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  1. What is the purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause?

    Answer: To prevent states from denying equal protection of the laws to any person

    The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits states from denying any person within their jurisdiction equal protection of the laws.

  2. How many electoral votes does a presidential candidate need to win the presidency?

    Answer: 270

    A presidential candidate must receive at least 270 of the 538 total electoral votes to win the presidency under the Electoral College system.

  3. The Fifth Amendment's Double Jeopardy Clause protects individuals from:

    Answer: Being tried twice for the same crime after acquittal or conviction

    The Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment prevents the government from trying a person twice for the same offense after they have been acquitted or convicted.

  4. Which amendment to the Constitution established the federal income tax?

    Answer: Sixteenth Amendment

    The Sixteenth Amendment, ratified in 1913, gave Congress the power to collect taxes on income from whatever source derived.

  5. What does judicial review allow the Supreme Court to do?

    Answer: Declare laws unconstitutional

    Judicial review, established in Marbury v. Madison (1803), gives the Supreme Court the power to strike down laws that violate the Constitution.

  6. The Seventeenth Amendment changed how U.S. Senators are chosen by providing for:

    Answer: Direct election by the people

    The Seventeenth Amendment, ratified in 1913, established the direct election of U.S. Senators by popular vote rather than by state legislatures.

  7. Which constitutional amendment prohibits the denial of voting rights based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude?

    Answer: Fifteenth Amendment

    The Fifteenth Amendment, ratified in 1870, prohibits the federal government and states from denying a citizen the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.