Which of the Following Is the Constitutional Right of an Accused

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the constitutional right of an accused?

• A) The prosecutor may not use evidence willfully taken by the police in violation of constitutional rights.
• B) The Fourth Amendment is the source of a person's right against self-incrimination.
• C) Self-incrimination means that the prosecutor can call the defendant to the witness stand during trial.
• D) The Sixth Amendment requires all criminal prosecutions to go to trial within 90 days.
• E) The Fifth Amendment guarantees criminal defendants the right to have the assistance of defense counsel.

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Knowledge Base

An individual’s mentally stored information. Adults generally have a larger base for most domains of knowledge than children do.

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The rate at which an individual can perceive, understand, and respond to information or stimuli.

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