Understanding Key Amendments in the US Constitution

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This exit ticket assesses middle school students' understanding of key amendments in the US Constitution.
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Match each amendment to its description.

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
Twenty-second Amendment
Right to a speedy trial
Sixth Amendment
Abolition of slavery
Thirteenth Amendment
Limitation to two terms for President
Fifth Amendment
Protection against self-incrimination
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Categorize the following amendments into Rights, Governance, or Procedures.

  • First Amendment
  • Second Amendment
  • Seventeenth Amendment
  • Twenty-fifth Amendment
  • Twentieth Amendment
  • Twelth Amendment
  • Rights
  • Governance
  • Procedures
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Which amendment addresses the rights of citizens in terms of due process and equal protection under the law?

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What right is protected by the Seventh Amendment?

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The Twenty-sixth Amendment lowered the voting age to 18.

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Order these amendments from earliest to latest ratification.

  1. Nineteenth Amendment
  2. Twenty-sixth Amendment
  3. Fifth Amendment
  4. Thirteenth Amendment