Your Rights: Trials and Punishments Answers

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Which statement best describes the impact of the Gideon decision?

The police now have additional resources to track down criminals.

All people, whether wealthy or not, now have the same rights in court.

People with no savings may now raise bail that they could not otherwise afford.

Trials that deal with serious crimes can now move forward quickly.

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The Sixth Amendment ensures a citizen’s right to

worship freely.

vote.

have a fair trial.

bear arms.

The basic freedoms that are guaranteed to Americans by the Constitution are called

civil liberties.

rights of the accused.

checks and balances.

Miranda rights.

Following the decision in the Gideon v. Wainwright case, what happens to accused persons who cannot afford to pay an attorney to represent them?

They remain in jail until they can raise the money.

They are freed from jail, and their cases are dismissed.

They are assigned an attorney by the court.

They are found guilty without trial.

Which of these provisions is part of the Eighth Amendment?

Witnesses must appear in court.

A speedy trial is required.

Counsel must be provided.

Reasonable bail must be set.

The case of Furman v. Georgia (1972) resulted in a reinterpretation of the meaning of

excessive bail.

the right to counsel.

the right to a speedy trial.

cruel and unusual punishment.

The impact of Furman v. Georgia (1972) was that states had to

promise to use the death penalty only with approval from the Supreme Court.

throw out the old Miranda warning and write a new one.

agree to throw out all state laws regarding crime and impose national standards.

create clear standards to be applied fairly before imposing the death penalty.

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