Bill of rights scenarios

Bill of rights scenarios


1. Mrs. Jones hears a knock at the door. She opens the door and finds 3 police officers asking if they can come into her home to talk about neighborhood safety. She is very friendly and so she says yes. While sitting in the living room one of the officers sees a bomb under the sofa and gets up to get it. Mrs. Jones is immediately arrested.
This violates the 4th amendment because she did not give them permission to search her home
- 4th amendment: Guards against unreasonable search and seizure.
  2. Sam Davis is planning a public meeting in front of the town library to protest against a new city tax for playgrounds. He has filed all of his permits and the city has said that he can have his meeting. The night before the meeting, however, the mayor finds out that Sam was arrested 2 years ago in another town for starting a riot. On the day of the meeting, police show up to prevent the meeting and Sam is not allowed to hold his meeting.
This violates the 1st amendment because they will not allow him to speak on behalf of the new city tax for playgrounds. That is against freedom of speech
- 1st amendment: freedom of speech, press, assembly, and petition, no government shall establish religion.
3. Gina DeLong has lived in her home for 26 years. During that time the city has tripled in population, traffic is a mess, and there just are not enough roads. Tuesday morning the sheriff came to her house and told her that she had to move because a new road was going to be built right through her house. When she complains that she has lived there for so long and doesn't want to move, she is told, "Too bad, you have 30 days to get out."
5th amendment- domain. Cannot take away your property.
4. Kennedy Elementary School is a normal school, so it surprised everyone when the principal, Mrs. Salinas, decided that all students could have extra holidays from school for the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. Most of the students were happy, but some parents were mad because they didn't have baby-sitters.
This violates the 1st amendment because they are trying to make the children celebrate certain holidays for certain religions.
1st amendment: freedom of speech, press, assembly, and petition, no government shall establish religion.
5. Hans Schlemming was new to this country. In Germany he was an auto mechanic. On Saturday night he was coming out of a store and the police arrested him for stealing. He said he didn't do anything, but the police were convinced that they had the right person. When he told them that he wanted a lawyer, one of the policemen said, "You don't need a lawyer, you guilty pig. You and your German friends killed my grandfather during the war. I know that you're guilty. We're locking you up and throwing away the key."
this violates the 6th amendment because he deserves a right to a lawyer and also to know the charges against him and also violates the 5th amendment because it protects against self incrimination.
6th amendment: speedy trial, trial by jury, right to counsel, right to cross examine a witness, and right to know charges against you.
5th amendment: grand jury, double jeopardy, forbids punishment without process of law, protects against self incrimination.