Interpreting the Bill of Rights
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| 5th Amendment | Luke was found innocent of armed robbery, but the state decided to bring him to trial again anyway.
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| 8th Amendment | After being found quilt of driving while intoxicated, the court ordered that Carolyn spend the next 30 years in solitary confinement.
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| 1st Amendment | The citizens of Flower Mound voted to double the taxes of all Catholics.
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| 7th Amendment | In a civil trial where the dispute was more than $20, both sides were denied a jury trial
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| 4th Amendment | For no apparent reason, the police stopped Rita while she was driving and began to search through her car trunk and personal luggage.
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| 2nd Amendment | The U.S. attorney general ordered all American citizens to turn in their rifles and pistols by noon on Saturday.
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| 8th Amendment | Judge M.T. Nasty ordered a doctor to cut off the right hand of Marty, a convicted pickpocket.
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| 10th Amendment | The federal government decided that state governments were no longer necessary.
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| 9th Amendment | The president declared that the only rights Americans have are those listed in the first eight amendments.
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| 1st Amendment | A United States representative prohibited a local newspaper from printing an editorial that was critical of her record.
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| 3rd Amendment | During peacetime the army ordered the residents of Lewisville to house its soldiers
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| 1st Amendment | A group of leaders was told that it could not conduct a peaceful rally in the town square.
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| 6th Amendment | Henry was arrested for shoplifting but was not brought to trial for five years.
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| 5th Amendment | The judge insisted that the defendant take the stand and explain his actions on the night of the alleged crime.
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| 4th Amendment | The police decided to place a "bug" in Kevin's home telephone in the hope that they would uncover some kind of crime.
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| 1st Amendment | Congress passed a law banning the practice of Buddhism in the United States.
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| 10th Amendment | Congress told the state of Montana that it would no longer be able to issue marriage licenses.
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| 6th Amendment | Melissa was arrested and placed in jail without being informed of the nature or cause of the accusation.
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| 6th Amendment | After being charged with arson, Nathaniel was denied the right of counsel for his defense.
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| 8th Amendment | Judge Stone placed Kyle's bail for cheating on a 8th grade history exam at $500,000
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