Interpreting the Constitution- 5th Amendment

Interpreting the Constitution

5th Amendment

Multiple Choice

“Compelled” means “forced.”

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Did the “friend’s” offer of protection compel the suspect to be a witness against himself under the 5th Amendment?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

Multiple Choice

Did mentioning the danger to handicapped children compel the suspect to be a witness against himself under the 5th Amendment?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

Multiple Choice

Did the medicine compel the suspect to be a witness against himself under the 5th Amendment even though the police didn’t know it was a “truth serum?”

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

Multiple Choice

Did making him try on the shirt compel the suspect to be a witness against himself under the 5th Amendment?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

Multiple Choice

Does interrogating someone without telling them their rights compel them to be a witness against themselves under the 5th Amendment?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

Multiple Choice

Did forcing the suspect to give a blood sample compel him to be a witness against himself under the 5th Amendment?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

Multiple Choice

Did questioning the suspect in the hospital compel him to be a witness against himself under the 5th Amendment?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

Multiple Choice

It’s easy to figure out whether someone was compelled.

• True

• False