CIVIC LITERACY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1st Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Freedom of religion (establishment & free exercise clauses),
speech, press, assembly, and petition.
2nd Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Right to bear arms.
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep
and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
3rd Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers during peacetime.
4th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅No unreasonable searches and seizures (
5th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅(1) No Self-Incrimination
(2) No Double Jeopardy (defendant cannot be tried again on the same, or similar charges)
(3) No deprivation of life liberty or property without "due process of law" (fair treatment)
4) No one has to testify against them-self
5) Right to a Grand Jury
6th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅You have the right to a speedy trial. The right to counsel in
criminal trials. You get a free lawyer ("public defender"). Right to jury in criminal trials.
7th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Right to jury in civil trials.
8th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Government cannot inflict cruel and unusual punishment.
9th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Unenumerated Rights Amendment. Rights in addition to those
stated in the Constitution. . Not everything can be written down. rights retained by the people
10th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Powers not expressly given to federal government by the
Constitution are reserved to states or the people.
, "reserved powers amendment"
"states' rights amendment"
11th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅One State cannot be sued by another state
12th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅separation of votes for President and Vice President
13th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Abolished slavery.
14th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅(1) All persons born in the U.S. are citizens; (2) no person can
be deprived of life, liberty or property without DUE PROCESS OF LAW; (3) no state can deprive a person
of EQUAL PROTECTION of the laws.
15th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅States cannot deny any person the right to vote because of
race.
16th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Power of Congress to tax income
17th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Established the direct election of senators (instead of being
chosen by state legislatures)
18th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Prohibition of alcohol
19th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅States cannot deny the right to vote based on gender
20th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Congress begins on January 30th; President starts on January
20th
"Lame-duck" Amendment
21st Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Repeal of Prohibition
1st Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Freedom of religion (establishment & free exercise clauses),
speech, press, assembly, and petition.
2nd Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Right to bear arms.
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep
and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
3rd Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers during peacetime.
4th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅No unreasonable searches and seizures (
5th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅(1) No Self-Incrimination
(2) No Double Jeopardy (defendant cannot be tried again on the same, or similar charges)
(3) No deprivation of life liberty or property without "due process of law" (fair treatment)
4) No one has to testify against them-self
5) Right to a Grand Jury
6th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅You have the right to a speedy trial. The right to counsel in
criminal trials. You get a free lawyer ("public defender"). Right to jury in criminal trials.
7th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Right to jury in civil trials.
8th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Government cannot inflict cruel and unusual punishment.
9th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Unenumerated Rights Amendment. Rights in addition to those
stated in the Constitution. . Not everything can be written down. rights retained by the people
10th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Powers not expressly given to federal government by the
Constitution are reserved to states or the people.
, "reserved powers amendment"
"states' rights amendment"
11th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅One State cannot be sued by another state
12th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅separation of votes for President and Vice President
13th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Abolished slavery.
14th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅(1) All persons born in the U.S. are citizens; (2) no person can
be deprived of life, liberty or property without DUE PROCESS OF LAW; (3) no state can deprive a person
of EQUAL PROTECTION of the laws.
15th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅States cannot deny any person the right to vote because of
race.
16th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Power of Congress to tax income
17th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Established the direct election of senators (instead of being
chosen by state legislatures)
18th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Prohibition of alcohol
19th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅States cannot deny the right to vote based on gender
20th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Congress begins on January 30th; President starts on January
20th
"Lame-duck" Amendment
21st Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Repeal of Prohibition
