
Due Process and the Bill of Rights
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Social Studies
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8th Grade
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Hard
Joseph Anderson
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10 Slides • 9 Questions
1
Due Process of
Law
Legal Rights & Protections
(5th - 8th Amendments)
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Objective:
What freedoms does
the Bill of Rights protect
and why are they
important?
3
Under the Bill of Rights
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Multiple Choice
Which amendment protects you from having to house [take care of] soldiers in your home without your permission?
1st Amendment
2nd Amendment
3rd Amendment
4th Amendment
5
Multiple Choice
Which amendment says you have the right to own weapons for self-defense?
1st Amendment
2nd Amendment
3rd Amendment
4th Amendment
6
Multiple Choice
Which amendment protects you from unreasonable search and seizures and protects your right to privacy?
1st Amendment
2nd Amendment
3rd Amendment
4th Amendment
7
Multiple Select
In Miranda vs. Arizona the Supreme court held that police MUST tell a suspect in custody his constitutional rights before quesitoning them.
These rights are protected under what 2 Amendments?
4th Amendment
5th Amendment
6th Amendment
7th Amendment
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Under the Bill of Rights
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10
11
Multiple Choice
True or False: A police officer determines if there is enough evidence for your case to go to trial in court.
True
False
12
Multiple Choice
True or False: In the case of a mistrial the government can try you again for the same crime.
True
False
13
Multiple Select
Which 3 amendments in the Bill of Rights protect you should be charged with a crime or potential loss of liberty? [Choose 3]
4th Amendment
5th Amendment
6th Amendment
7th Amendment
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Bill of Rights
6th Amendment
● “Right to a speedy and public
trial, by an impartial judge.”
● (1) Right to know what
you’ve been charged
● (2) Right to hear / question
witnesses
● (3) Right to an attorney
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Multiple Select
How does the 6th Amendment help defendants have a fair trail? Select rights that Defendants have under the 6th Amendment.
Defendants have the right to hear and question witnesses at a trial
Defendants have the right to a speedy and public trial
Defendants have the right to hear charges
Defendants have the right to an attorney
Defendants have the right to be judged by an impartial jury
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17
Open Ended
Why is the 6th Amendment ESSENTIAL to having a fair trial in court?
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Bill of Rights
7th Amendment
● Civil Trial Rights
○ Non-Criminal cases in
court
○ *Right to a jury trial
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Bill of Rights
8th Amendment
● Protects a person’s rights
before and after trial
● (1) Excess Bail
● (2) Excessive Fines & Cruel
Punishments
●*Excess means more than reasonable.
Due Process of
Law
Legal Rights & Protections
(5th - 8th Amendments)
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