American Government Unit 6 - Criminal process

How does procedural due process limit the government's police power?

• It requires the government to follow certain procedures before punishing a person

• It prevents the government officials from searching employees for drugs or weapons

• it forbids the gov't from housing troops in private residences

• it requires officers to obtain writs of assistance

What is the role of plaintiffs in the US court system?

• ensuring the rules and procedures are followed

• pursuing charges against criminal suspects

• filing suit against another party in a civil action

• rendering a decision based on evidence presented at trial

Arguments that do not involve a law being broken but end up in court would be classified as a _______?

• criminal case

• civil case

• compromise

• ratification

In Miranda v. Arizona, the Supreme Court established that people in police custody must be warned of their right to remain silent and other rights. After this warning, people may waive their rights and keep answering questions. But if the warning was not given, no evidence gathered through questioning can be used in court.

Why is it important that people are reminded of their right to remain silent?

• The Fifth Amendment protects people from being forced to incriminate themselves.

• The First Amendment prohibits the government from requiring people to speak.

• The Fifth Amendment prohibits the government from taking people's private property.

• The First Amendment protects people's right to peaceful assembly.

In Miranda v. Arizona (1966), the Supreme Court ruled that individuals must be made aware of their Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights when they are taken into custody, and that they must be given opportunity to exercise those rights throughout the interrogation.

Which founding principle did the court uphold in this decision?

• checks and balances

• equal protection under the law

• freedom of expression

• due process

What is the main difference in a felony and misdemeanor?

• felonies are less serious crimes, while misdemeanors are more serious crimes

• misdemeanors are less serious crimes, while felonies are more serious crimes

• misdemeanors are committed by juveniles, while felonies are committed by adults

• felonies are committed by juveniles, while misdemeanors are committed by adults

What type of sentencing is being described below:

Most frequently used sanction

Required to follow strict conditions, such as regularly reporting, obeying laws, and no drug use

• county camp

• parole

• jail

• probation

What is being refered to:

short-term lockup centers

run by the county

suspects awaiting trial

defendants convicted of misdemeanors

• prison

• jail

• probation detention centers

• house arrest

A guy gets into a fight in the Wal-mart parking lot and is charged with assault. This is the first time he has ever been in trouble with the law, so the judge sentences him to 6 months probation and community service. Is this a felony or a misdemeanor?

• felony

• misdemeanor

• neither, it was self-defense

• there is not enough information to determine

This allows an accused person of a criminal offense to be temporarily released from jail while awaiting trial. 

• probation

• bail

• parole

• arraignment