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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.
10th
An officer wants to come into your home to see if you have any illegal weapons. Which amendment protects you from doing this without a warrant?
4th
You were found not guilty of armed robbery and then put on trial for the same crime right after the verdict. Which amendment was violated?
5th
You must go on trial but cannot afford a lawyer, so one has been appointed to you.
6th
A person is given a prison term of life in prison for stealing a pack of gum. Which amendment has been violated?
8th
The state of Michigan has set the speed limit on freeways to 70 mph.
10th
A dentist is being sued for $500,000. He wants a jury to hear the case but the judge refuses his
request.
7th
A group of teenagers gather quietly on a street corner. Neighbors complain and ask the police to arrest them for getting together as a group. The police refuse.
1st
A town needs more land to build a new elementary school. A womanʹs property is needed but she wants to keep it. The town forces her to sell and gives her twice the propertyʹs actual value.
5th
The National Guard has been sent to a town to clean up after a flood. The government says that everyone whose house has not been flooded must allow soldiers to stay in their homes.
3rd
Maria puts a bumper sticker on her car that says 'I hate the President!' She is pulled over by the police and given a ticket for criticizing the government.
1st
Miguel is accused of robbing a bank. He is not given a trial and told he will stay in jail until he confesses that he did it.
6th
Emily was arrested for assault. She had to wait 2 years for her trial to start.
6th
A group of 8th-graders sent a letter to the Governor asking him to put an end to the MCAS test. A month later, every student who signed the letter was arrested and charged with being disrespectful to the government.
1st
After a child is accidentally injured from a gun, the city council proclaims that guns are dangerous and will not be allowed in peoples' homes.
2nd
Mary is a 25 year old college student. The police told her that she is not allowed to eat at Panera Bread.
9th
