Bill of Rights Activity (b) which rights are being violated. Then write (c) what you think the right thing to do according to
Directions for each of the following examples decide() which amendment) is involved, and
The Bill of Rights
Mrs Smith hears a knock at the door She opens the door and finds 3 police officers
friendly and so she says yes While sitting in the living room one of the officers soos a
come into her home to talk about neighborhood safety. She is very
bomb under the sofa and gets up to get it Mrs. Smith is immediately arrested
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2. Sam Fisher 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
Gina Wells has lived in her home for 20 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."
4. Kennedy Elementary School is a normal school, so it surprised everyone when the
principal
, Mrs. Riley, 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.
5. Hans Stimer 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
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