Bill of Rights Violation?

A 20 year old college student starts his own newspaper which often prints articles making fun of the local mayor.  They mayor is angry, and gets his aides to take the papers off the stands before they can be distributed.  Has a violation of the Bill of Rights taken place?

• YES
• NO

A woman is being tried for murder.  The district attorney forces her to take the stand and testify.  Has a violation of the Bill of Rights taken place?

• YES
• NO

A student wears a button to school urging people to vote for a certain candidate for President of the United States.  Some other students don't like the candidate and go to the principal asking him to force the student to take off the button.  The principal refuses to tell the student to take off the button.  Has a violation of the Bill of Rights taken place?  

• YES
• NO

A dentist is being sued for $500,000.00.  He wants a jury to hear the case but the judge refuses his request.  Has a violation of the Bill of Rights taken place?

• YES
• NO

A young woman is being tried for treason.  The judge believes it would be dangerous to let the public hear her ideas.  He refused to allow anyone to view the trial.  Has a violation of the Bill of Rights taken place?

• YES
• NO

A group of teenagers gather on the street corner. They are talking quietly.  Neighbors complain and ask the police to arrest them for getting together as a group.  The police refuse.  Has a violation of the Bill of Rights taken place?

• YES
• NO

A town needs more land to build a new elementary school.  A woman's property is needed, but she wants to keep it.  The town forces her to sell and gives her twice the property's actual value.  She sues to get her land back.  Has a violation of the Bill of Rights taken place?

• YES
• NO

The government tries a man for murder and loses the case.  A jury says he is innocent.  The government is mad and promises to keep trying him until they get a jury to convict him.  He thinks this is unfair.  Has a violation of the Bill of Rights taken place?

• YES
• NO

The Postmaster General (Post Office) of the United States has a cross and a nativity scene installed at all Post Offices throughout the country during Christmas time.  Government funds are being used to purchase the cross and nativity scene.  The mayor of a predominantly Jewish town demands that the cross and nativity scene be removed from her town.  Has a violation of the Bill of Rights taken place?

• YES
• NO

A man living on a quiet residential street erects a giant billboard on his front lawn.  The billboard has neon lights advertising a new breakfast cereal.  The city has a zoning law against this type of sign in a residential neighborhood and demands it be removed.  Has a violation of the Bill of Rights taken place?

• YES
• NO