Which Amendment is being violated?

What 6th amendment rights is being taken away?

2.A neighbor is suing the Joneses’ because a tree in the Joneses’ yard fell on their roof during a hurricane. The neighbors want the Jones family to pay $850 to have their roof repaired. Mr. Jones requests that a jury be present to hear this case. The judge says it is not necessary since the amount of the repairs is so small.

Are her rights being violated?

Which Amendment is being violated?

What 7th amendment rights is being taken away?

3. Carolyn is arrested for shoplifting a candy bar from a neighborhood convenience store. At trial, she is found guilty. The judge decides that the appropriate punishment is to cut off Carolyn’s hands so that she will not be able to shoplift again.

Are her rights being violated?

Which Amendment is being violated?

What 8th amendment rights is being taken away?

4. Mr. Reynolds, an avid hunter, opens the door of his home one day to find agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms outside. They inform him that certain provisions of a new federal law allow them to confiscate his rifles so that he may not engage in terrorist activities or plot against the United States government. They have no evidence that he is connected to any such activities.

Are Mr. Reynolds' rights being violated?

Which Amendment is being violated?

What 2nd amendment rights is being taken away?

5. Your science teacher asks the class to exchange papers to correct last night’s homework. Your friend, Jamie, refuses to do so and is sent to the principal.

Are Jamie's rights being violated?

6. Sixteen-year old Ryan is the captain of the football team. Before the Friday night game, he and his teammates are required to submit to a drug test. Ryan’s test shows traces of marijuana. He is not allowed to participate in the game and he is suspended from school.

Are his rights being violated?

7. A known drug dealer is arrested for suspected connections to an inner city murder. The police do not inform him of his rights and immediately begin to interrogate him. They continue until he admits he knows the victim of the crime and was in the neighborhood where the murder took place.

Are his rights being violated?

Which Amendment is being violated?

What 5th amendment rights is being taken away?

8. 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.

Are rights being violated?

Which Amendment is being violated?

What 3rd amendment rights is being taken away?

9. A driver on I-80 calls police and states that a driver he just passed is smoking drugs. When police pull the driver over they ask if they can search the car. The owner says yes and police search. They find marijuana, a scale, wads of money, and a device used to smoke it. They place the man under arrest. He complains that a warrant was not used to search his car.

Have his rights being violated?

10. Your parents are very religious people, but you are not. Last Sunday your parents went to a service at their place of worship and they expected you to come along. You refused. They made you come anyway and they grounded you for a month.

Have his rights being violated?

11. Because members of Congress are unhappy with students’ standardized test scores in many states, they pass a federal law that abolishes local school boards and requires a standardized national curriculum

Have his rights being violated?

Which Amendment is being violated?

What 10th amendment rights is being taken away?

12. You are in the security line at the airport. The transportation safety agent requires you to take off your coat, take off your shoes, and empty your pockets. The agent also completes a pat-down search.

Are rights being violated?

13. A Le Claire, Iowa resident is arrested for armed robbery (robbery with a gun). The resident spends 3 years in prison waiting for the trial to begin.

Are rights being violated?

Which Amendment is being violated?

What 6th amendment rights is being taken away?

14. Police officers hear that a resident in Bettendorf is making Meth. When the resident leaves the house police enter through an unlocked door and find meth making products. They arrest the resident outside when he returns home.

Are rights being violated?

Which Amendment is being violated?

What 4th amendment rights is being taken away?

15. A well-known movie star is accused of killing her husband. The judge is afraid she will not get a fair trial and orders the courtroom closed to the media and the public.

Are rights being violated?

Which Amendment is being violated?

What 6th amendment rights is being taken away?

16. Miss Howard is an 18 year old in Davenport facing a charge of 1st degree murder. The judge orders that she must take the stand to testify.

Are rights being violated?

Which Amendment is being violated?

What 5th amendment rights is being taken away?

17. Dr. Ben Lloyd of Davenport is being sued for $500,000 by a customer who claims Dr. Lloyd ruined his teeth. Dr. Lloyd is told that a judge will decide the case.

Are rights being violated?

Which Amendment is being violated?

What 7th amendment rights is being taken away?

18. A group of teenagers in Bettendorf protest abortion by peacefully blocking the entrance of Planned Parenthood and holding up anti-abortion signs. Police arrest them.

Are rights being violated?

19. An adult in Rock Island is found guilty of 3 counts of 1st degree murder and is sentenced to death by hanging.

Are rights being violated?

Which Amendment is being violated?

What 8th amendment rights is being taken away?

20. Police are informed that a Bettendorf resident owns a closet full of semi-automatic weapons. Police arrive at the house and with permission find the weapons. They take the weapons from the owner.

Are rights being violated?

Which Amendment is being violated?