Constitutional Amendments

Practice Questions

AP US Government › Constitutional Amendments

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Why are the President and Vice President notelected according to the following procedure: the winner in the Electoral College becomes President, and the runner-up becomes Vice President?

2

Which amendment lowered the voting age to eighteen?

3

How are constitutional amendments proposed (that is, what is the step prior to ratification)?

4

Which Amendment came about because of the length of time between the presidential election and the inauguration?

5

Which Amendment addresses pay raises for members of Congress?

6

Which amendment protects defendants from double jeopardy?

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The Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution established __________.

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Which constitutional amendment repealed the prohibition of alcohol?

9

Which of these amendments provided women with the right to vote?

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Which amendment allows residents of the District of Columbia to vote in the presidential election?

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