Bill of Rights Evaluation of Freedoms

Arturo was stopped by a police officer on his way home from school. The police officer wanted to search Arturo’s backpack. Arturo said to the officer, “Do you have a warrant?” The officer said, “no.” Which freedom is about to be violated?

• Amendment 1

• Amendment 4

• Amendment 6

• Amendment 8

Esperanza arrived home one evening to find a member of the United States navy sitting at the dining room table eating dinner with her parents. Esperanza quickly turned to her parents and said, “Why is there a military person in our home?” Esperanza’s parents said, “We were told we had to house this soldier.” Esperanza quickly kicked the soldier out and said to him, “Read the Bill of Rights.” Which freedom is about to be violated?

• Amendment 3

• Amendment 5

• Amendment 7

• Amendment 9

Rafi is upset over the current curfew effecting teenagers throughout Salem. Rafi decided that he was going to collect as many signatures as he could on a petition and present it to the city government’s office. Which freedom is about to be violated?

• Amendment 10

• Amendment 8

• Amendment 3

• Amendment 1

Joseph, a recent immigrant to the United States, was driving around the city of Los Angeles and noticed that there were churches and temples from several different religions located throughout the city. He was amazed at the fact that people in the United States could practice and worship any religion of their choice. Which freedom is being protected?

• Amendment 1

• Amendment 2

• Amendment 3

• Amendment 4

On January 10, 2012, Gerard was arrested for trespassing on his neighbor’s property. When he appeared before the judge to set his trial date, the judge told him his trial would take place on January 24, 2016. Juan immediately informed the judge that this date was unacceptable. Which freedom is being violated?

• Amendment 4

• Amendment 6

• Amendment 8

• Amendment 10

The president wrote an executive order to stop more amendments from being added to the Constitution. Which freedom is being violated?

• Amendment 6

• Amendment 7

• Amendment 8

• Amendment 9

Mary was caught littering in the park one day after school. When she went to trial, the jury found her guilty since there was a ton of evidence showing her guilt. The judge decided to give Mary a special sentence. He wanted Mary to walk from Los Angeles to Washington D.C. Along her journey across the country, Mary had to fill up 1 million bags of trash with litter she found along the roads. Which freedom is being violated?

• Amendment 6

• Amendment 7

• Amendment 8

• Amendment 9

Stephanie was told that she could not wear her favorite shirt anymore. Instead she had to wear shirts that were only approved by the federal clothing agency. Stephanie knew that this rule could not possibly be true because she learned about the Bill of Rights in school. Which freedom is being violated?

• Amendment 1

• Amendment 2

• Amendment 8

• Amendment 9

Emmit was found innocent of a federal crime. The police continued to look for evidence to retry him for the crime. Which freedom is being violated?

• Amendment 1

• Amendment 3

• Amendment 5

• Amendment 7

Anita went to the courthouse to file a claim against her neighbor for causing over $1000 worth of damage to her home. The court official said she could not use the court for this. Which freedom is being violated?

• Amendment 1

• Amendment 2

• Amendment 4

• Amendment 7