Bill of Rights Scenarios

The government says that no one in America is allowed to wear the color blue anymore. What amendment says the government cannot do this?

• 1st Amendment
• 13th Amendment
• 9th Amendment
• 3rd Amendment

The police come to your house and arrest your father for having a gun which he legally owns. What amendment has been violated?

• 5th Amendment
• 9th Amendment
• 2nd Amendment
• 13th Amendment

The FBI shows up at your house and arrests. You go straight to federal prison for 15 years without ever having a trial or knowing what you were charged with. What Amendment protects you from this?

• 18th Amendment
• 3rd Amendment
• 9th Amendment
• 5th Amendment

The government forces you to house 5 soldiers in your home. What amendment does not allow this?

• 3rd Amendment
• 19th Amendment
• 6th Amendment
• 9th Amendment

Which Amendment protects you from having your fingernails pulled off while detained in a tub of electric jellyfish for a crime you have committed?

• 3rd Amendment
• 19th Amendment
• 10th Amendment
• 8th Amendment

The Government creates a ban on selling firearms to civilians (non-military people). What Amendment does this violate?

• 2nd Amendment
• 1st Amendment
• 8th Amendment
• 9th Amendment

A person decides to write a petition to stop a waste water treatment center from building near his/her town. What amendment are they exercising?

• 1st Amendment
• 3rd Amendment
• 7th Amendment
• 2nd Amendment

The Federal government decides that States can't decide to build roads where they need them in their state. What amendment has been violated?

• 10th Amendment
• 5th Amendment
• 2nd Amendment
• 1st Amendment

A person is found not guilty of armed robbery. The courts decide to put him on trial again for the same robbery. What amendment does not allow this?

• 2nd Amendment
• 3rd Amendment
• 1st Amendment
• 5th Amendment

You choose to have your civil case heard by a jury. What amendment have you used?

• 7th Amendment
• 5th Amendment
• 10th Amendment
• 1st Amendment