Sixth Amendment (6th)

Which amendment guarantees a speedy trial with an impartial jury?

• 1st
• 6th
• 8th
• 9th

Which amendment guarantees the right to an attorney and to question witnesses?

• 1st
• 4th
• 6th
• 10th

What are lawyers called that are hired by the government to defend people?

• Accusers

• Representatives

• Senators

• Public defenders

• Impartial judges

What right helps to insure that government officials follow the law and don't hold trials in secret?

• Eminent domain

• Right to a speedy trial

• Double Jeopardy

• The right to bear arms

• Right to a public trial

What does it mean that a person has a right to a speedy trial?

• Trials have to have at least one person with the nickname of "Speedy."

• That trials can't last for more than a day

• That all trials will happen within two weeks of the arrest

• That the government can't delay a trial without a good reason

The case that set the precedent that every person deserves a lawyer when they have been accused/arrested/on trial for a crime.

• Betts v Brady

• Gideon v Wainwright

• Miranda v Arizona

• Marbury v Madison

Which example violates the 6 ^th Amendment’s guarantee of a fair trial?

• A suspect is secretly put on trial by the police at an undisclosed location.

• An accused is refused bail because the judge fears he will try to flee.

• A trial is moved to a different county to avoid a biased jury.

• An attorney advises his client not to testify at her own trial.

Use the quotation to answer the question.

“In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury. ”

—excerpt from the U.S. Constitution

Which amendment is this quotation from?

• First Amendment

• Fourth Amendment

• Sixth Amendment

• Thirteenth Amendment

If a judge appoints a public defender to a person accused of a crime, what sixth amendment right or protection is the judge displaying?

• right to confront witnesses

• right to counsel or a lawyer

• right to a speedy and public trial

• right to an impartial jury

How does the 6th Amendment guarantee a fair trial as related to the verdict or decision that is delivered at the end of trial as to whether the accused person is guilty or innocent?

• by guaranteeing an impartial or non-biased jury

• by guaranteeing the right to counsel

• by guaranteeing no self-incrimination

• by guaranteeing a speedy trial