A young man is caught shoplifting a pack of gum from the local convenience store. The judge that hears his case is sick of crime, so to send a message to the community, he decides to sentence the young man to 10 years in prison. Which amendment is being violated in this scenario?

a
Amendment 5 – Right to due process
b
Amendment 1 – Freedom of speech/religion/assembly/press/peti tion
c
Amendment 4 – Freedom from unreasonable search and seizure
d
Amendment 8 – Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment

Igor stravinksy’s ballet, the rite of spring, featured clashing music, harsh sounds and deliberately ugly dancing. upon its premier, theater goers literally rioted in the seats of the venue. historians argue this moment is a “breaking point” where europe proves it is destined to be plunged into world war i. why would historians make such a claim? a people were genuinely angry that someone so bad at composing could make a ballet b the ballet represents colonialism. it showed the consequences of centuries of exploitation of non-european people. c the ballet represents the changing ideologies of modernity. the youth of europe breaking all the old rules and the old guard clinging on to the last bits of power d the ballet represents war itself. it drudged up old rivalries between the french and german peoples, inciting the lust for combat.