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13th, 14th, 15th Amendments.
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Which of the following statements explains how the 14th Amendment shaped relations between the national and state governments?
a) Recognition of the supremacy of federal law over state law led to military occupation in the South.
b) The unresolved issue of states’ rights led some southern states to nullify the amendment.
c) Southern state governments were required to ratify it in order to be readmitted to the Union.
d)
In which of the following ways did the passage of the 14th Amendment change the relationship between the federal and state governments?
a) Officials elected to state legislatures had to be confirmed by Congress.
b) State laws were recognized as inferior to federal laws.
c) The federal government gained the power to enforce state laws.
d)
The 13th Amendment is important because it —
a) expanded the power of the legislative branch
b) increased the voting rights of citizens
c) limited the power of the judicial branch
d) outlawed the practice of owning slaves
The constitutional amendment that gave all men, regardless of race, the right to vote was the -
a) 13th
b) 14th
c) 15th
d) 16th
The constitutional amendments that were adopted during Reconstruction —
a) limited the number of years in a presidential term
b) provided political and legal rights for African Americans
c) increased the rights of southern soldiers
d) allowed federal money to be spent on building construction
The 13th Amendment of the US Constitution is to the end of slavery as the 15th Amendment is to _______.
a) Due Process
b) Equal Protection
c) Voting Rights
d) Defining Citizenship
Which group of people was most affected by the passing of the 14th Amendment?
a) African Americans
b) Politicians
c) Plantation owners
d) Northern soldiers
How can the provisions stated in the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments best be summarized?
a) Protection is guaranteed for all citizens under the law
b) Protection is only provided for certain ethnic groups under the law
c) Protection is only provided for male citizens under the law
d) Protection is not guaranteed to enslaved citizens under the law
The Thirteenth Amendment —
a) prohibited secession
b) granted citizenship
c) ended slavery
d) created taxes
In which of the following ways did the passage of the 14th Amendment change the relationship between the federal and state governments?
a) States had to protect individual rights included in the Constitution.
b) The federal government gained the power to enforce state laws.
c) Officials elected to state legislatures had to be confirmed by Congress.
d)
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