1. True or False An individual can sue the state in federal court.

2. False: Amendment 11 says that an individual cannot sue the state in federal court. (1795)

3. True or False The President and Vice President must be elected together.

4. True: Amendment 12 changed that rule after the election of 1800. (1804)

5. True or False Slavery is illegal, everyone has equal rights and states cannot prevent a person from voting because of race.

6. True: Amendments 13,14 and 15 are known as the Civil War amendments. (1865, 1868, 1870)

7. True or False Income taxes are optional.

8. False: Amendment 16 requires that people pay income tax. (1913)

9. True or False Senators are elected by State Legislatures.

10. False: Amendment 17 changed this rule. Senators are now elected by the people. (1913)

11. True or False Prohibition is the only amendment ever to have been repealed.

12. True: Amendment 18 outlawed the sale of alcoholic beverages, but the 21 st amendment repealed the 18 th amendment. (1919 and 1933)

13. True or False The 19 th Amendment was the first time that women could vote in the United States.

14. False: Amendment 19 gave all women the right to vote in all elections. (1920)

15. True or False Presidential inauguration date is the third Monday in January.

16. False: Amendment 20 changed the inauguration day to January 20 th (no matter what day of the week it is). (1933)

17. True or False The maximum number of years a President can serve is 8.

18. False: Amendment 22 said no person shall be elected to the office of president more than twice. (1951) (Though the real max is 10 years)

19. True or False Washington D.C. has 3 electoral votes in presidential elections.

20. True: Amendment 23 gave them. (1961)

21. True or False It is illegal to charge people for voting.

22. True: Amendment 24 made it illegal to charge poll taxes. (1964)

23. True or False If the Vice President becomes President, then the Speaker of the House becomes V.P.

24. False: Amendment 25 calls for the V.P. to be chosen by appointment with a majority vote of both houses of Congress. (1967)

25. True or False 18 year olds can vote in federal and state elections.

26. True: Amendment 26! (1971)

27. True or False Congress can vote to give themselves a pay raise.

28. True: Amendment 27 says that Congress can vote to raise their pay but it won’t take effect until the next term. (1992)