Which statement is true of the Fourteenth Amendment?
a. It provides protection from double jeopardy and self-incrimination and for grand jury indictment in serious crimes.
b. It provides for a speedy and public trial, impartial jury, confrontation, compulsory process, and assistance or counsel.
c. It includes the so-called due process clause, which has been used to incorporate various other rights described in the Bill of Rights.
d. It protects from cruel and unusual punishment.
(Question #2) The due process clause consists of two types of due process: substantive and procedural. Substantive due process refers to:
a. procedural fairness.
b. protection from arbitrary and unreasonable action on the part of state officials.
c. exemption from complicity by government officials.
d. None of the above.
(Question #3) Judicial restraint refers to:
a. limiting decisions to the facts of each case.
b. deciding cases based on additional, hypothetical situations.
c. interpreting complex legal issues.
d. relying on case law to determine outcomes.
(Question #4) Which statement is true of the Eighth Amendment?
a. It protects from cruel and unusual punishment.
b. It protects from unreasonable searches and seizures.
c. It includes the so-called due process clause, which has been used to incorporate various other rights described in the Bill of Rights.
d. It provides for a speedy and public trial, impartial jury, confrontation, compulsory process, and assistance or counsel.
(Question #5) Which statement is true of the Sixth Amendment?
a. It protects from unreasonable searches and seizures.
b. It ncludes the so-called due process clause, which has been used to incorporate various other rights described in the Bill of Rights.
c. It protects from cruel and unusual punishment.
d. It provides for a speedy and public trial, impartial jury, confrontation, compulsory process, and assistance or counsel.
(Question #6) There are five constitutional amendments that are of special importance to criminal procedure: the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and Fourteenth. Which of these is the most often-cited source of rights in criminal procedure?
a. Fourth Amendment
b. Fifth Amendment
c. Sixth Amendment
d. Eighth Amendment
(Question #7) Which statement is true of the Fifth Amendment?
a. It protects from unreasonable searches and seizures.
b. It provides protection from double jeopardy and self-incrimination and for grand jury indictment in serious crimes.
c. It provides for a speedy and public trial, impartial jury, confrontation, compulsory process, and assistance or counsel.
d. It includes the so-called due process clause, which has been used to incorporate various other rights described in the Bill of Rights.
(Question #8) Which statement is true of the Fourth Amendment?
a. It protects from cruel and unusual punishment.
b. It provides for a speedy and public trial, impartial jury, confrontation, compulsory process, and assistance or counsel.
c. It provides protection from double jeopardy and self-incrimination and for grand jury indictment in serious crimes.
d. It protects from unreasonable searches and seizures.
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