Civic Literacy Practice Test

The statement regarding the President serving no more than two elected terms refers to the 22nd Amendment to the United States Constitution, which was ratified in 1951. This amendment explicitly limits the number of terms a person can be elected as President to two. This constitutional change was largely a response to Franklin D. Roosevelt's four-term presidency, which raised concerns about the concentration of power in a single individual and the precedent it set. While freedom of the press, the right to vote at 18 years of age, and the establishment of federal courts are all important aspects of American governance and rights, they were not established through a single constitutional amendment in the same way. Freedom of the press is derived from the First Amendment, which encompasses several rights and was adopted in 1791. The right to vote at 18 years of age was established by the 26th Amendment, ratified in 1971, but it is not the only established voting age and doesn't directly correlate with an amendment focused solely on presidential term limits. The establishment of federal courts derives from Article III of the Constitution itself, outlining the judicial branch of government, rather than from an amendment, which is a distinct part of the constitutional framework. Thus, the correct answer highlights the