring one faith the official national religion. Which constitutional protection is most directly implicated?
The Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause
The First Amendment's Establishment Clause
The Ninth Amendment's protection of unenumerated rights
The Tenth Amendment's reservation of powers
8. A state law is challenged for denying a group equal protection of the laws. Which amendment supplies the most direct constitutional basis for that challenge?
The Twelfth Amendment
The Fifteenth Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment
The Seventeenth Amendment
9. Congress approves a law changing members' compensation and makes it effective immediately. Which amendment requires an intervening election before that change can take effect?
The Twentieth Amendment
The Twenty-Second Amendment
The Twenty-Fifth Amendment
The Twenty-Seventh Amendment
10. Which amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime after conviction?
The Nineteenth Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment
The Fifteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment
11. A power is granted neither to the federal government by the Constitution nor prohibited to the states. Which amendment says it is reserved to the states or the people?
The Seventh Amendment
The Eighth Amendment
The Tenth Amendment
The Ninth Amendment
12. Which amendment says the right to vote cannot be denied or abridged by the United States or a state on account of sex?
The Fifteenth Amendment
The Seventeenth Amendment
The Nineteenth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment
13. A citizen is required to pay a poll tax before voting in a federal election. Which amendment most directly prohibits that requirement?
The Twenty-Fourth Amendment
The Twentieth Amendment
The Twenty-Third Amendment
The Twenty-Sixth Amendment
14. Which amendment generally prevents a person from being elected president more than twice?
The Twentieth Amendment
The Twenty-Second Amendment
The Twenty-First Amendment
The Twenty-Fifth Amendment
15. A court imposes a punishment challenged as cruel and unusual. Which amendment contains the relevant prohibition?
The Eighth Amendment
The Sixth Amendment
The Fifth Amendment
The Ninth Amendment
16. During a criminal trial, a prosecutor attempts to force the defendant to testify against themself. Which protection is most directly relevant?
The First Amendment right to petition
The Fourth Amendment warrant requirement
The Seventh Amendment right to a civil jury
The Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination