Bill of Rights

"Before entering a suspect’s home, a police officer shows a search warrant."

Which Amendment to the Constitution is implicated?

• First Amendment

• Second Amendment

• Third Amendment

• Fourth Amendment

"When being interrogated by police, a person refuses to answer certain questions and chooses to remain silent."

Which Amendment to the Constitution prevents the police from using this refusal against the subject?

• First Amendment

• Fourth Amendment

• Fifth Amendment

• Eighth Amendment

"A person accused of theft cannot afford to hire a lawyer and is assigned a public defender."

Which Amendment to the Constitution requires access to an attorney under such circumstances?

• Fifth Amendment

• Sixth Amendment

• Seventh Amendment

• Eighth Amendment

"The government tries a man for grand theft. A jury says he is innocent. The district attorney who prosecuted the case is mad and promises to keep trying him until they get a jury to convict him."

Which Amendment to the Constitution would be violated by the efforts of this district attorney?

• Fifth Amendment

• Sixth Amendment

• Seventh Amendment

• Eighth Amendment

"A group of people assemble on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to protest an issue that’s important to them."

Which Amendment to the Constitution prevents the national government from punishing the members of this group for engaging in such an action?

• First Amendment

• Second Amendment

• Fifth Amendment

• Eighth Amendment

"When a passenger sues a city transportation authority because she sustained neck injuries, the case is decided by a jury, not by a judge."

Which Amendment to the Constitution ensures that such a case can be decided by a jury?

• Fifth Amendment

• Sixth Amendment

• Seventh Amendment

• Eighth Amendment

"In Pennsylvania, a person has to be at least 16 years old to apply for a learner’s permit for driving; in Alaska you can apply at age 14."

Which Amendment to the Constitution allows such matters to be so different between the States?

• Third Amendment

• Eighth Amendment

• Ninth Amendment

• Tenth Amendment

"During election season, a local newspaper publishes an editorial endorsing one candidate over another."

Which Amendment to the Constitution prevents the government from interfering with such editorial decisions by the newspaper?

• First Amendment

• Fifth Amendment

• Eighth Amendment

• Ninth Amendment

"Because of the budget deficit, the United States government is looking for ways to cut costs. They have announced a plan during peacetime to house unmarried soldiers in the homes of American citizens who do not have children."

Which Amendment to the Constitution will be implicated by such a plan?

• First Amendment

• Second Amendment

• Third Amendment

• Fourth Amendment

"Charlie is arrested for shoplifting a candy bar from a convenience store. At trial, he is found guilty. The judge decides that the appropriate punishment is to send Charlie to jail for the rest of his life so that he will not be able to shoplift again."

Which Amendment to the Constitution is most directly violated by this judge's actions?

• Fourth Amendment

• Fifth Amendment

• Sixth Amendment

• Eighth Amendment