Is It Constitutional?
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This document discusses various scenarios and indicates whether they would be considered constitutional or unconstitutional based on specific amendments to the US Constitution. It addresses issues like legalizing marijuana, indentured servitude, taxation, lynching, gun rights, women's suffrage, protests, senate appointments, traffic stops, and voting rights. The amendments referenced include the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 10th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 21st, and 24th.
Is It Constitutional?
- 4. A state legalizes marijuana
- 6. A woman fleeing violence in Mexico signs a contract with a Texas rancher. If the rancher will pay for her transportation to the U.S., she agrees to work for him for 8 years to pay the debt.
- 8. In 1870, a carpetbagger and a sharecropper get taxed the same amount despite differences in their income.
- 10. What amendment are they protesting against?
- 14. In 1915, an African American man is arrested on suspicion of murder. Before he can appear before a judge, the townspeople storm the jail and lynch him.
- 15. Unconstitutional 5th – 6th – 8th Amendment
- 18. In 1885, an African American man is denied the right to bear arms by the state of Alabama.
- 24. The governor of Texas appoints two Senators to represent the state in the United States Congress.
- 26. During a routine traffic stop, an officer smells marijuana in the car. He initiates a search of the car.
- 28. Daily Double: In 1980, you turn 18. You decide to vote in the upcoming presidential election. You show up with your poll tax receipt but are denied the chance to vote.
- 31. 18th Amendment