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The Fourteenth Amendment — Unit test Answers

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Read the excerpt from the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution.No state shall make or enforce any law which shall [take away] the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.

A
equal protection under the law.
B
the right of citizenship.
C
due process under the law.
D
states’ rights to enforce laws.
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A result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was that

A
Texas gained much of the land controlled by Mexico.
B
Texas became an independent republic.
C
the United States got control of the Mexican Cession.
D
the United States gave control of California to Mexico.
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Which battle marked the first significant victory for the Union during the Civil War?

A
Chancellorsville
B
Bull Run
C
Fredericksburg
D
Antietam
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President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in response to

A
the Union victory based on the Anaconda Plan.
B
the Confederate victory at the Battle of Antietam.
C
the Confederate victory at the First Battle of Bull Run.
D
the Union victory at the Battle of Antietam.
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When California applied for statehood, Southern states feared

A
the addition of a free state.
B
the escape of enslaved workers.
C
the passage of new laws to maintain slavery.
D
the rise of the gold mining industry.
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Why were some members of Congress in favor of incorporating the Bill of Rights with regard to the Fourteenth Amendment?

A
the Bill of Rights would cover both state and federal laws
B
the Bill of Rights would protect both citizens and noncitizens
C
only federal laws would need to be followed
D
only state laws would need to be followed
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Which of these statements is false?

A
Archaeology is a field within anthropology.
B
Archaeologists and anthropologists are necessary to the historian for information they provide.
C
Archaeologists and anthropologists both study human history.
D
Archaeologists and anthropologists are in totally separate fields and rarely work together.
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Which statement best describes the Fourteenth Amendment?

A
It granted citizenship to all individuals living in the United States.
B
It enfranchised all male citizens and gave them the right to vote.
C
It prevented states from denying citizens equal protection under the law.
D
It allowed states to seize citizens’ property without due process of the law.
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The enforcement clause of the Fourteenth Amendment states that Congress has the authority to

A
grant citizenship to people.
B
change the Constitution.
C
enforce only the Bill of Rights.
D
make laws to apply the amendment.
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Which statement best describes the Wade-Davis Bill?

A
The bill was passed in Congress and quickly approved by President Lincoln.
B
The bill required a greater show of loyalty for readmittance than Lincoln’s plan.
C
The bill required states to ratify the Fifteenth Amendment to be readmitted.
D
The bill was proposed by supporters of Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction.
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Vagrancy laws in the 1860s applied to

A
the property that African Americans were allowed to rent or own.
B
people who moved from place to place without regular homes or work.
C
the role of the planter aristocracy in Southern state legislatures.
D
voter registration rights for newly freed African Americans in the South.
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Under President Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction, how could states be readmitted to the Union?

A
Twenty percent of a state’s white males had to swear loyalty.
B
States had to disenfranchise all former Confederate soldiers.
C
State conventions had to establish new governments.
D
States had to ratify all three Reconstruction amendments.
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In its ruling on the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court decided that Congress could not ban slavery in

A
free states.
B
slave states.
C
territories.
D
free republics.
34

If two people of different ethnic backgrounds were guilty of the same crime, but only one of them were accused and tried, this would be a violation of

A
due process and equal protection under the law.
B
the right of citizenship and equal protection.
C
the right of citizenship and due process.
D
due process and the enforcement clause.
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Which was an advantage for the South at the start of the Civil War?

A
It had a smaller population than the North.
B
It had cotton it could sell to Europe.
C
It had a better transportation system than the North.
D
It had an economy based on industry.
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Southern states resisted the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment by

A
drafting and passing the Voting Rights Act.
B
denying all female citizens the right to vote.
C
appointing new officials to monitor elections.
D
establishing poll taxes and literacy tests.
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What was one reason Congress gave for wanting to remove President Johnson from office?

A
Johnson was violating the Civil Rights Act of 1866.
B
Johnson was abusing his presidential powers.
C
Johnson had failed to provide his own Reconstruction plan.
D
Johnson had created new Cabinet positions without approval.
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The Supreme Court ruling on the civil rights cases of 1883

A
led to the passage of legal protections for African Americans.
B
led to unfair contracts between tenant farmers and landowners.
C
opened the door for legal segregation and discrimination in the US.
D
gave African Americans a legal basis for suing private businesses.
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An effect of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 was that

A
the Democratic Party was formed.
B
the Missouri Compromise was passed.
C
Senator Stephen Douglas was elected.
D
the Republican Party was formed.
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Which amendment resulted in the incorporation of the Bill of Rights?

A
the First Amendment
B
the Fifth Amendment
C
the Fifteenth Amendment
D
the Fourteenth Amendment

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