Bill of Rights

The police have long suspected that Henry Hughes has been selling illegal copies of the Hunger Games books out of his garage. They don’t have any evidence but they just feel like he is a criminal. They’ve decided that they are just going to wait until he’s not home and find a way to get into his house and look around. Which amendment makes it illegal for the police to do this?

• 4th

• 8th

• 10th

• 2nd

Frederick Frum was eating lunch with his best friend, Greta Gane in their school cafeteria. Frederick reached over and stole a tater tot off of Greta’s plate. Suddenly, the police barged in and arrested him. He was put on trial and found guilty of theft. He was sentenced to death. Which amendment makes sure that this punishment would never happen to a person who has stolen a tater tot?

• 1st

• 7th

• 5th

• 8th

Lenny Lengin is 14 years old and lives in Omaha, Nebraska. He can get a learners permit to prepare for driving. Mariann Mansey lives in Massachusetts and can’t get her learners permit until she is 16 years old. Setting the driving age is not a power of the U.S. government. Which amendment states that this becomes a power of the states?

• 6th

• 10th

• 5th

• 9th

Fanciful, Florida has been almost destroyed by a hurricane. People are having difficulty finding shelter, clean water, and food. Riots have begun and living there has become quite dangerous. The local government fears that people will start getting hurt so they send their police officers door to door to collect any guns the people own legally or illegally. Which amendment states that the police can’t do this?

• 1st

• 7th

• 2nd

• 8th

Mitchell Manly was having difficulty lighting his gas grill. He decided to try to use a lighter to ignite it and the grill blew up. In the explosion, his neighbor’s dog house was destroyed and part of their fence. Mitchell agreed to pay $100 to cover the damages but the neighbors insisted they go to a jury trial where they would sue him for $1000. Which amendment gives the neighbors the right to do this?

• 7th

• 4th

• 9th

• 10th

Sally Smith works at her town’s newspaper, called the Hometown Gazette. She has been interviewing residents and conducting research and has found out that the Complete Construction Company has been paying Mayor McDonald to give them all construction jobs in town. Sally would like to write an article about this but she is very afraid she might lose her job or get arrested. Which amendment states that she has the right to write this article?

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

• 1st

Fran Famliman spent last Saturday at his family reunion with his 10 aunts and uncles and his 25 cousins. His family members are nurses, salesman, teachers, and belong to other amazing professions. They live in Massachusetts, Maine, Ohio, and New York. Which amendment allows his family to choose their own careers and live wherever they would like?

• 9th

• 10th

• 8th

• 7th

Esther Eamons has been accused of breaking into a downtown pet shop and stealing 87 goldfish and one ferret. Esther was at a party during the time the crime was committed and knows at least ten people that will testify, in court, that she was at the party. The judge won’t let her call these witnesses. What amendment says that the judge is wrong and Esther has the right to call witnesses at her trial?

• 4th

• 3rd

• 6th

• 5th

Nora Needlenose was accused of breaking into a local government office and stealing top secret information. The fact is she never could have done it because she was actually robbing a pet store at the time of the other robbery. When the police question her, which amendment says that she doesn’t have to answer any question that might get her in trouble for her crime?

• 8th

• 6th

• 7th

• 5th

The students of Fiction, Minnesota love to read. They love to read so much, they have finished every book in the town library and they want more. To show their anger they begin to riot. Governor Gilly sends in the Minnesota National Guard to stop the rioting. He has also ordered that all residents of the town must allow these soldiers to live in their houses until the rioting stops. Which amendment makes this order illegal?

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 1st

• 4th