Due Process of Law 1
. Bail is:
A. A punishment
B. Money paid for temporary release before trial
C. A fine
D. A sentence
B. Money paid for temporary release before trial ✅
The Miranda Rule requires police to:
A. Provide a lawyer
B. Inform suspects of their rights
C. Arrest immediately
D. Conduct trials
B. Inform suspects of their rights ✅
Double jeopardy means:
A. Being tried twice for the same crime
B. Having two lawyers
C. Two trials at once
D. Double punishment
A. Being tried twice for the same crime
A grand jury decides:
A. Guilt or innocence
B. Whether there is enough evidence for trial
C. The sentence
D. Bail
B. Whether there is enough evidence for trial
A search warrant is:
A. A police report
B. Permission to search issued by a judge
C. A type of arrest
D. A trial document
B. Permission to search issued by a judge
An indictment is:
A. A sentence
B. A formal charge by a grand jury
C. A verdict
D. A plea
B. A formal charge by a grand jury ✅
8. Habeas corpus protects against:
A. Illegal detention
B. Unfair taxes
C. Jury trials
D. Double jeopardy
A. Illegal detention
. A bill of attainder is:
A. A fair trial
B. A law punishing someone without a trial
C. A tax law
D. A court appeal
B. A law punishing someone without a trial ✅
Self-incrimination means:
A. Testifying against others
B. Being forced to testify against yourself
C. Hiring a lawyer
D. Remaining silent
B. Being forced to testify against yourself ✅
21. A bench trial is:
A. Trial with a jury
B. Trial decided by a judge only
C. Appeal case
D. Military trial
B. Trial decided by a judge only ✅
A public trial ensures:
A. Privacy
B. Fairness and transparency
C. Faster decisions
D. Less evidence
B. Fairness and transparency ✅
The case Miranda v. Arizona established:
A. Right to bail
B. Miranda rights
C. Double jeopardy
D. Jury trials
B. Miranda rights ✅
The right to a speedy trial protects against:
A. Delays in justice
B. Jury bias
C. Police searches
D. Bail
A. Delays in justice
Eminent domain allows the government to:
A. Arrest citizens
B. Take private property for public use with compensation
C. Make laws
D. Conduct trials
B. Take private property for public use with compensation
The right to an attorney was guaranteed in:
Gideon v. Wainwright
A. For civil cases
B. For criminal defendants who cannot afford one
C. Only federal cases
D. Only wealthy individuals
B. For criminal defendants who cannot afford one ✅
24. The right to confront witnesses is part of the:
A. 4th Amendment
B. 5th Amendment
C. 6th Amendment
D. 10th Amendment
C. 6th Amendment ✅
23. Which amendment protects against self-incrimination?
A. 4th
B. 5th
C. 6th
D. 8th
B. 5th ✅
Substantive due process focuses on:
A. Fair court procedures
B. The fairness of laws themselves
C. Jury selection
D. Arrest procedures
B. The fairness of laws themselves
. Excessive bail is prohibited by the:
A. 1st Amendment
B. 8th Amendment
C. 10th Amendment
D. 14th Amendment
B. 8th Amendment ✅
. An ex post facto law is:
A. A law applied to future actions
B. A law that punishes actions after they were committed
C. A tax law
D. A criminal defense
B. A law that punishes actions after they were committed
Which amendment guarantees due process?
A. 1st Amendment
B. 5th and 14th Amendments
C. 2nd Amendment
D. 10th Amendment
B. 5th and 14th Amendments
What is due process of law?
A. The right to vote
B. Fair treatment through the normal judicial system
C. Government control of citizens
D. Freedom of speech
B. Fair treatment through the normal judicial system
Procedural due process means:
A. Laws must be fair
B. Government must follow fair procedures
C. Citizens must obey laws
D. Courts must be public
B. Government must follow fair procedures
What is police power?
A. Military authority
B. Power to enforce laws for public good
C. Federal control
D. Court authority
B. Power to enforce laws for public good
. Capital punishment refers to:
A. Fines
B. Death penalty
C. Jail time
D. Community service
B. Death penalty ✅