2.24: American Government Ch 4
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The Supreme Court has decided that the death penalty ________.
- is always cruel and unusual punishment
- is never cruel and unusual punishment
- may be applied only to acts of terrorism
- may not be applied to those who were under 18 when they committed a crime*
The Fourth Amendment’s requirement for a warrant _________________.
- applies only to searches of the home
- applies only to the seizure of property as evidence
- does not protect people who rent or lease property
- does not apply when there is a serious risk that evidence will be destroyed before a warrant can be issued*
____________________are freedoms, which have limitations on government power, intended to protect freedoms that governments may not legally intrude on.
- Civil Rights
- Civil Liberties*
- Bill of Rights
- Constitution
____________________are guarantees that government officials will treat people equally and that decisions will be made on the basis of merit rather than race, gender, or other personal characteristics.
- Civil Rights*
- Civil Liberties
- Bill of Rights
- Constitution
Right to be secure from unreasonable search and seizure
- 4th amendment*
- 5th amendment
- 8th amendment
- 9th amendment
Rights in criminal cases, including due process and indictment by grand jury for capital crimes, as well as the right not to testify against oneself
- 4th amendment
- 5th amendment*
- 8th amendment
- 9th amendment
Right to a speedy trial by an impartial jury
- 4th amendment
- 6th amendment*
- 8th amendment
- 9th amendment
Right to not face excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishment
- 4th amendment
- 5th amendment
- 8th amendment*
- 9th amendment
Rights retained by the people, even if they are not specifically enumerated by the Constitution
- 4th amendment
- 6th amendment
- 8th amendment
- 9th amendment*
Which of the following rights is not protected by the Sixth Amendment?
- right to trial by an impartial jury
- right to cross-examine witnesses in a trial
- right to remain silent*
- right to a speedy trial
The double jeopardy rule in the Bill of Rights forbids which of the following?
- prosecuting someone in state court for a criminal act acquitted of in federal court
- suing someone for damages for an act the person was found not guilty of
- prosecuting someone in federal court for a criminal act acquitted of in a state court
- none of these options*
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