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3.9 Your Rights: Trials and Punishments Answers

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The Sixth Amendment states that someone accused of a crime must go to trial

A
wherever a jury thinks best.
B
in a state and area different from where the crime took place.
C
wherever the person accused of the crime chooses.
D
in the state and area where the crime took place.
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Read the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution.Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

A
People accused of crimes have no rights until there is a verdict in court.
B
The government must ask victims’ families how criminals should be punished.
C
People accused of crimes have specific constitutional protections.
D
The government may inflict any kind of punishment it chooses.
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In Furman v. Georgia (1972), William Furman claimed his sentence was

A
appropriate.
B
overly lenient.
C
cruel and unusual.
D
accidental.

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