8th Grade SOS #27

Using the Fact Monster website (http://sf.factmonster.com/quizzes/amendments2/1.html) take the US Constitution Quiz on Amendments 11-27.  Make sure you read the answers to the questions (regardless if your answer was correct) and then return to the blog to reflect on the following questions:

1.  What was your score?
2.  Based the amendments you were quizzed on, which one stands out to you as most important to the American people?  Explain your opinion.
3.  Based on the Reconstruction Amendments you learned about in 17-2, which one stands out to you as most important to the American people?  Explain your opinion.

34 comments:

  1. 1. I scored 5 out of 5, 50%
    2. The most important amendment to the American people is probably the 14th Amendment because it states that EVERYBODY is a citizen. That race, religion, etc. doesn't matter.
    3. The 15th Amendment was probably the amendment that changed the course of things. It states that the government laws override the state's laws. It says that EVERY person is allowed to vote, the states can't choose. This amendment made a lot of people angry, I bet.

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  2. Josephine TompkinsMarch 7, 2012 at 11:44 AM

    1. My score was 2 out of 10.
    2. I think the most inportan one was the right to vote or the freedom of speech. Freedom of speech is inportan to the people.
    3. All men have the right to vote and freedom of speech. we should be able to decide out=r leaders.

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  3. 1. 2 out of 10

    2. 15th amendment, because the blacks have a right to vote and some people were trying to take away that right, like making them pay taxes, making them take a test, and other things, that were wrong they shouldn't have done that to the blacks.

    3. the 16th amendment, because i didn't know that it was based on taxes

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  4. 1. I got 5 out of 10.
    2. I think the most important one is the 15th amendment because it states that all people including blacks have the right to vote no matter what.
    3. To the blacks the Civil Rights Act of 1866 is the most important because it states that it granted full citizenship to African Americans and protects their rights in the Constitution.

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  5. 1. I got 3 out of 10. Whoops!!
    2. The rights that stand out to the African Americans are that they have the same rights as everyone else does and to not have alcohol and other things that are important to people.
    3.The right to vote stands out more to African Americans is what I think they want the most because they want the same rights the others have.

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  6. 1.5/10
    2. I think that the amendment that gave the right for African Americans to vote was the one that stood out because that is what they had wanted.
    3. The 15th amendment because its about the government and to deny the right to vote for any male because of there race or color.

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  7. I did not do so well.... only 6 out of 4. (60%)

    I think the 15th Amendment that allows all people to vote, and the Amendment that allows women to vote, is probably pretty big.

    I think the 13th Amendment, or Blacks might still be slaves.

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  8. 1. I got 8 out of 10
    2. The 25 amendment that says that a president cant serve for more than two terms because we don,t wont one person to take over the government.
    3. The one that said all citizens are equal.

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  9. 1.I got 2 out of 10. Whoops!!
    2. The rights that stand out to the African Americans are that they have the same rights as everyone else does and to not have alcohol and other things that are important to people.
    3.The right to vote stands out more to African Americans is what I think they want the most because they want the same rights the others have.

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  10. 1. 3 out of 10
    2. 25th, Where the a president only gets 8 years in the office. Franklin was in the office for about 14 years I think. It makes a president not a dicator.
    3.14th, gives all people the same rights. very important.

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  11. 1. 6/10
    2. The amendment that lets all people have the right to vote because we all have equal rights to everything.
    3. The amendment that was most important during reconstruction is the one that allows African Americans to vote because it ensured that they had the same rights as other whites.

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  12. 1. What was your score?
    3/10 (30%)
    2. Based the amendments you were quizzed on, which one stands out to you as most important to the American people? Explain your opinion.

    That's all people should be treated equally. Colored people shouldn't be treated any differently just because of the color of their skin, there still a person who has feelings too.

    3. Based on the Reconstruction Amendments you learned about in 17-2, which one stands out to you as most important to the American people? Explain your opinion. That everyone is protected by all the laws, even being protected by the draft.

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  13. Mr. Gage Michael Kray. :)March 7, 2012 at 1:49 PM

    1. I got 8 right and 2 wrong. 80%

    2. Deffinitely the 14th amendment because it states every citizen.


    3. 14th, because it gives everybody all the same rights, and i think that is very important.

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  14. 1.4/10
    2.The 22nd because it allows the president to be elected only twice.
    3.Amendment 14 because it defines the rights of a United States citizen.

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  15. 1. 6 out of 10.
    2. The 13th Amendment is the most important to me because it abolishes slavery.
    3. The 15th Amendment is most important to the people because after that, everyone has the right to vote.

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  16. 1. I got 7/10
    2. The 15th because it gives everybody the right to vote including African Americans.
    3. The one that stood out to me was the right that everyone gets equal protection from the law.

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  17. 1. I got 4 out of 10.
    2. The 25th amendment that says that a president cant serve for more than two terms because if they were president for longer they could ruin the government even more.
    3. I think it is the 14th amendment because it gives all of the people the same rights and if nobody had the same rights we would have slaves again.

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  18. 1. I got 5/10

    2. I think the most important one is for the right for everybody to vote.

    3. The 15th amendment I think is the most important because it allows everybody to vote.

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  19. 1. 6 out of 10
    2. Probably the 14th because it shows who's a U.S. citizen.
    3. The 14th was the most important, i think, because it showed who is a citizen.

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  20. 1. my score was 5/5
    2. The 14th because everybody is a citizen! does not matter your race,religion, etc :)
    3. the 16th because i did not know that it was based on the taxes

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  21. Ariel Robertson :)March 7, 2012 at 1:52 PM

    1. My score was 7 right 3 wrong.
    2. The 14th Ammendment stands out to me because it states that every citizen is equal which what has made out world the way it is today.
    3. The 15th Ammendment stands out to me in the lesson of 17-2 because it talks all about how everyone has the right to vote.

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  22. 1.) Four out of ten..
    2.) I believe the 14th amendment is the most important to the people because it states that EVERYONE, no matter who you are, you are a citizen if you were born in the U.S. or if you were naturalized.
    3.) I believe the 15th Amendment was more important to people because it let African Americans vote, which many didn't like, but it helped republicans. Also, it made African Americans feel more like citizens.

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  23. 1. My score what 7.
    2. I think the Fourteenth Amendment is the best because it focuses on equal rights.
    3. I think the Reconstruction Amendment on voting was important because black and white men are equal so each should be allowed to vote.

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  24. 1. 8/10 80%
    2. The 22th because I think that people that have power for to long might let it go to there head and tri to take total control.
    3. The right about being a citizen in America is important because it is the best country in the world.

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  25. 1. I got 30%
    2. the #25 says the president can only serve 8 years in office. because if it wasn't there a president could be in office till they die.
    3.#15 because it tells that it doesn't matter what race you are you can vote.

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  26. 1.I got seven out of ten on the test.
    2.I think the most important amendment is the 13th one was the most important because it kind of started the amendments to take action and to have equal rights.
    3.The most important reconstructed amendment was the one that made the black people be able to have the right to vote.

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  27. 1. My score was 5/10.
    2. I think that the 24th Amendment was important to the American people because it just further implied the need that all people were equal and that everyone had the right to vote.
    3. The 14th really stands out to me as the most important because it states who is considered a citizen. It also prohibits someone who worked for the Confederacy's government to hold an office for the USA. However, I do not understand how the debt of the Confederacy is illegal.

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  28. 1. I got 3 out of 10...
    2. I think personally the most important amendment to America was probably the 14th, because it tells that everyone no matter what race or income or anything doesn't matter! You are a human and you will and SHOULD have rights!
    3. I would think that it would be the 15th because it have everyone the right to vote and that the government can't completely decide everything.

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  29. 1. I got 9/10 90% (I guessed a lot)
    2. I think that the 14th amendment is the most important to the U.S. it states that anyone born in the U.S. is a United Sates citizen, religion, race, and beliefs does not matter.
    3. I think the 13th is the most important in this case because blacks could possibly still be enslaved.

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  30. 1. My score was 4 out of 10.
    2. The amendment that states that everyone is equal and has equal rights. That everyone must be treated equally as a citizen by the state and Congress. This amendment is so important to the American citizen because it guarantees that everyone is to be treated the same.
    3. The amendment that stands out to me the most is the fifteenth amendment. The amendment states that only the government has the right to allow people to vote, and not the states. The states can't deny anyone the right to vote. This amendment stands out because it probably caused an up rising that would have changed the turn out. And gave the government the rights and not the states.

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  31. 1. I got 3/10 on the quiz...:(
    2. I believe that the 25th is the most important. I think this let's other presidents have a chance in office to make new improvements the other president may not have thought of, also, if some people don't like the current president, they know that 8 years is the maximum that a certain president can be in office.
    3. I believe the 14th is the most important. This law gives everyone equal protection. If it was anyone's choice, some people would not give blacks the right protection. This law will ensure that such things wouldn't happen. everyone deserves the same rights until they are proven unworthy. I think...

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  32. 1. 7 out of 10
    2. Amendment #14 is the most important because it states that everyone is equal and treated the same as one citizen.
    3. Amendment #15 because is says that everyone has the right to vote.

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  33. 1. I got 6/10...;)

    2. I think the 15th is the most important because it allows former slaves and African American men to vote. It will lead they way for other races to vote then to allowing women to vote...very important!

    3. I feel like the 14th is the most important because it says that everyone has the right to be protected and allowed all of the rights meant for them.

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  34. 1. My score is 2 out of 10
    2. I think that the 14th amendment is definitely the most important because everyone should be treated equal. Nobody should be judged by their race.
    3. The one where it says a president can only be president for a certain amount of time is important because it gives everyone a fair shake at it.

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