U.S. Constitutional Amendment Process Quiz

Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery.

Two-thirds of both houses of Congress are required to propose an amendment.

There are 27 amendments in the U.S. Constitution.

Twenty-Sixth Amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.

Second Amendment guarantees the right to bear arms.

The Bill of Rights constitutes 10 amendments.

Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to a trial by jury.

The process is called Ratification.

A proposed amendment ratified by the required number of states is called Ratified Amendment.

Fourth Amendment protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures, and requires probable cause for search warrants.

Eighth Amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment and excessive fines.

The term is Ratification.

First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.

Twenty-First Amendment was ratified by state conventions rather than state legislatures.

Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial, legal counsel, and confrontation of witnesses.

Fifteenth Amendment guarantees the right to vote shall not be denied or abridged on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

Sixteenth Amendment gives Congress the power to levy an income tax.