Free Expression in Action
A high school student wears a t-shirt with a political slogan that his principal finds offensive and asks him to remove. This amendment and which freedom protects the student's right.
What is Freedom of Speech of the First Amendment?
A woman is arrested but cannot afford a lawyer to represent her in court. The court is required to provide her with an attorney under this amendment.
What is the sixth amendment?
Police officers want to search a person's home for illegal items but do not have a judge's order or the owner's permission. This amendment protects the resident from this action.
What is the fourth amendment?
A person is arrested for shoplifting a inexpensive item. A judge sets bail at $1 million, an unusually high amount. This amendment protects against this excessive bail.
What is the Eighth Amendment?
A disagreement arises between the State of New York and the State of New Jersey over water rights to a shared river. This is the only court that can hear this case first.
What is the Supreme Court?
An individual of the Islamic faith wears a Turban as a religious practice. No government official can force him to remove it because of this amendment and freedom.
What is Freedom of Religion of the First Amendment?
A man is found "not guilty" of armed robbery. The local district attorney cannot decide to charge him and retry him for the exact same crime next month because of this Fifth Amendment protection.
What is the protection against double jeopardy?
A police officer pulls a car over for speeding. To search the trunk, the officer usually needs this specific document or the driver's consent.
What is a warrant?
A state court judge decides that a suitable punishment for a convicted thief is to cut off one of their hands. This form of physical punishment is banned by this part of the 8th amendment.
What is cruel and unusual punishment?
A woman proudly casts her ballot in the presidential election, exercising the right to vote granted to all female citizens by this amendment.
What is the Nineteenth Amendment?
A group of citizens gathers in a public park with signs to protest a new state law. The police try to disperse them solely because they dislike the message. This amendment and freedom protects their right to gather peacefully.
What is the Freedom of Assembly of the First Amendment ?
A suspect has been held in jail for over three years awaiting trial, with many delays attributed to court logistics.This part of the sixth amendment allows protection from this to happen.
What is the right to a speedy trial?
A police officer asks a driver during a traffic stop, "You don't mind if I have a look in your car, do you?" The driver says "No, go ahead." The officer can search the car without a warrant because of this.
What is consent or permission?
A homeowner's property is needed by the county to build a new public high school. The county can take the land but must pay the owner a fair price due to this amendment's "just compensation" clause.
What is the 5th amendment?
This amendment is often used as a legal basis when the Supreme Court applies Bill of Rights protections, such as freedom of speech, to actions taken by state and local governments. (Hint: its an amendment from 11-19)
What is the Fourteenth Amendment?
A resident in a city is unhappy with a new local zoning law and starts a document circulating online to gather signatures asking the city council to change the law.This amendment and right allows for this to happen.
What is the First Amendment Right to Petition the Government?
A high-profile murder trial has taken over the news, and the court proceedings are open to the public and the media to ensure government transparency. This practice fulfills the Sixth Amendment requirement for this type of trial.
What is a public trial?
Students generally have a reduced expectation of privacy in these storage areas provided by the school because they are considered school property, not private property.
What are lockers or desks?
A couple argues that the Constitution protects their right to use contraception, even though that right isn't explicitly written in the first eight amendments. The Supreme Court used this amendment to support their claim of an unenumerated right to privacy.
What is the Ninth Amendment?
If a presidential election results in a tie in the Electoral College (269 to 269), the election is decided by the House of Representatives, with each state delegation getting one vote, a procedure established by this amendment.
What is the Twelfth Amendment?
A local newspaper publishes a controversial article critical of the town's police department, and the mayor tries to shut down the publication. The newspaper is protected by the specific parts of this amendment. (Give the# of the amendment and the two parts)
What is the Freedom of the Press & Speech of the 1st Amendment?
A person is detained by police for questioning about a recent crime. The police must read them their rights, including the right to remain silent, based on this part of the fifth amendment.
What is the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination?
The government attempts to force a homeowner to provide housing for several Army soldiers. This action is prevented by the Third Amendment because of this specification.
What is "during peacetime"?
The federal government requires all states to raise their drinking age to 21 or risk losing highway funding. States follow the rule under duress, illustrating the tension between federal mandates and the reserved powers in this amendment.
What is the 10th amendment?
An 18-year-old high school student can vote in the presidential election because of this amendment. (Hint it is an amendment in the 20s.)
What is the Twenty-Sixth Amendment?