Your Rights: Due Process

Question 1

In Duckworth v. Eagan (1988), the Supreme Court held that the police

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could create their own Miranda warning if it communicated the same message.

Question 2

How did the Supreme Court rule in the Miranda decision?

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Ernesto Miranda had been denied his rights.

Question 3

Which of these statements describes a Fifth Amendment protection?

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No one can be tried twice for the same crime.

Question 4

In Miranda v. Arizona (1966), why did Ernesto Miranda say his Fifth Amendment rights had been violated?

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He had confessed to crimes without being reminded of his right to avoid self-incrimination.

Question 5

Which statement accurately describes the Fourth Amendment?

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The Fourth Amendment describes the legal process for searches and seizures.

Question 6

In the term "due process,” the word "process” refers to the way in which

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the law is followed in trying a case.

Question 7

The exclusionary rule states that if evidence is found during an illegal search, it

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cannot be admitted as evidence in court.

Question 8

In New York v. Quarles (1983), the Supreme Court ruled that Miranda rights do not have to be read if a suspect

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puts public safety at immediate risk.

Question 9

If the government wants to take land to build a highway, the Fifth Amendment says that the affected property owners must

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be compensated for the land.

Question 10

The Supreme Court’s decisions in Terry v. Ohio (1967) and Horton v. California (1990) both held that the police

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may, in certain cases, search individuals or seize their property without a warrant.

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