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100

The second amendment is ? 

Right to bear arms 

100

Officer Alina  entered my house while I was sleeping. What amendment did she break  ?

My fourth amendment right which is the right to protection against unreasonable searches. 

100

Kaiden got a letter saying he has jury duty. What amendment is this the cause of  ? 

7th amendment which is the right to a jury trial. Which means a trial where a group of my fellow citizens vote on if I am guilty or not. 

100

Who made the bill of rights?  

James Madison

200

Which amendment allows me to express my opinion regardless of how popular my opinion is?  

The first amendment : Which is Freedom of speech, religon and press. 

200

Oh no, a marine is in my house eating my cookies. What amendment are they violating?

They are violating my third amendment which is the no quartering soldiers. This means no soldier is allowed to enter my house without my permission. 

200

Nellah goes to court on Saturday when she gets there they tell her she has to pay for a lawyer. What amendment is being broken here ?

Her 6th amendment right to a fair trial since everyone has the right to a lawyer even if they can't afford one.

200

What amendment protects your right to privacy ? 

The 9th amendment which is the rights retained by the people. 

300

A cop is asking Casper and Casperina questions about a soccer ball that went missing last week. What amendment protects them from being forced to answer the questions ?

 I plead the 5th also known as the 5th amendment: Rights in criminal cases or more specificaly the right to remain silent. 

300

The police think Lisa stole a saxophone and want to search her house to look for it what document do they need to get to do this ? 

They need a search warrant 

300

Eyueal and Jaxon were caught racing in the hallway. Jaxon got 5 minutes and Eyueal got a day. What amendment was broken here ?

 Eyueal’s eighth amendment right which is the right to protection against cruel punishments and the right to receiving equal punishments for the same crimes.

300

What is the Bill of Rights ?

The first 10 amendments in the Constitution.

400

Eldana, Azaria, Jumpsuit and Anania make a school  newspaper. What amendment allows you to do this ?  

First amendment: Freedom of speech, religion and press. It's specifically the freedom of press. You get an  extra 100 if you said freedom of press. 

400

Ben Simmons robbed a bank but he had a great lawyer and was proven innocent. After the trial detective Kaiden found more evidence at the crime scene. Can detective Kaiden use it to charge Ben again ?  

No because of the 5th amendment or more specifically double jeopardy which means you can't be tried for the same crime more than once. 

400

My friend Malda is from Alaska and she knows how to hunt whales. She took me to the Boston Harbor on a boat to learn how to hunt whales. A fisherman stops us and says it’s illegal. What amendment allows states to have different laws ?

 The 10th amendment which is power reserved to the states which means that the states are allowed to come up with their own laws.

400

The eighth amendment protects people from cruel and unusual treatment. What does that mean ?  

It means punishments must fit the crime and torture is not allowed.