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What amendment was designed specifically to deal with an economic issue

Sixteenth Amendment

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What amendment was both proposed and ratified in 1865

The 13th amendment was proposed and ratified in 1865.

Which group demanded a bill of rights should be added to the Constitution after it was ratified

anti- federalists

What type of amendment has occasionally been passed in an attempt to improve American society

Social and Cultural Amendments

How long is the term for an elected member of the House of Representatives

Representatives and Delegates serve for two-year terms, while the Resident Commissioner serves for four years. The Constitution permits the House to expel a member with a two-thirds vote.

When was prohibition appealed

1933

What allows the public to make changes in policies related to the structure of government social policies and suffrage

the amendment process

Which of the following is an example of a political amendment

President is limited to two terms in office

Which two topics does the Seventeenth Amendment cover

Suffrae and Politics

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What did members of the temperance movement believe

Many problems in society like poverty, homelessness, and laziness would be solved if alcohol were made illegal.

Although the federal government allowed citizens to consume alcohol who had the power to regulate it

state and county governments

What is the purpose of the Twenty-fifth Amendment

The Twenty-fifth Amendment (Amendment XXV) to the United States Constitution deals with succession to the Presidency and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, as well as responding to Presidential disabilities.

Where did the framers of the US constitution model the legislative branch of the federal government

english parliament

During the prohibition era where did people purchase and consume alcohol

in speakeasies

Which is the only amendment that was used to repeal a previously ratified amendment

21st repealing the 18th

Why couldn't residents of Washington DC before 1961 vote in presidential elections

The district did not have any votes in the electoral college.

Which of the following is not considered a suffrage amendment

The term limit of a president is two years

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