Which amendments were enacted during the presidency of Woodrow Wilson?

• A. 17th, 19th, and 20th amendments
• B. 16th, 17th, and 18th amendments
• C. 18th, 19th, and 20th amendments
• D. 15th, 16th, and 17th amendments

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is to match amendments to the president’s time in office by looking at their ratification dates. Woodrow Wilson was president from 1913 to 1921, so any amendments ratified during those years count for his era.

During Wilson’s presidency, four amendments were ratified:

• The 16th Amendment (1913) authorizing a federal income tax.

• The 17th Amendment (1913) allowing direct election of U.S. Senators by the people.

• The 18th Amendment (1919) establishing national Prohibition.

• The 19th Amendment (1920) granting women the right to vote.

The 20th Amendment was not ratified until 1933, under Franklin D. Roosevelt, so it falls outside Wilson’s term.

So, the amendments enacted during Wilson’s presidency are the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th. The option that includes the 20th would not fit Wilson’s presidency because that amendment came later.