Kid's Guide To The Bill Of Rights: Chapter 9
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Hey team, This chapter is about your rights, if you ever happen to commit a crime. In particular, it is about the sixth amendment.
Questions and Answers
- 1.Which words are used in this amendment to describe your rights to a trial, if you were ever to commit a crime:
- A.
Speedy
- B.
Public
- C.
Energetic
- D.
Fun
- E.
In front of an impartial jury
- 2.What does impartial mean?
- A.
Favoring both sides of an issue
- B.
Afraid to take part.
- C.
Not favoring one side nor the other
- D.
Helping the smaller group (or the minority)
- 3.The 6th amendment declares that if you are accused of a crime, you have the right to confront your accusers, and try to prove that they are wrong. Does this apply to children who are accusing someone who is abused? In other words, do children who are accusing an adult of abuse have to testify in court in front of the person that they are accusing?
- A.
No, the court says that it is more important to protect the victims than it is to allow the person to confront them.
- B.
Yes. Everyone always has the right to confront their witness.
- 4.If you are accused of a crime, do you have a right to a lawyer?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 5.Are government appointed lawyers typically as prepared as more expensive lawyers?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
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