15.5 Interactive Knowledge Check: Article V and the 27 Constitutional Amendments

1. Which of these advancements has been accomplished by the passage of a constitutional amendment?

2. What are the two steps required for passing an amendment to the Constitution?

3. The process for adding new amendments is outlined by Article V of the Constitution. The Founding generation envisioned this process to be _____________

4. Our first 10 amendments, passed during the Founding era, are collectively known as ___________

5. The Third Amendment protects us from being forced by the government to house _________ in private homes in times of peace

6. The Takings Clause, which protects private property from being taken by the government for public use without just compensation, is found in the ___________

7. Some amendments to the Constitution protect the rights of those accused of crimes. Those seeking to avoid the possibility of self-incrimination have the option to plead the _______

8. Which amendment recognizes that the American people have even more rights than those that are written into the Constitution?

9. The 12th Amendment reformed the Electoral College by taking political parties into account and establishing different ballots for president and vice president after the controversial election of _____________

10. The transformative 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments are known collectively as ___________

11. The 17th Amendment to the Constitution changed the process for electing U.S. senators from ____________to ____________

12. Which of these was not an amendment passed during the Progressive era (1913–1920)?

13. The 20th Amendment reduced the lame duck period for outgoing presidents and established that this event will occur on January 20, which is ___________

14. This tradition, established by George Washington, was written into the Constitution with the 22nd Amendment in 1951.

15. After the ratification of the 23rd Amendment in 1961, people who lived in this location were granted votes in the Electoral College

16. The 26th Amendment, ratified in 1971, established a national voting age of ___________

17. The 27th Amendment, which was ratified in 1992, was originally drafted by which of the following figures?

18. Fill in the blanks with the correct amendments. There has been only one time in our history where an amendment was rescinded. This happened in 1933, when the ___ Amendment repealed the ___ Amendment.

19. The most recent amendment to the Constitution was ratified as a result of a movement that began with _________

20. Finish the quote from George Washington in 1787: “I do not conceive that we are more inspired—have more wisdom—or possess more virtue than those who will come after us. The power under the Constitution will always be with ____________.”