Due Process Quick Check

Due Process means that all citizens are guaranteed__ even though they have committed a crime.

• a second chance

• immunity

• rights

• love

Under due process, every citizen is innocent until proven __

• worthy

• interesting

• innocent

• guilty

After a crime has been reported, the police should be allowed to immediately search any person or place they wish for evidence, without having to obtain legal permission from a judge.

• True

• False

A fair jury is guaranteed by due process.

• True

• False

Law enforcement officials should not be required to warn a defendant upon arrest that "anything you confess can and will be used against you."

• True

• False

If the police find evidence that an individual or individuals have committed a crime, they should be able to use it in a trial, even if it is obtained illegally (e.g. by breaking into a house without a search warrant)

• True

• False

Due process is...

• No one above the law

• way to deal with legal issues to make sure people are treated fairly

• Supreme Court's power to determine the constitutionality of laws

• Separation of power between state and federal governments

Your due process rights can be found in the...

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

• Articles of Confederation

Due process DOES promise you an unbiased judge and jury

• True

• False

Has been told of charges against them

• Due Process

• Not Due Process