QUIZ. To be used with lyrics to RRR songs What Does the Constitution Do?, The Bill of (Your) Rights, and The Rest of the Amendments
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1 QUIZ To be used with lyrics to RRR songs What Does the Constitution Do?, The Bill of (Your) Rights, and The Rest of the Amendments Circle the correct answer to each question ARTICLE AND AMENDMENT PROCESS (Answers are in What Does the Constitution Do? ) 1. Which Article of the Constitution provides for the proposal of Amendments to the Constitution? A. I (1) B. IV (4) C. VII (7) D. V (5) 2. How many steps are there in Amending the Constitution? A. 3 B. 6 C. 2 D How many or what fraction of Senators must support the proposed Article of Amendment for it to be sent to the states for ratification? A. 67 or 2/3 B. 51 or 1/2 plus 1 C. 75 or 3/4 plus 1 D. 100 or all 4. How many or what fraction of members of the House of Representatives must support the proposed Article of Amendment for it to be sent to the states for ratification? A. 290 or 2/3 B. 268 or 1/2 plus 1 C. 327 or 3/4 plus 1 D. 435 or all 5. How many or what percent of the States must ratify the Article of Amendment before it can become law? A. 26 or 1/2 plus 1 B. 50 or all C. 38 or ¾ D. 33 or 2/3 AMENDMENTS IN THE BILL OF RIGHTS (Answers found in Bill of (Your) Rights ) 6. How many Amendments are considered to be in the Bill of Rights? A. 14 B. 27 C. 4 D Which Amendment gives individuals the right to a speedy trial if accused of a crime? A. 9 B. 2 C. 4 D Which Amendment gives individuals the right to keep and bear arms? A. 2 B. 7 C. 9 D. 3 Bill of (Your) Rights by Rhythm Rhyme Results 1
2 9. Which Amendment gives individuals the right to trail by jury in civil cases? A. 4 B. 2 C. 7 D Which Amendment gives individuals the rights of free speech, religion, and free press? A. 4 B. 1 C. 3 D Which Amendment protects individuals from illegal searches and seizures? A. 4 B. 10 C. 8 D Which Amendment gives states legal rights inferred from other legal rights? A. 3 B. 9 C. 10 D Which Amendment protects citizens from having to house soldiers during peace time? A. 3 B. 6 C. 8 D Which Amendment gives the individual the right to remain silent in the face of accusation, and not to be forced to incriminate themselves? A. 9 B. 5 C. 1 D Which Amendment addresses rights that are not specifically mentioned or enumerated in the Constitution but generally accepted? A. 4 B. 6 C. 7 D Which Amendment in the Bill of Rights hasn t been mentioned in this quiz? A. 2 B. 7 C. 8 D. 4 BONUS QUESTION (worth 2 points) i. What does the Amendment in Question 16 say? BONUS QUESTION (worth 5 points because the information is not in the song) ii. In which month and year was the Bill of Rights ratified by the states? Bill of (Your) Rights by Rhythm Rhyme Results 2
3 OTHER AMENDMENTS (Answers found in The Rest of the Amendments ) 17. Which amendment is the only amendment ever to be repealed; and which amendment repealed it? A. 18 and 20 B. 18 and 21 C. 24 and 25 D. 12 and Which Amendment provides for the citizens of Washington DC to vote in a Presidential election? A. 18 B. 23 C. 17 D Which Amendment abolished slavery? A. 11 B. 14 C. 13 D Which Amendment provided for the election of all Senators to be elected by the people rather than the state legislatures? A. 13 B. 24 C. 21 D Which Amendment provides for the election of the vice president as a candidate for vice president (rather than the second place winner in the presidential election)? A. 22 B. 14 C. 20 D Which Amendment created the federal income tax? A. 20 B. 16 C. 27 D Which Amendment established citizenship rights to all people born in the United States? A. 22 B. 26 C. 14 D Which Amendment says that states may not be sued in federal court by outof-state citizens? A. 11 B. 24 C. 14 D Which Amendment determines the times for Congress to convene and the President to take office? A. 13 B. 20 C. 19 D. 25 Bill of (Your) Rights by Rhythm Rhyme Results 3
4 26. Which two Amendments give the right to vote to women, and to any citizen over the age of 18? A. 12 and 14 B. 17 and 20 C. 25 and 26 D. 19 and Which two Amendments do the following: limit the term of President, and provide for succession to the presidency in case of removal or death of the President? A. 11 and 13 B. 21 and 22 C. 22 and 25 D. 14 and Which Amendment gives citizens (male) the right to vote regardless of race? A. 12 B. 22 C. 15 D Which Amendment protects voting citizens from having to pay a poll tax? A. 14 B. 19 C. 22 D Which Amendment states that a congressional pay raise may not take effect until after the election of the Congress? A. 27 B. 14 C. 22 D. 19 BONUS QUESTIONS Relating the Amendments to specific Articles of the Constitution (2 points each) Answers may be found by reviewing What Does the Constitution Do?, The Bill of (Your) Rights and The Rest of the Amendments. Read carefully the answers are not obvious! iii. Which three Amendments relate to Article I (1) of the Constitution? A. 22, 4, 17 B. 20, 13, 15 C. 27, D. 10, 7, 14 iv. Which four Amendments relate to Article II (2) of the Constitution? A. 22, 20,12, 25 B. 15,12, 9, 4 C. 6, 10, 18, 22 D. 14, 22, 12, 17 Bill of (Your) Rights by Rhythm Rhyme Results 4
5 BONUS QUESTIONS - Amendments that deal with related issues (3 points each) Answers may be found by reviewing What Does the Constitution Do?, The Bill of (Your) Rights and The Rest of the Amendments. Read carefully the answers are not obvious! v. Though voting rights were provided to certain citizens in Article I of the Constitution, which five Amendments deal with voting rights of specific populations? A. 14, 3, 8, 26, 23 B. 27, 22, 19, 24, 2 C. 19, 24, 23, 26, 15 D. 14, 22, 23, 24, 25 A. 2, 4 B. 10, 20 C. 14, 22 D. 10, 11 vii. Which ten Amendments deal mostly with the rights of the individual? A , 22, 23 B. 1-9, 14 C. 8-12, 16-19, 27 D. 4, 7, 10-16, 8-9 CLASS DISCUSSION QUESTION! important to you? Which Amendment(s) is/are the most Why? Bill of (Your) Rights by Rhythm Rhyme Results 5
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