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Amendments
Amendments
Scenarios
Scenarios
3 Branches
100

What amendment states that US citizens have the right to bear arms?

Amendment 2

100
What Amendment is freedom of speech, religion, press, petition, and protest?
Amendment 1
100

You refuse to testify in your trial for stealing a car

Amendment 5

100
You start a petition to have video games banned from stores.
Amendment 1
100

This branch makes the laws

Legislative Branch

200
What amendment is "You do not have to quarter Soldiers"?
Amendment 3
200

What amendment states you do not have to be a witness against yourself?

Amendment 5

200
Your mother goes to a store and buys a handgun. She brings it home to protect her family
Amendment 2
200

The police knock on your door and demand to search your home. They search every part of the house and take some of your personal items without permission.

Amendment 4

200

This branch enforces the laws

Executive Branch

300
What amendment states that people have the right to a speedy trial?
Amendment 6
300

What amendment is "can not search a person's property without a warrant"?

Amendment 4

300

Soldiers from Westover AFRB knock on your door and tell you that you have to house them. Which amendment protects you against this?

Amendment 3

300

A woman 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 trial for at least 3 years.

Amendment 6

300

This branch interprets laws

Judicial Branch

400

What amendment states that accused people are entitled to a fair bail?

Amendment 8

400
What amendment states that people who have a disagreement over more than $20 can have a trial by jury?
Amendment 7
400

A judge does not allow anyone to view your trial, this is a violation of which amendment?

6th Amendment

400
You are fined $5,000 for stealing a candy bar.
Amendment 8
400

This branch has the power to declare war

What is the Legislative Branch?

500
What amendment states that people have rights outside of those stated in the Constitution?
Amendment 9
500
What amendment states that any powers not stated in the Constitution belong to state?
Amendment 10
500
The state of Georgia sets a maximum speed limit of 70 miles per hour that everyone who drives in this state must follow.
Amendment 10
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.
Amendment 9
500

List the three branches and what article in the Constitution they correspond with.

Article I: Legislative

Article II: Executive

Article III: Judicial