Name _______________________________________________________ date _______ per. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Bill of Rights Scenarios
Discuss the meaning and importance of each of the rights guaranteed under the Bill of Rights and how each is secured (e.g., freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, petition, privacy).
Scenario 1
Sara, an eighteen-year old college student, is arrested for stealing a classmate’s term paper and selling it on the Internet. When she appears before the judge, she asks for a lawyer to help defend her. The judge tells her if she is smart enough to be in college, she is smart enough to defend herself. Besides, she is not being charged with a felony, so the stakes are not very high
Non-violation Violation Amendments 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Reasoning she being denied to a loreal _______________________________
Scenario 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 is so small. The Jones family lives in Washington D.C.
Non-violation
Violation Amendments 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Reasoning
Scenario 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.
Non-violation
Violation Amendments 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Reasoning _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Scenario 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.
Non-violation
Violation Amendments 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Reasoning _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Scenario 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
Non-violation
Violation Amendments 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Reasoning _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Scenario 6
Jesse, a fourteen-year old student, decides to protest the war in Iraq. He wears a T-sh...
