Miranda Rights Quiz

What does "You have the right to remain silent" mean?

• You have the right to free speech

• You don't have to testify in court

• You don't have to say anything to the police

• You don't have to allow the police to arrest you

What do the Miranda warnings guarantee in addition to the right to remain silent?

• The right to a fair trial

• The right to a trial by a jury of your peers

• The right to a lawyer, even if you can't afford one

• The right to fair treatment in jail

Which of the following would violate a person's Fifth Amendment rights?

• Subjecting them to cruel and unusual punishment

• Forcing them to testify against themselves

• Denying their freedom of speech

• Denying them a fair trial in front of a jury

What must happen if a suspect does not speak the same language as the officer reading their rights?

• The police must set them free

• Their case must be heard by the Supreme Court

• They must be held in jail

• They must be given an interpreter

Place the following in sequence: A) Miranda confesses to a crime; B) The Supreme Court hears Miranda's case; C) Miranda spends 11 years in prison

• A, B, C

• A, C, B

• C, B, A

• B, A, C

What did the Supreme Court decide in Miranda v. Arizona?

• Miranda’s confession was coerced and invalid

• Miranda was guilty of his crime

• Miranda should go to jail for 11 years

• Miranda was not guilty

Why was Miranda’s confession considered coerced?

• The police beat Miranda up

• Miranda did not know his rights

• Miranda confessed to a crime he didn’t commit

• Miranda was questioned for over 2 hours

Who, or what, decides whether someone accused of a crime is innocent or guilty?

• The police

• The Supreme Court

• The Constitution

• A court of law

What does it mean to appeal a conviction?

• To say that your confession was coerced

• To make a confession to the police

• To ask a higher court to look at your case

• To escape conviction by running away

What happens if a suspect hasn’t been officially Mirandized?

• They will be found innocent of the crime

• They must been held in custody

• Anything they say can’t be used as evidence

• They must be released from custody