Legal System

What is Due Process?

• Legal procedures guaranteed to citizens in the 5th and 14th Amendments

• Common Law precedents that all law officers are expected to follow day-to-day

Which two amendments guarantee due process rights to citizens?

• 1st and 3rd

• 5th and 14th

• 1st and 4th

• 1st and 5th

Which of the following is NOT a legal reason for an officer to search or seize your property?

• Warrant

• Suspicion

• Probable Cause

Which of the following is a right due to citizens in a criminal trial?

• Guilty until proven innocent

• Private attorney

• Trial by jury of peers

What does someone mean if they say they "plead the 5th"?

• They want an attorney

• They want a plea deal

• They want a trial

• They want to remain silent

Which Supreme Court case guarantees that police are required to read you your rights when they take you into custody?

• Mapp v. Ohio

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Marbury v. Madison

What does the 8th Amendment prevent?

• Cruel and unusual punishment

• The death penalty

• Torture

• Life sentences

What is capital punishment?

• punishment for treason

• punishment using the death penalty

• criminal punishment

Where are criminal trials heard?

• Civil Court

• Criminal Court

• Juvenile Court

Where are lawsuits heard?

• Criminal Court

• Civil Court

• Juvenile Court