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Question 50 • EA Academy Algebra I

Which example would be a violation of due process?

Answer
A
Police officers arrest motorists who have been driving recklessly.
B
A sheriff tells a person under arrest she has the right to remain silent.
C
Students receive detention for not reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
D
A group of citizens capture and injure a person suspected of a crime.

Explanation

Due process means the government must follow fair legal procedures before depriving someone of liberty. Citizens cannot punish or injure a person simply because they suspect that person committed a crime; guilt must be determined through the justice system. Therefore, capturing and injuring the suspect is the violation. Detaining students for refusing to recite the Pledge raises a different constitutional issue involving freedom of speech.

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