6,7,8 amendments

Question 1

A legislative act which provides for punishment without a judicial trial

Answer 1

Bill of attainder

Question 2

The bill of attainder is legal/illegal

Answer 2

illegal

Question 3

write of habeas corpus

Answer 3

a writ of liberty

Question 4

prevents arbitrary arrest and unlawful___

Answer 4

imprisonment

Question 5

the person brought before the court and those detaining him/her show cause why, or they should be released in __

Answer 5

48 hours

Question 6

The writ can be suspended if ____ or ___ of public safety require it

Answer 6

rebellion, invasion

Question 7

one time in history when the writ was suspended

Answer 7

Pearl harbor, Dec, 7, 1941

Question 8

a naval base in Hawaii

Answer 8

Pearl Harbour

Question 9

in response to Pearl Harbour, FDR said,

Answer 9

“a day that will live in infamy”

Question 10

held in containment camps

Answer 10

Japanese, germans

Question 11

the first atomic bomb was dropped on____ (what date?)

Answer 11

Hiroshima, aug 6th, 1945

Question 12

second bomb was dropped on____ (what date?)

Answer 12

nagasaki, aug 9th, 1945

Question 13

The ship that carried the atomic bombs to Japan

Answer 13

USS Missouri

Question 14

when a person is excused of a crime

Answer 14

Pardon

Question 15

Pardon is given by the ____ or ____

Answer 15

governor or president

Question 16

a group of people is excused from a crime

Answer 16

amnesty

Question 17

case when a law has been broken

Answer 17

criminal

Question 18

case between 2 individuals

Answer 18

civil case

Question 19

means after the fact. cannot be applied to the case unless it works to the benefit of the accused

Answer 19

ex post facto laws

Question 20

The right to a fair trial(list)

Answer 20

The jury is made up of people from the area
trial must be fast but not too fast
must have a unanimous vote
takes place in an area where the crime was committed

Question 21

how many people is a jury made of

Answer 21

5- 12

Question 22

also called a trial jury

Answer 22

petit jury

Question 23

the accused can choose to have a ____ (this is when the judge decides)

Answer 23

bench trial

Question 24

they all agree, if they do not all agree, it is called a hung jury

Answer 24

must have a unanimous vote

Question 25

rights to an____ (the accused must be informed of the accusations,, confronted with the witness against them)

Answer 25

adequate defense

Question 26

bring the accused back to the area where the crime was committed

Answer 26

extradite

Question 27

decision a judge makes in a past court case

Answer 27

precedent

Question 28

a wrongful act that causes someone harm

Answer 28

tort

Question 29

fake information that harms a person’s reputation

Answer 29

defamation

Question 30

arraignment hearing steps

Answer 30

formal charges brought against the accused
The accused enters a plea
court date is set
bail is set

Question 31

people have the right to a trial when damage is over ____ used to be __

Answer 31

$150, $20

Question 32

felonly, a serious crime that involves ___ and more that _ __ __ ______

Answer 32

a serious crime that involves over $500 and more than one year in prison

Question 33

misdemeanor, less serious crime involving ____ and less than _ __ _ _____

Answer 33

less than $500, less than 1 yr in jail

Question 34

legal forms of the death penalty

Answer 34

1. • life in prison,
2. • electric chair,
3. • lethal injection
4. • hanging
5. • firing squad

Question 35

illegal forms of the death penalty

Answer 35

1. • burning at the steak
2. • drawing and quarting
3. • dismemberment
4. • pillory

Question 36

the supreme Court said that everyone has to be given a legal right to have an attorney

Answer 36

gideon vs supreme court.