Sixth Amendment and Jury of Peers Quiz
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What does the Sixth Amendment guarantee regarding the jury?

  • The right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury (correct)
  • The right to a jury with unanimous decision-making
  • The right to a jury selected from diverse backgrounds
  • The right to a jury of one's peers
  • What has been the basis for successful challenges to the composition of the jury in recent decades?

  • The equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment (correct)
  • The impartial-jury phrase of the Sixth Amendment
  • The right to a jury of one's peers
  • The right to a diverse jury
  • What is the common misunderstanding about the phrase 'a jury of one's peers'?

  • It guarantees the right to a diverse jury
  • It is commonly thought to be a constitutional right, but it appears nowhere in the U.S. Constitution (correct)
  • It is a direct guarantee under the Sixth Amendment
  • It is a phrase from the Fourteenth Amendment
  • What is the key distinction between 'guilty but mentally ill' convictions and 'not guilty by reason of insanity' acquittals?

    <p>The mental state of the defendant at the time of the criminal conduct</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What condition must be met for a defendant to be considered 'guilty but mentally ill'?

    <p>Lack of substantial capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of the conduct</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consequence for a defendant found 'guilty but mentally ill'?

    <p>Not relieved of criminal responsibility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of mental disease or defect in a 'guilty but mentally ill' conviction?

    <p>It must have led to a lack of substantial capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of the conduct</p> Signup and view all the answers

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