Interpreting the Bill of Rights — Worksheet Extraction

Choose which amendment of the U.S. Bill of Rights prohibits the following action: Luke was found innocent of armed robbery, but the state decided to try him again anyway.

• Amendment I

• Amendment IV

• Amendment V

• Amendment VIII

Choose which amendment of the U.S. Bill of Rights prohibits the following action: After being found guilty of driving while intoxicated, the court ordered that Carolyn spend the next 30 years in solitary confinement.

• Amendment VI

• Amendment VII

• Amendment VIII

• Amendment IX

Choose which amendment of the U.S. Bill of Rights prohibits the following action: The citizens of Upper Creek voted to double the taxes of all Catholics.

• Amendment I

• Amendment II

• Amendment IV

• Amendment X

Choose which amendment of the U.S. Bill of Rights prohibits the following action: In a civil trial where the dispute was more than $20, both sides were denied a jury trial.

• Amendment III

• Amendment V

• Amendment VII

• Amendment X

Choose which amendment of the U.S. Bill of Rights prohibits the following action: For no apparent reason, the police stopped Rita while she was driving and began to search through her car trunk and personal luggage.

• Amendment II

• Amendment IV

• Amendment VI

• Amendment VIII

Choose which amendment of the U.S. Bill of Rights prohibits the following action: The United States attorney general ordered all American citizens to turn in their rifles and pistols by noon on Saturday.

• Amendment I

• Amendment II

• Amendment IV

• Amendment IX

Choose which amendment of the U.S. Bill of Rights prohibits the following action: Judge M.T. Nasty ordered a doctor to cut off the right hand of Marty, a convicted pickpocket.

• Amendment V

• Amendment VII

• Amendment VIII

• Amendment X

Choose which amendment of the U.S. Bill of Rights prohibits the following action: The federal government decided that state governments were no longer necessary.

• Amendment I

• Amendment III

• Amendment IX

• Amendment X

Choose which amendment of the U.S. Bill of Rights prohibits the following action: The president declared that the only rights Americans have are those listed in the first eight amendments.

• Amendment I

• Amendment VI

• Amendment IX

• Amendment X

Choose which amendment of the U.S. Bill of Rights prohibits the following action: A United States representative prohibited a local newspaper from printing an editorial that was critical of her record.

• Amendment I

• Amendment IV

• Amendment V

• Amendment VII