Quiz 7-25-14

Question 0

Which court case said that everyone has the right to an attorney, even if you can’t pay for one?

Answer 0

Gideon vs. Wainwright

Question 1

What 7 things are you guaranteed in the 6th Amendment?

Answer 1

1. ) speedy and public trial
2. ) impartial jury of one’s peers
3. ) change of venue
4. ) to know the charges against you
5. ) to know witnesses against you
6. ) to call witnesses in your favor
7. ) to have an attorney to represent you

Question 2

Which court case required the police to read you your rights when they arrest you, etc.?

Answer 2

Miranda vs. Arizona

Question 3

What does the 6th Amendment have to do with?

Answer 3

Your rights at trial

Question 4

What does the 7th Amendment have to do with?

Answer 4

Civil court cases

Question 5

What does the 7th Amendment say?

Answer 5

That you’re entitled to a jury trial if the disputed amount is over $20

Question 6

What does the 8th Amendment say?

Answer 6

That excessive bail and fines are illegal, as is cruel and unusual punishment

Question 7

What was the decision in the Furman vs. Georgia case?

Answer 7

That capital punishment was illegal because it was being given out on a racial basis

Question 8

What case reversed the Furman decision?

Answer 8

Gregg vs. Georgia

Question 9

How did the Gregg decision reverse the Furman decision?

Answer 9

Georgia said that there would be a time for the trial, and then a penalty period where the judge decides to put the criminal on death row or in a life in prison. They separated the trial and the decision

Question 10

What happened to the people waiting on death row when the Furman decision was made?

Answer 10

They all converted to a life in prison

Question 11

What does the 9th Amendment deal with?

Answer 11

Unenumerated rights

Question 12

Unenumerated

Answer 12

Unwritten

Question 13

What does the 10th Amendment deal with?

Answer 13

States’s rights