Sixth Amendment (6th)

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Which amendment guarantees a speedy trial with an impartial jury?

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6th

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Which amendment guarantees the right to an attorney and to question witnesses?

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6th

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What are lawyers called that are hired by the government to defend people?

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Public defenders

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What right helps to insure that government officials follow the law and don't hold trials in secret? Options: Eminent domain, Right to a speedy trial, Double Jeopardy, The right to bear arms, Right to a public trial

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Right to a public trial

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What does it mean that a person has a right to a speedy trial?

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That the government can't delay a trial without a good reason

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The case that set the precedent that every person deserves a lawyer when they have been accused/arrested/on trial for a crime.

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Gideon v Wainwright

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Which example violates the 6 ^th Amendment’s guarantee of a fair trial? A suspect is secretly put on trial by the police at an undisclosed location. An accused is refused bail because the judge fears he will try to flee. A trial is moved to a different county to avoid a biased jury. An attorney advises his client not to testify at her own trial.

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A suspect is secretly put on trial by the police at an undisclosed location.

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Which amendment is referenced in the quotation: “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury.”

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Sixth Amendment

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If a judge appoints a public defender to a person accused of a crime, what sixth amendment right or protection is the judge displaying?

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right to counsel or a lawyer

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How does the 6th Amendment guarantee a fair trial as related to the verdict or decision that is delivered at the end of trial as to whether the accused person is guilty or innocent? Options: by guaranteeing an impartial or non-biased jury, by guaranteeing the right to counsel, by guaranteeing no self-incrimination, by guaranteeing a speedy trial

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by guaranteeing an impartial or non-biased jury