Federal and Local Criminal Defense in the United States
Question 8 • Introduction to Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security
Read the following text of the Sixth Amendment, and choose which words pertain explicitly to each individual’s rights. In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.
Answer
A
all criminal prosecutions, public trial, impartial jury, accusation, counsel
B
to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, counsel assistance, informed of nature and cause of accusation
C
speedy and public trial, impartial jury, informed of accusation, through due process in a legal district, right to witnesses, counsel assistance
D
enjoy the right to speedy trial, in a district which has been previously ascertained by law, and counsel assistance