Is It Constitutional? Worksheet

A state passes a law that allows males to vote, but not females.

The government does not like a man's ideas, so it does not allow him to make a speech in public.

A woman accused of a serious crime wants a jury trial, but the government says it doesn't have enough money for such a trial.

A town does not like the religious beliefs of a certain group, so it forbids it from building a house of worship.

A man accused of a serious crime refuses to give evidence against himself.

A state passes a law that allows women to vote at age 18, but says men must wait until they are 21 before they can vote.

The government orders a newspaper to stop printing editorials that criticize the government too much.

A person's house is in the way of a proposed highway. The government offers the owner a fair price for the house.

A group of people are arrested because they wrote to Congress saying that they did not like a certain law.

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A woman receives a parking ticket. She insists on a jury trial. The government says she doesn't need a jury because her offense is not a serious one.

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