FREE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND STUDY GAMES

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FREE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND STUDY GAMES

ABOUT 27 AMENDMENTS AP GOV EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: 2nd Amendment

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Right to bear arms would not be infringed (violated)

Question 2: 6th Amendment

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Guarantee of a speedy trial; Guarantee of a public trial; The right to confront witnesses; The right to have legal counsel (an attorney); Impartial jury of your peers

Question 3: 17th Amendment

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Senators elected directly by people of each state

Question 4: 26th Amendment

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18-year-olds granted right to vote

Question 5: 9th Amendment

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Powers that are not specifically granted to the national government are to be retained by the people

Question 6: 21st Amendment

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Repealed a previously-ratified amendment; The Prohibition Era in America was over

Question 7: 19th Amendment

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The right to vote cannot be denied because of a person's gender

Question 8: 18th Amendment

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The manufacture, transportation or sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited

Question 9: 27th Amendment

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Congress may pass a law increasing members' salaries, but cannot collect it until after there has been a federal election

Question 10: 4th Amendment

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People and their personal property cannot be searched without a warrant, issued by a judge

Question 11: 20th Amendment

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Shortened the period of time between federal elections and the day that officials were sworn into office

Question 12: 12th Amendment

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Electors will vote for President and Vice President on separate ballots

Question 13: 25th Amendment

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Established procedures to follow in the case of presidential death and/or disability

Question 14: 23rd Amendment

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People who live in Washington, D.C. are allowed to vote for President and granted three electoral votes

Question 15: 7th Amendment

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In a civil suit (lawsuit between two persons or groups), the defendant has the right to a trial by jury if the amount in question is over twenty dollars

Question 16: 22nd Amendment

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President of the U.S. now limited to serving no more than two full terms in office

Question 17: 10th Amendment

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Powers that are not specifically granted to the national government are to be retained by the states

Question 18: 13 Amendment

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Slavery was abolished

Question 19: 15th Amendment

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African American males were guaranteed the right to vote

Question 20: 16th Amendment

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Congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes on incomes

Question 21: 11th Amendment

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A citizen from one state cannot sue a citizen from another state in federal court

Question 22: 1st Amendment

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Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, petition

Question 23: 5th Amendment

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Due process; No double jeopardy; No self-incrimination; Eminent domain

Question 24: 3rd Amendment

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No soldier in time of peace shall be quartered in a private citizen's home without the homeowner's consent

Question 25: 14th Amendment

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Granted citizenship rights to former slaves; Incorporated the Bill of Rights amendments to apply to the States; Due process of the law; Equal protection of the law

Question 26: 8th Amendment

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No excessive bail; No cruel and unusual punishment shall be used against a convicted criminal

Question 27: 24th Amendment

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People cannot be denied the right to vote in federal elections because they had not paid a tax on voting