Bill of Rights Scenarios

In order to unite the nation under his leadership, the President mandates that no negative coverage surrounding his administration will be permitted through media outlets.

In order to save the tax payers time and money, a judge, when there was video evidence showing the crime occur, may sentence a defendant independently and deny the defendant a trial with a jury of peers.

In order to curb the violence seen from gun violence, the state of California decrees that all semi-automatic pistols be turned in to local police stations, where the gun owners will be compensated the cash value for the weapon.

In order to save the military money and to create situations where Americans can more easily show their gratitude to those who serve in the armed forces, the military mandates that soldiers will be given the authority to enter homes of citizens and be offered a meal and a place to rest prior to being deployed.

A police officer has undeniable proof that drugs are being manufactured in a rural home outside Pendleton. He has information which suggests that those drugs will be sold by the end of the day. He chooses to break down the door to the home and confiscate the drugs before the evidence is lost.

In order to secure a confession from a known murderer, the police isolate the accused in a dark room and deprive him of food and water for two days until the police are given an admission of guilt.

A judge postpones a trial for a suspected thief who stole merchandise from Best Buy, until a date three years from now because of the number of more important case which should be tried first.

In order to try and coerce a confession out of a suspected murderer, a prosecutor calls the defendant to the stand to ask him questions. When the defendant refuses to answer, the judge informs the defendant that there will be consequences if he refuses to speak. Feeling as if he has no other option, the defendant gives in and answers the prosecutor's questions.

The Supreme Court ruled that people have only those rights that are listed in the Constitution. No other rights will be allowed.

A Representative to the House argued in Congress that the federal government had no right to control the laws governing driver’s licensing because this was not mentioned in the Constitution.