Quiz Amendments 5-8

Double Jeopardy means that

• You cannot be tried for the same crime twice
• Evidence was not presented
• Right to a lawyer
• Right to a trial

In one landmark Supreme Court case, a man was unaware that he had the right to remain silent and felt he was tricked into a confession. What landmark case ruled in favor of the accused and as a result requires police officers to remind a suspect of their rights during an arrest?

• Gideon v. Wainright
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Miranda v. Arizona

The government can take private property only if it meets what two requirements?

• the owner receives just compensation/ the government follows due process of law

• The property is useful to the public/ a minimum 1 year warning for taking the property

• The property is useful to the public/ the government has probable cause

• The property is useful to the public/ the owner receives just compensation

The idea that government must treat people fairly when it takes life, liberty, or property is part of your right to ________.

• Grand Jury

• Due Process

• Eminent Domain

• Warrant-less Searches

What does the 8th amendment protect people from?

• Trial without a lawyer
• The Federal Government
• Excessive Bail, Excessive Fines, and Cruel and Usual Punishment 
• People

This amendment guarantees the right for you to have a lawyer for your defense.

• 2nd Amendment
• 4th Amendment
• 6th Amendment
• 8th Amendment

Many people argue that the death penalty is in violation what amendment?

• 8th

• 6th

• 7th

• 5th

The right to be informed of the nature and cause of your crime is called a(n)

• Verdict

• Notice of Accusation

• Criminal Notice

• Indictment

To have a fair trial, juries must be a fair cross-section of the community. This most nearly means:

• the jury must be the same race as the defendant

• the community votes on jury members

• the jury must reflect the surrounding community in gender, race, color, religion, and ethnic background

• the jury must reflect must consist of family members from the defendant and plaintiff.

When a defendant can ask for his trial to be elsewhere if the current jurisdiction is too biased.

• Change of Venue

• Reapportionment

• Compulsory Process

• Redistributive Justice