Which of the following is true of the provisions under the Sixth Amendment?
A) The Sixth Amendment provides that a person can be required to testify against himself or herself.
B) The Sixth Amendment prohibits excessive bail and fines and unusual punishments.
C) The Sixth Amendment provides that no warrant for a search or an arrest can be issued without probable cause.
D) The Sixth Amendment guarantees a speedy trial, a trial by jury, a public trial, and the right to confront witnesses.
E) The Sixth Amendment offers protection from unreasonable searches and seizures.
Question -2-AM Daily, a news channel, broadcasts a report that states that a young man, Elvis, is accused of brutally assaulting his girlfriend, Sherry. Elvis pleads guilty and the prosecutors offer him a deal which he accepts. The incident is declared a homicide a few days later as Sherry dies due to the wounds inflicted during the assault. In this scenario, Elvis cannot be tried for murder due to:
A) the due process clause.
B) the exclusionary rule.
C) the ex post facto law.
D) protection against self-incrimination.
E) prohibition against double jeopardy.
Question -3-The Supreme Court upheld the view that the Bill of Rights did not apply to state laws in _____.
A) Barron v. Baltimore (1833)
B) Gitlow v. New York (1925)
C) Everson v. Board of Education (1947)
D) Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
E) McDonald v. Chicago (2010)
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