AP US History
An amendment is a change or addition to the U.S. Constitution that alters or updates its original text.
Related terms
Ratify : This term refers to the process of formally approving or accepting an amendment.
Bill of Rights : These are the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which protect individual rights and liberties.
27th Amendment : This is the most recent amendment added to the U.S. Constitution, which addresses congressional salaries.
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Subjects ( 21 )
- AP US Government
- Business Law
- Civil Procedure
- Contracts
- Covering Politics
- Environmental Chemistry I
- Fundamentals of American Government
- Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management
- Intermediate Financial Accounting 2
- Intro to Political Science
- Intro to Sociology
- Introduction to American Politics
- Introduction to Comparative Politics
- Introduction to Law and Legal Process
- Japanese Law and Government
- Native American Tribal Governments
- State Politics and The American Federal System
- The Congress
- UK Constitution and Government
- US History
- United States Law and Legal Analysis
Practice Questions ( 20 + )
- Which amendment addressed Anti-Federalists' concerns about individual liberties?
- Which amendment protects the rights of citizens to vote regardless of their race or color?
- Which amendment to the US Constitution provides protection against unreasonable searches and seizures?
- Which Amendment to U.S.Constitution abolished slavery throughout United States?
- Which amendment to the United States Constitution emerged as a direct result from the constitutional debates between Hamilton and Jefferson?
- Which amendment guaranteed women's suffrage in the United States?
- Which amendment granted African Americans citizenship during the Reconstruction period?
- Which amendment enfranchised African American men?
- Which amendment addressed citizenship rights and equal protection under law during Reconstruction?
- What amendment was ratified due to the Temperance Movement during the Gilded Age?
- Which Amendment resulted from societal conflicts caused by the abolition of slavery after Civil War?
- Which amendment gave the United States the right to intervene in Cuba's affairs if its independence was threatened?
- Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
- Which amendment was ratified during World War I granting women suffrage?
- Which amendment to the U.S Constitution, ratified in the 1920s, led to a nationwide ban on alcohol?
- Which amendment to the United States Constitution gave women the right to vote?
- Which amendment did women's rights activist Alice Paul propose in the early 1920s?
- Which amendment to the U.S. constitution, passed during the 1920s, gave women the right to vote?
- Which amendment granted women's suffrage in the United States?
- Which amendment was frequently cited as protection against testimonies in hearings during both red scares?
