The Bill of Rights has a significant impact on the way we do business and function as citizens. The following exercises require
you to read a brief description of a situation or action and drag it to the amendment that would be relevant to that item. In doing so, you should become more familiar with the protections offered by some of the amendments that either have a significant effect on business or are frequently discussed in the media. The Bill of Rights prohibits the government from interfering with certain freedoms. These freedoms are held by all citizens, and because we treat corporations as artificial persons, we also provide most of these protections to corporations. Before beginning this exercise, review the section "The Amendments to the Constitution" in your text. First Amendment, Second Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment, Sixth Amendment, Ninth Amendment.
1. students wearing black armbands to school
2. a proposed ban on machine gun sales
3. a law requiring a school to begin with a prayer
4. a warrantless search
5. debate over the right to privacy
6. requesting a jury
7. the government taking private land for a highway
8. bill refusing to testify in his robbery trial
The Court decided that a student's constitutional right to freedom of expression existed in schools as long as the expression did not cause or could not reasonably be predicted to cause a substantial disruption to the work of the school