Due Process and the Bill of Rights

Due Process of
Law

Legal Rights & Protections
(5th - 8th Amendments)

Objective:

What freedoms does

the Bill of Rights protect

and why are they

important?

Citizen Protections

Under the Bill of Rights

Multiple Choice

Which amendment protects you from having to house [take care of] soldiers in your home without your permission?

• 1st Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 3rd Amendment

• 4th Amendment

Multiple Choice

Which amendment says you have the right to own weapons for self-defense?

• 1st Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 3rd Amendment

• 4th Amendment

Multiple Choice

Which amendment protects you from unreasonable search and seizures and protects your right to privacy?

• 1st Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 3rd Amendment

• 4th Amendment

Multiple Select

In Miranda vs. Arizona the Supreme court held that police MUST tell a suspect in custody his constitutional rights before quesitoning them.

These rights are protected under what 2 Amendments?

• 4th Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 6th Amendment

• 7th Amendment

Due Process of Law

Under the Bill of Rights

Multiple Choice

True or False: A police officer determines if there is enough evidence for your case to go to trial in court.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: In the case of a mistrial the government can try you again for the same crime.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Which 3 amendments in the Bill of Rights protect you should be charged with a crime or potential loss of liberty? [Choose 3]

• 4th Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 6th Amendment

• 7th Amendment

Bill of Rights

6th Amendment

● “Right to a speedy and public

trial, by an impartial judge.”

● (1) Right to know what

you’ve been charged

● (2) Right to hear / question

witnesses

● (3) Right to an attorney

Multiple Select

How does the 6th Amendment help defendants have a fair trail? Select rights that Defendants have under the 6th Amendment.

• Defendants have the right to hear and question witnesses at a trial

• Defendants have the right to a speedy and public trial

• Defendants have the right to hear charges

• Defendants have the right to an attorney

• Defendants have the right to be judged by an impartial jury

Open Ended

Why is the 6th Amendment ESSENTIAL to having a fair trial in court?

Bill of Rights

7th Amendment

● Civil Trial Rights

○ Non-Criminal cases in

court

○ *Right to a jury trial

Bill of Rights

8th Amendment

● Protects a person’s rights

before and after trial

● (1) Excess Bail
● (2) Excessive Fines & Cruel

Punishments

●*Excess means more than reasonable.