Summer School Rights of the Accused

Why is protection from unreasonable searches (4th Amendment) important?

• It allows police to gather evidence faster

• It protects people’s privacy and prevents abuse of police power

• It gives courts more control over arrests

• It avoids delays in trials

Why is the right to remain silent (5th Amendment) important?

• It protects people from saying things that could be used to wrongly convict them

• It allows police to avoid reading Miranda rights

• It makes interrogations shorter

• It lets lawyers decide what happens at trial

Why is the right to legal counsel (6th Amendment) important?

• It helps the judge save time

• It guarantees a faster trial

• It ensures everyone has a fair chance to defend themselves, even without money

• It replaces the need for a jury

Why is the right to be informed of charges (6th Amendment) important?

• So the accused knows what they’re defending themselves against

• So the judge can skip the trial

• So prosecutors can negotiate bail

• So police don’t need to testify

Why is the right to a jury trial (6th Amendment) important?

• It makes trials more public

• It ensures fairness by letting citizens help decide the outcome

• It helps police present their case

• It makes the case shorter

Why is protection from excessive bail (8th Amendment) important?

• It prevents people from being punished before they’ve even gone to trial

• It helps the government earn money from bail

• It keeps everyone in jail until trial

• It avoids media attention

Why is the right to due process (5th & 14th Amendments) important?

• It gives police more power to act quickly

• It limits a lawyer’s ability to delay cases

• It ensures fair treatment from arrest to trial and protects against abuse

• It replaces the need for evidence

Why was Alex’s 6th Amendment right to be informed of charges violated?

• He was given the charge right after arrest.

• He was charged without being in court.

• He was not told the charge until the next day.

• He was charged by police at the scene.

What mistake did the officers make regarding Alex’s 5th Amendment right to remain silent?

• They reminded him not to speak at trial.

• They warned him about a lawyer too late.

• They questioned him without reading his rights.

• They asked if he wanted to stay silent.

How was Alex’s 6th Amendment right to legal counsel violated?

• He was offered a lawyer but turned it down.

• He met with a lawyer after his arraignment.

• He was denied a lawyer after asking several times.

• He saw a lawyer once but not during questioning.