Amendment Scenarios

Nathan is mad that his senator won’t vote for the new jobs bill.  He gets a sign and starts protesting on a sidewalk near the senator’s office.  Which amendment guarantees him this right?

• 1st

• 3rd

• 5th

• 7th

Tiyana has 37 guns in her collection. Her is going to a gun show to buy 5 new ones.  What amendment gives her this right?

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

• 7th

A group of soldiers have returned from basic training.  They come knocking on your door and say they need a place to stay.  They tell you that it is illegal to not let them stay at your house if they are soldiers.  What amendment is this violating?

• 3rd

• 5th

• 8th

• 9th

Tristan is hanging out at the food court of the mall with a backpack.  A policeman comes up and says he needs to search her backpack.  What amendment gives Tristan the right to refuse this?

• 2nd

• 4th

• 8th

• 10th

Caylee is on trial for spray-painting the side of a building.  The lawyer asks her if she was spray-painting on the building on June 21.  If Caylee does not want to answer the question, what amendment can she say gives her this right?

• 3rd

• 4th

• 5th

• 6th

Chloe has been arrested for a crime she says she did not commit.  She wants her day in court to plead her case.  What amendment gives her the right to have her case heard quickly?

• 5th

• 6th

• 7th

• 8th

Damian is a lawyer and doesn’t think the judge will be fair to his client.  He requests to have a trial by jury.  What amendments give him the right to do this?

• 2nd and 3rd

• 4th and 5th

• 6th and 7th

• 8th and 9th

Brya was arrested for smashing pumpkins with her friends on Halloween.  The judge orders that she be held in jail for 3 million dollars.  What amendment makes this illegal?

• 5th

• 6th

• 7th

• 8th

Brodie is a Buddhist and has been treated unfairly because of his religion.  He believes that he has the right to be treated with respect, but this right is not specifically listed in the Constitution.  What amendment gives him this right?

• 1st

• 3rd

• 7th

• 9th

The Constitution has no laws about the age at which a person can get married.  Texas passes a law saying you must be 25 before you get married.  Jasmyne is disappointed because she wants to get married at 21.  What amendment gives them the right to pass this law?

• 7th

• 8th

• 9th

• 10th