The statements that police are required to make to a person before that person may be subjected to in-custody questioning are known as
A) cross-examination.
B) exclusionary rules.
C) interrogations.
D) jailhouse rights.
E) Miranda warnings.
The case of Gideon v. Wainwright affirmed that the state must
A) allow you to be tried by a jury of your peers.
B) provide you with legal counsel.
C) inform you of your constitutional rights before placing you under arrest.
D) allow you to confront your accuser.
E) impose a fair and impartial sentence for the crime.
The Supreme Court does not require that state juries have twelve members. It permits jury sizes to vary but has said that the minimum number needed for a jury is
A) two.
B) ten.
C) five.
D) eight.
E) six.
The case in which the Supreme Court extended to the states the right to a jury trial in criminal cases was
A) Gideon v. Wainright.
B) Miranda v. Arizona.
C) Duncan v. Louisiana.
D) Palko v. Connecticut.
E) Schenck v. U.S.
A(n)_________ is a law that declares a person guilty without the benefit of trial.
A) bill of attainder
B) selective incorporation
C) ex post facto law
D) prior restraint action
E) lemon test
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