Application questions

1- Your friend Tim likes to wear provocative T-Shirts with anti-govemment messages on them- One day while wearin" rel="nofollow">ing a shirt with an Anti-Obama message on it, he is stopped by the police and told to turn his shirt in" rel="nofollow">inside out or face bein" rel="nofollow">ing arrested- He refused and was arrested- What should Tim argue before the judge regardin" rel="nofollow">ing the constitutionality of the demands and request of the police officer? [Provide Amendment & Concept] 2- Christian Homeless Min" rel="nofollow">inistries (CHM) is a well-in" rel="nofollow">intended charity in" rel="nofollow">in Rochester, New York- Generally, CHM gives generously to the local homeless and receives funds from the state and national government to help pay for meals and healthcare for homeless people- Due to a lack of space, some employees of CHM make the decision to start to limit their services to only other Christians and to turn away anyone who is not a proclaimed Christian- Additionally, they start usin" rel="nofollow">ing the money provided by the Government to pay for Bibles and Communion bread and win" rel="nofollow">ine- As a board member at CHM, what argument should you make to the director of CHM if they want to contin" rel="nofollow">inue to receive government funds? Make sure to mention any cases or concepts related to this issue- [Provide Amendment & Concept] 3- The local chapter of the Local Racist Idiots Club (LRIC) went to the local courthouse and applied for a permit to march through a local neighborhood that has a large min" rel="nofollow">inority population- The city, fearin" rel="nofollow">ing that violence might break out and because they don’t like the message that LRIC will be espousin" rel="nofollow">ing, wants to refuse to issue a protest permit to the group- If you were asked to advise the city on their refusal to issue the permit and its constitutional implications, what would you advise them? [Provide Amendment & Concept] 4- Sally is arrested and put in" rel="nofollow">into a jail cell- She is held in" rel="nofollow">in jail for 2 years without bein" rel="nofollow">ing given a trial or bein" rel="nofollow">ing told why she is there- What Constitutional Amendment would she in" rel="nofollow">invoke while makin" rel="nofollow">ing a complain" rel="nofollow">int, Why? [Provide Amendment] 5- The city of Stockton, CA, tired of the high number of gun related deaths, has debated a city ordin" rel="nofollow">inance that would ban the possession of handguns and semi-automatic assault weapons within" rel="nofollow">in the city limits- If you were advisin" rel="nofollow">ing the city council, what constitutional prin" rel="nofollow">inciples would you argue regardin" rel="nofollow">ing the proposed ban? Why? [Provide Amendment] 6- Your weird friend has decided to start her own religion devoted to Miley Cyrus- They want to start an official church, with services and even a school to educate everyone about religious twerkin" rel="nofollow">ing and ill-advised fashion choices- The local police get win" rel="nofollow">ind of this and threaten to arrest your friend because “she can’t start her own church” and it offends traditional values- You are asked to defend your friend, misguided as she may be, about her constitutional rights- [Provide Amendment & Concept] 7- Freddy wants revenge for his girlfriend bein" rel="nofollow">ing wormed away by Jake- Freddy doesn’t get mad, he gets even- He starts by tellin" rel="nofollow">ing everyone to hide all of their jewelry when Jake is around because he is a thief. He also writes to the editor of the local newspaper where he claims that Jake is a Meth dealer. Jake’s reputation is ruin" rel="nofollow">ined and he loses his job at the local drugstore- Jake and Freddy are your good friends so they call you for advice- a- What are Jake’s Options? b- Freddy says he has the right to free speech, is that sufficient to help him in" rel="nofollow">in this case? Why/Why Not? 8- The Local newspaper gets win" rel="nofollow">ind of a local controversy that in" rel="nofollow">involves the Sheriff and Mayor. The newspaper starts to write up a front page story on it when the Sheriff and Mayor show up and tell the paper that they got the city council to ban the newspaper from prin" rel="nofollow">intin" rel="nofollow">ing anythin" rel="nofollow">ing regardin" rel="nofollow">ing the controversy or face crimin" rel="nofollow">inal prosecution- The newspaper calls vou for legal advice, what constitutional concepts can vou refer them to- [One Sentence Answer. Concept].