Sixth Amendment AP Gov Quiz: Right to Counsel and Speedy Trial

📚 Quick Study Guide

• ⚖️ Right to Counsel: Guarantees the right to an attorney, even if you can't afford one (Gideon v. Wainwright).
• ⏱️ Speedy Trial: Ensures a trial without undue delay.
• 🧑‍⚖️ Public Trial: Guarantees trials are open to the public.
• 🗣️ Confrontation of Witnesses: The right to confront witnesses against you.
• 🤝 Right to Compulsory Process: The right to obtain witnesses in your favor.
• 🏛️ Importance: Protects defendants from governmental overreach and ensures fair legal proceedings.

Practice Quiz

1. Which Supreme Court case established the right to counsel for indigent defendants in state criminal trials?
   1. A) Miranda v. Arizona
   2. B) Gideon v. Wainwright
   3. C) Mapp v. Ohio
   4. D) Escobedo v. Illinois
2. The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to a:
   1. A) Private trial
   2. B) Speedy and public trial
   3. C) Trial by jury in civil cases
   4. D) Trial without any witnesses
3. What does the right to 'confrontation of witnesses' mean?
   1. A) The right to refuse to testify against oneself.
   2. B) The right to cross-examine witnesses who testify against you.
   3. C) The right to have witnesses testify on your behalf without being questioned.
   4. D) The right to remain silent during questioning.
4. The Sixth Amendment's guarantee of a speedy trial is primarily intended to:
   1. A) Protect the prosecution from having to wait too long to bring a case to trial.
   2. B) Ensure that defendants do not spend excessive time in jail before trial.
   3. C) Allow defendants more time to prepare their defense.
   4. D) Give the media quicker access to court proceedings.
5. What is 'compulsory process' as it relates to the Sixth Amendment?
   1. A) The process of forcing a defendant to confess.
   2. B) The power of the court to force witnesses to appear at trial.
   3. C) The requirement that all trials be open to the public.
   4. D) The obligation of the defendant to present evidence.
6. If a defendant is denied the right to counsel, what is a likely outcome?
   1. A) The trial will proceed as normal, but with a different judge.
   2. B) Any conviction obtained may be overturned on appeal.
   3. C) The defendant will be required to pay a higher fine.
   4. D) The defendant will be assigned a different prosecutor.
7. Which of the following is NOT a right guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment?
   1. A) The right to a speedy trial
   2. B) The right to confront witnesses
   3. C) The right to an attorney
   4. D) The right to a jury of one's peers in civil cases