Amendments Reading Answers PPT

1. 1. Mississippi recently passed
legislation making slavery legal
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2. 2. A former slave, is told he has to
take a literacy test in order to vote
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3. 3. The Electoral College voted for
Barack Obama in the 2012
Presidential Election
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4. 4. Al Capone illegally delivers and
sells alcohol in Chicago during the
mid 1920’s
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5. 5. An illegal immigrant feels he/she
should have equal protection under
the law
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6. 6. Mrs. Ramirez wants to vote in the
upcoming in the upcoming elections
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7. 7. A 19 year-old Vietnam War protester
is denied from voting
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8. 8. President Obama and Vice President
Biden will leave office on January 20th, 2017
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9. 9. All individuals are equally in terms of
populations and representatives
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10. 10. A citizen of Washington D.C. will be
allowed to vote in upcoming elections
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11. 11. Every 2 years Ms. Luchik votes for
Senators to represent the State of Illinois
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12. 12. Bonnie lives in Nebraska and is suing
the state of Utah. She wants the case to be
taken to the Supreme Court
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13. 13. Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to
a fourth term as President
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14. 14. The federal government now has
control over the regulations and
taxes of alcohol
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15. 15. Senators and Representatives leave
office on the 3rd day of January
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16. 16. A congressman approves a
Congressional pay raise, but won’t receive
that raise until after the next election -
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17. 17. A senator from Indiana has left his
position, President Obama appoints a new
one-
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18. 18. The runner-up in a presidential election
is appointed as vice president
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19. 19. Martin is required to pay poll taxes in
order to vote
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20. 20. Americans fear their president will
become too powerful if he stays in office for
too long
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21. 21. The State of Illinois has raised taxes in
order to repair damaged roads
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22. 22. If President Obama were to die, Joe
Biden would become President
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23. 23. The federal government decides that
the sale and distribution of alcohol is now
legal
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24. 24. A prison inmate is subjected
to indentured servant labor
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25. 25. 15% of Bill Gates’ annual income
is taxed by the Federal Government
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26. 26. The District of Columbia has
three Electoral College votes
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27. 27. If Vice President Biden were to be
removed from Office, President Obama
would appoint a new V.P
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28. 28. A family serves alcohol during a
New Year’s Party to celebrate 1930
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