27 AMENDMENTS STUDY GUIDE 2026 –
COMPLETE CONCEPT REVIEW & PRACTICE
MATERIALS (LATEST EDITION)
27 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution: Exam Practice Questions
The Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10)
1. The First Amendment protects which of the following?
a) The right to bear arms
b) The right to a speedy trial
c) Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition ✓
d) Protection from unreasonable searches and seizures
2. The Second Amendment is often cited in debates over:
a) Separation of church and state
b) Gun control laws ✓
c) The right to remain silent
d) Presidential term limits
3. The Third Amendment prohibits:
a) Cruel and unusual punishment
b) The quartering of soldiers in private homes during peacetime without consent ✓
c) Double jeopardy
d) Unreasonable searches
4. The Fourth Amendment protects citizens from:
a) Self-incrimination
b) Unreasonable searches and seizures ✓
c) Excessive bail
d) Being tried twice for the same crime
5. The Fifth Amendment includes the right against self-incrimination, often summarized by
the phrase:
a) "You have the right to an attorney."
b) "I plead the Fifth." ✓
c) "Innocent until proven guilty."
d) "Beyond a reasonable doubt."
,6. The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to:
a) A trial by an impartial jury in criminal cases ✓
b) Vote regardless of race
c) Freedom from slavery
d) Bear arms
7. The Seventh Amendment guarantees the right to a jury trial in:
a) All criminal cases
b) Federal civil cases where the value in controversy exceeds $20 ✓
c) State-level juvenile cases
d) Immigration hearings
8. The Eighth Amendment prohibits:
a) Ex post facto laws
b) Excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment ✓
c) The establishment of a national religion
d) The suspension of habeas corpus
9. The Ninth Amendment states that:
a) Powers not given to the federal government are reserved for the states
b) The listing of specific rights in the Constitution does not deny other rights retained by the
people ✓
c) Slavery is abolished
d) Women have the right to vote
10. The Tenth Amendment concerns:
a) The abolition of slavery
b) Powers reserved to the states or the people ✓
c) The line of presidential succession
d) The right to a direct election of Senators
Post-Bill of Rights Amendments (11-27)
11. The Eleventh Amendment was a response to a Supreme Court case and provides:
a) Immunity of states from certain lawsuits filed by citizens of other states or foreign countries
✓
b) The right to vote for African American men
c) The procedure for filling a vacancy in the Vice Presidency
d) The prohibition of alcohol
,12. The Twelfth Amendment revised the process for:
a) Ratifying treaties
b) Electing the President and Vice President ✓
c) Impeaching federal officials
d) Amending the Constitution itself
13. The Thirteenth Amendment:
a) Granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S.
b) Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude ✓
c) Guaranteed equal protection under the law
d) Established women's suffrage
14. The Fourteenth Amendment includes the:
a) "Necessary and Proper" Clause
b) "Establishment" Clause
c) "Due Process" and "Equal Protection" Clauses ✓
d) "Commerce" Clause
15. The Fifteenth Amendment prohibits denying the right to vote based on:
a) Race, color, or previous condition of servitude ✓
b) Sex
c) Failure to pay a poll tax
d) Age, for citizens 18 and older
16. The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to levy:
a) Tariffs on imported goods
b) Taxes on corporate mergers
c) An income tax without apportionment among the states ✓
d) Direct taxes on property
17. The Seventeenth Amendment established the direct election of:
a) The President
b) Federal judges
c) U.S. Senators ✓
d) The Vice President
18. The Eighteenth Amendment instituted:
a) Women's right to vote
b) Prohibition of alcohol ✓
, c) Presidential term limits
d) The federal income tax
19. The Nineteenth Amendment guaranteed the right to vote regardless of:
a) Race
b) Sex ✓
c) Age
d) Wealth
20. The Twentieth Amendment is known as the "Lame Duck Amendment" and moved:
a) The beginning and ending dates for presidential and congressional terms ✓
b) The location of the national capital
c) The voting age from 21 to 18
d) The date for federal income tax filing
21. The Twenty-first Amendment is unique because it:
a) Was ratified using state conventions instead of only state legislatures
b) Repealed a previous amendment (the 18th) ✓
c) Was never ratified by all 50 states
d) Gave Washington, D.C. electoral votes
22. The Twenty-second Amendment limits presidents to:
a) Two elected terms ✓
b) One six-year term
c) A maximum of ten years in office
d) Three terms if non-consecutive
23. The Twenty-third Amendment granted presidential electors to:
a) U.S. territories like Puerto Rico
b) The District of Columbia ✓
c) Residents living abroad
d) Former presidents
24. The Twenty-fourth Amendment prohibited the use of _____ in federal elections.
a) Literacy tests
b) Grandfather clauses
c) Poll taxes ✓
d) Voter ID laws
25. The Twenty-fifth Amendment deals with:
a) The right to vote for 18-year-olds
COMPLETE CONCEPT REVIEW & PRACTICE
MATERIALS (LATEST EDITION)
27 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution: Exam Practice Questions
The Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10)
1. The First Amendment protects which of the following?
a) The right to bear arms
b) The right to a speedy trial
c) Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition ✓
d) Protection from unreasonable searches and seizures
2. The Second Amendment is often cited in debates over:
a) Separation of church and state
b) Gun control laws ✓
c) The right to remain silent
d) Presidential term limits
3. The Third Amendment prohibits:
a) Cruel and unusual punishment
b) The quartering of soldiers in private homes during peacetime without consent ✓
c) Double jeopardy
d) Unreasonable searches
4. The Fourth Amendment protects citizens from:
a) Self-incrimination
b) Unreasonable searches and seizures ✓
c) Excessive bail
d) Being tried twice for the same crime
5. The Fifth Amendment includes the right against self-incrimination, often summarized by
the phrase:
a) "You have the right to an attorney."
b) "I plead the Fifth." ✓
c) "Innocent until proven guilty."
d) "Beyond a reasonable doubt."
,6. The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to:
a) A trial by an impartial jury in criminal cases ✓
b) Vote regardless of race
c) Freedom from slavery
d) Bear arms
7. The Seventh Amendment guarantees the right to a jury trial in:
a) All criminal cases
b) Federal civil cases where the value in controversy exceeds $20 ✓
c) State-level juvenile cases
d) Immigration hearings
8. The Eighth Amendment prohibits:
a) Ex post facto laws
b) Excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment ✓
c) The establishment of a national religion
d) The suspension of habeas corpus
9. The Ninth Amendment states that:
a) Powers not given to the federal government are reserved for the states
b) The listing of specific rights in the Constitution does not deny other rights retained by the
people ✓
c) Slavery is abolished
d) Women have the right to vote
10. The Tenth Amendment concerns:
a) The abolition of slavery
b) Powers reserved to the states or the people ✓
c) The line of presidential succession
d) The right to a direct election of Senators
Post-Bill of Rights Amendments (11-27)
11. The Eleventh Amendment was a response to a Supreme Court case and provides:
a) Immunity of states from certain lawsuits filed by citizens of other states or foreign countries
✓
b) The right to vote for African American men
c) The procedure for filling a vacancy in the Vice Presidency
d) The prohibition of alcohol
,12. The Twelfth Amendment revised the process for:
a) Ratifying treaties
b) Electing the President and Vice President ✓
c) Impeaching federal officials
d) Amending the Constitution itself
13. The Thirteenth Amendment:
a) Granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S.
b) Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude ✓
c) Guaranteed equal protection under the law
d) Established women's suffrage
14. The Fourteenth Amendment includes the:
a) "Necessary and Proper" Clause
b) "Establishment" Clause
c) "Due Process" and "Equal Protection" Clauses ✓
d) "Commerce" Clause
15. The Fifteenth Amendment prohibits denying the right to vote based on:
a) Race, color, or previous condition of servitude ✓
b) Sex
c) Failure to pay a poll tax
d) Age, for citizens 18 and older
16. The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to levy:
a) Tariffs on imported goods
b) Taxes on corporate mergers
c) An income tax without apportionment among the states ✓
d) Direct taxes on property
17. The Seventeenth Amendment established the direct election of:
a) The President
b) Federal judges
c) U.S. Senators ✓
d) The Vice President
18. The Eighteenth Amendment instituted:
a) Women's right to vote
b) Prohibition of alcohol ✓
, c) Presidential term limits
d) The federal income tax
19. The Nineteenth Amendment guaranteed the right to vote regardless of:
a) Race
b) Sex ✓
c) Age
d) Wealth
20. The Twentieth Amendment is known as the "Lame Duck Amendment" and moved:
a) The beginning and ending dates for presidential and congressional terms ✓
b) The location of the national capital
c) The voting age from 21 to 18
d) The date for federal income tax filing
21. The Twenty-first Amendment is unique because it:
a) Was ratified using state conventions instead of only state legislatures
b) Repealed a previous amendment (the 18th) ✓
c) Was never ratified by all 50 states
d) Gave Washington, D.C. electoral votes
22. The Twenty-second Amendment limits presidents to:
a) Two elected terms ✓
b) One six-year term
c) A maximum of ten years in office
d) Three terms if non-consecutive
23. The Twenty-third Amendment granted presidential electors to:
a) U.S. territories like Puerto Rico
b) The District of Columbia ✓
c) Residents living abroad
d) Former presidents
24. The Twenty-fourth Amendment prohibited the use of _____ in federal elections.
a) Literacy tests
b) Grandfather clauses
c) Poll taxes ✓
d) Voter ID laws
25. The Twenty-fifth Amendment deals with:
a) The right to vote for 18-year-olds
