Constitution Challenge

Sixth Amendment

Name(s) ________________________________________ Date _____________

Original language:
“In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.”

Your language: Decide which word is most relevant to the first word.

1. prosecutions
• lawsuits
• court cases
• proceedings

2. the accused
• the guilty person
• the person doing the accusing
• the person accused of the crime

3. shall enjoy
• has the right to
• will get
• will like

4. impartial jury
• a big jury
• a jury that doesn’t know the accused
• a jury without a previous opinion on the case

5. wherein
• in which
• the place where
• in where

6. previously ascertained by law
• the district was there first
• the existing district or area at the time of the crime
• any district the law has control over

7. nature and cause
• the details
• the details and why someone is believed guilty
• all the proof that will be used in the trial

8. confronted
• allowed to argued with
• forced to listen to
• know and hear

9. compulsory process
• forced methods
• required methods
• a method that requires someone to do something

10. obtaining
• getting
• finding
• using

11. assistance of counsel
• assistance and counseling
• help of a counselor
• advice of a lawyer

Your words

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