Bill of Rights HypotheticalsAnswers…..

#1The MayorWHY??Amendment I“Congress shall make no

law…abridging the freedom…of the press”

#2 The prosecuting attorneyWHY???Amendment V“…nor shall any person…be

compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself…”

#3The other studentsWHY???Amendment I“Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech…”

#4 The judgeWHY???Amendment VII“In suits of common law, where the

value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of a trial by jury shall be preserved…”

#5 The judgeWHY???Amendment VI“…the accused shall enjoy the

right to a …public trial by an impartial jury…”

#6The neighborsWHY???Amendment I“Congress shall make no law…

abridging the freedom of…the right of the people peaceably to assemble.”

#7The ladyWHY???Amendment V“…nor shall private property

be taken for public use without just compensation.”

#8The district attorneyWHY???Amendment V“…nor shall any person be tried for the same crime twice…”

#9The Postmaster GeneralWHY???Amendment I“Congress shall make no law

respecting an establishment of religion…”

#10 The manWHY???Amendment X“The powers not delegated to the

United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”