Criminal Justice Supreme Court Quiz

What does the Fourth Amendment primarily protect against?

• Unreasonable search and seizure

• Double jeopardy

• Self-incrimination

• Cruel and unusual punishment

Which Supreme Court case required that suspects must be informed of their rights to silence and an attorney before police questioning?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Gideon v. Wainwright

Under the Eighth Amendment, which type of punishment is prohibited?

• Life imprisonment without parole

• Fines for traffic violations

• Cruel and unusual punishment

• Mandatory minimum sentences

What is the primary purpose of the exclusionary rule in criminal proceedings?

• To ensure all evidence is admissible in court

• To prevent the prosecution from commenting on the defendant's character

• To exclude evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment

• To allow hearsay evidence under certain circumstances

Which amendment guarantees the right to counsel in criminal cases?

• Fourth Amendment

• Fifth Amendment

• Sixth Amendment

• Eighth Amendment

What Supreme Court decision established that indigent defendants have a right to free legal counsel in felony cases?

• Roe v. Wade

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Marbury v. Madison

• McCulloch v. Maryland

Which principle is most closely related to sentencing guidelines ensuring sentences are proportionate to the crime committed?

• Ex post facto law

• Due process

• Equal protection

• Proportionality

What does the Sixth Amendment's guarantee of an impartial jury aim to provide?

• A jury from a diverse demographic background

• A jury that is informed about the law

• A jury that does not know the defendant

• A jury of the defendant's peers from the same geographical area

Which case is associated with the establishment of the "Miranda rights"?

• Terry v. Ohio

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Mapp v. Ohio

• Katz v. United States

What is the primary legal issue addressed by the exclusionary rule?

• The right to a speedy trial

• The admissibility of evidence obtained illegally

• The procedures for issuing a search warrant

• The rights of states versus the federal government