JACKSON'S 5TH AND 6TH AMENDMENT

Based on previous rulings, the Supreme Court is most likely to view a case concerning which of the following as a violation of the Sixth Amendment?

• A suspect is interrogated without being informed that they can remain silent

• A Court refuses to provide a defendant a lawyer even though she cannot afford one

• A police officer searches a person’s backpack before a warrant has been issued

• A minor is sentenced to the death penalty after skipping school for a week

The exclusionary rule can best be described as which of the following?

• The police can continue to question a suspect even after they’ve chosen to remain silent if there is a danger to public safety

• Evidence obtained without a search warrant is subject to being excluded from use at a trial to convict someone

• A police officer is required to inform a suspect of their Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights after they’ve been arrested

• A suspect has the right to request that a court provides them a lawyer even if they cannot

Which of the following scenarios would most likely be considered a violation of the Fifth Amendment?

• A person is tried twice for the same crime

• A suspect’s computer history is searched before a warrant is issued

• A person is arrested for protesting a Supreme Court decision

• A suspect is held in prison for ten years without a trial

In 1961, the Supreme Court heard a case in which the police entered into a residence without a warrant looking for a suspect thought to be hiding in the house. While searching for the suspect, the police found illegal pornographic material. The police arrested the homeowner and she was convicted of possessing pornography. The Court decided to throw out the conviction because the police did not have a search warrant.

This case is an example of which of the following?

• The “public safety” exception

• The right to legal counsel

• The exclusionary rule

• The Miranda rule

Which statement accurately summarizes the impact of the Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) decision?

• It increased states’ power to restrict freedom of speech when it is shown to increase the danger to public safety

• It required that police officers inform suspects under arrest of their Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights

• It incorporated the right to legal counsel, as protected under the Sixth Amendment, to state and local governments

• It incorporated the Fourth Amendment to state and local governments

A suspected terrorist has chosen to remain silent after being arrested, yet the police continue to question him on potential locations of a bomb without informing him of his rights.

This scenario is an example of which of the following?

• Selective incorporation

• Discretionary authority

• The “public safety” exception

• The exclusionary rule

Gennie, an eighteen year old college
student, is arrested for stealing a
classmate’s designer sweater and
selling it on eBay. When Gennie
appears before the judge, she asks
for a lawyer to help defend her. e
judge tells Gennie that if she is smart
enough to be in college, she knows
enough to defend herself. Besides, she
is not charged with a felony, so the
stakes are not very high.

• Sixth Amendment
• Fourth Amendment
• Fifth Amendment
• No Applicable Amendment

A man suspected of a violent crime
is brought in to the police station.
e alleged victim picks him out of a
lineup as the man who attacked her.
Police inform him that he has the
right to refuse to answer questions,
but they do not oer to let him speak
to a lawyer. Aer being questioned
for two hours, the man admits the
crime.

• Fifth Amendment
• Fourth Amendment
• Sixth Amendment
• No Applicable Amendment

What are the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution known as?

• Declaration of Independence+B3
• Magna Carta
• League of Nations
• The Bill of Rights

What do U.S citizens call freedoms guaranteed by law?

• protections
• rights
• amendments