6th Amendment Rights
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What is the main purpose of the 6th Amendment?

  • To give people the right to a lawyer
  • To give people the right to a quick and secret trial
  • To protect the government from being treated unfairly
  • To ensure that trials are fair and just (correct)
  • What happens if someone cannot pay for a lawyer?

  • They will have to represent themselves
  • They will be given a lawyer for a fee
  • They will not be given a lawyer
  • The court must give them a lawyer for free (correct)
  • What is one of the rights given to someone accused of a crime according to the 6th Amendment?

  • The right to be acquitted
  • The right to appeal the verdict
  • The right to know what they are being accused of (correct)
  • The right to sue the government
  • What is true about the trial according to the 6th Amendment?

    <p>It must be public and happen soon after the person is charged</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can the person accused of a crime do to witnesses according to the 6th Amendment?

    <p>They can hear and question the witnesses</p> Signup and view all the answers

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