Amendments
Amendments
Scenarios
Scenarios
Scenarios
100

States that US citizens have the right to bare arms.

What is the 2nd Amendment?

100

Includes the right to freedom of speech, religion, press, peaceably assemble, and petition the redress of grievances.

What is the 1st Amendment?

100

You are called to the office because the principal thinks you vandalized the restroom. You refuse to answer any questions.

What is the 5th Amendment?

100

You start a petition to have Grand Theft Auto banned from local stores.

What is the 1st Amendment?

100

Once you turn 18 you have the right to vote.

What is Amendment 26?

200

This amendment states that "You do not have to quarter Soldiers."

What is Amendment 3?

200

States that people have the right to not incriminate themselves.

What is the 5th Amendment?

200

Your mother goes to a store and buys a handgun. She brings it home to protect her family.

What is Amendment 2?

200

The police pull you over and demand to search your car. They search every part of the car and take some of your personal items.

What is Amendment 4?

200

True or False:

You are a woman in 1918. According to the Constitution, you have the right to vote. 


False
300

States that people have the right to a speedy trial and an impartial jury.

What is the 6th Amendment?

300

What amendment states that the government cannot "seize a persons property without a warrant"?

What is the 4th Amendment?

300

Due to the expense of paying for ongoing wars all around the world, the US federal government demands American households to subsidize the cost by feeding and housing up to three Soldiers.

What is the 3rd Amendment?

300

A man is arrested for breaking into her friend's house and stealing something. She is sent to jail and told she won't be going to trail for at least 3 years. 

What is Amendment 6? (right to a speedy trial and due process of law)

300
A woman is having severe complications with her pregnancy and carrying the baby to term could be fatal for the mother. According to Roe v. Wade, women have privacy rights over their bodies. 

What is the 9th Amendment?

400

States that accused people can remain out of jail until their trial if they pay bail.

What is Amendment 8?

400

States that people who have a disagreement over more than $20 can have a trial by jury.

What is the 7th Amendment?

400

An inmate at a federal prison is forced to labor against his will. 

What is Amendment 13?

400

You are fined $5,000 for stealing a candy bar!

What is Amendment 8?

400

A program bussing African American students to a very well-resourced school has been denied. The local city council said that the schools are separate but equal and therefore there's no need to bus the students.

What is the 14th Amendment? (equal protection of the law)

500

States that people have rights outside of those stated in the Constitution.

What is the 9th Amendment?

500

States that any powers not stated in the Constitution belong to state.

What is the 10th Amendment?

500

The state of Georgia sets a maximum speed limit of 70 miles per hour that everyone who drives in this state must follow.

What is the 10th Amendment?

500

Your neighbor looks in your mailbox to see what kind of mail you get. You decided to contact the police because it violates your right to privacy.

What is the 9th Amendment? (rights that are not listed)

500
The majority of voting poll stations have been removed without much explanation leading up to a big local election. The voting polls were historically located in primarily African American city neighborhoods.  

What is the 15th Amendment?