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- Q11. Cynthia is on trial for assault. During her trial, witnesses testify that she was nowhere near the scene of the crime on the night the assault occurred. The jury hears this, finds her not guilty, and clears her of the crime. A month later, the prosecutor finds new evidence that she believes links Cynthia to the crime. Even though she has been found not guilty, which amendment can Cynthia invoke to protect herself from being tried for the same crime again?5th Amendment8th Amendment6th Amendment1st Amendment45s
- Q2Tinker vs. Des Moines Independent Community School District involved several students who wore armbands to school to protest the Vietnam War in the mid-1960s. The Supreme Court justices ruled that the armbands were a form of speech and that they were not disruptive to the learning process at the school. The students should be allowed to wear their armbands.4th Amendment3rd Amendment1st Amendment2nd Amendment45s
- Q3The Dred Scott case in 1857 concerned a slave who had lived with his master in a northern territory and state in which slavery was illegal. Part of the Supreme Court’s decision was that Dred Scott was still a slave because a person (his master) could not be deprived of his property without due process of law (a trial).4th Amendment8th Amendment3rd Amendment6th Amendment45s
- Q4Jay Smith had been arrested many times for drug dealing. Recently, the police suspected Jay of organizing a sophisticated drug distribution system. The police secured a search warrant that allowed them to search for drugs in Jay’s home. They found no drugs; however, they did find hundreds of brand new TVs with the serial numbers scratched out.4th Amendment3rd Amendment2nd Amendment6th Amendment45s
- Q5A riot erupted in Seattle, Washington. The National Guard was called in to stop the violence and restore peace. Unfortunately, the National Guard had no facilities in the area to house or feed the troops. The residents of Seattle were forced to provide food and shelter for the weary troops.4th Amendment3rd Amendment2nd Amendment8th Amendment45s
- Q6Katelyn Jones lives in a great apartment close to her job in Chicago. There have been seven robberies in her apartment building this past year. Katelyn wants to buy a handgun to protect herself against any intruders.3rd Amendment4th Amendment2nd Amendment6th Amendment45s
- Q7Jeff is caught stealing a candy bar from Wal-Mart. Judge Heath finds him guilty of the crime and sentences him to be tarred and feathered at high noon in the village square.6th Amendment2nd Amendment8th Amendment1st Amendment45s
- Q8Kelly is an African American who qualifies to vote in the United States for the first time in 1870. He was denied the right to vote during the previous election due to his race.13th Amendment15th Amendment26th Amendment19th Amendment45s
- Q9Tracy Wilcox wants to vote for Franklin D. Roosevelt in the general election of 1932. She is denied this opportunity due to her gender18th Amendment26th Amendment13th Amendment19th Amendment45s
- Q10Lynn Dobson is 19 years old. She wants to vote for the first time in the 1972 presidential election, but the election judge denies her this opportunity because he believes she is too young.21st Amendment26th Amendment19th Amendment18th Amendment45s
- Q11In 1920, Jamie O’Rogue converted his tavern into a family restaurant. Because of the prohibition of alcohol, he could no longer serve alcoholic beverages in his restaurant. Which amendment prohibited the sale of alcoholic beverages?19th Amendment13th Amendment18th Amendment21st Amendment45s
- Q12It is now legal to consume alcoholic beverages as long as the person doing so has satisfied the minimum age requirements. This amendment repealed an earlier amendment and reinstated the legalized consumption of alcohol.13th Amendment26th Amendment18th Amendment21st Amendment45s
- Q13Carrie arranges for Carla to immigrate to America. Once Carla is here, she is forced to pay for her travel by working for no pay, and being forced to work whenever Carrie says she has to.18th Amendment26th Amendment15th Amendment13th Amendment45s