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Right to a Fair Trial in the U.S.

This document provides instructions for a criminal justice lab assignment involving analyzing constitutional rights and protections in various countries as well as summarizing landmark US Supreme Court cases dealing with citizens' rights. Students are asked to use features on a website to compare trial rights in the US and Finland, freedom of speech in the US and Eritrea, and religious freedom in the US and Iran. They also listen to podcasts about four Supreme Court cases - Texas v. Johnson on flag burning, New Jersey v. T.L.O. on student searches, Miranda v. Arizona on rights to silence and counsel, and Gideon v. Wainwright on right to counsel - and answer questions about each.

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Right to a Fair Trial in the U.S.

This document provides instructions for a criminal justice lab assignment involving analyzing constitutional rights and protections in various countries as well as summarizing landmark US Supreme Court cases dealing with citizens' rights. Students are asked to use features on a website to compare trial rights in the US and Finland, freedom of speech in the US and Eritrea, and religious freedom in the US and Iran. They also listen to podcasts about four Supreme Court cases - Texas v. Johnson on flag burning, New Jersey v. T.L.O. on student searches, Miranda v. Arizona on rights to silence and counsel, and Gideon v. Wainwright on right to counsel - and answer questions about each.

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Unit 2: Careers in Criminal Justice Lab Questions Dropbox

Please complete the lab work in a word processing file and submit the file here. After you click
on the OPEN button on the bottom right corner of this page, click on BROWSE to select the
completed file on your computer and then SUBMIT. Always include the questions and answers
in your word processing file (e.g., Microsoft Word file).  

Constitutions Around the World


Take some time to explore the constitutionally protected rights in the United States and how
they compare to the rights that are guaranteed in other nations. On the left sidebar of the site,
you’ll be using the ‘List View’ feature, the ‘Compare’ feature, and the Search Box to answer the
questions.

1. Using the Compare feature in the sidebar, type 'trial' into the Search Box and select the
United States of America and Finland. Compare the highlighted portions of each
constitution. Which U.S. amendment guarantees the right to a trial?

Amendment VII

Amendment 6 guarantees the right to a fair trial.

How does Section 21 of Finland's constitution compare to this?

. Finland's constitution is almost identical regarding this subject, every has a fair trial there as
well.

2. Using the Compare feature in the sidebar, type 'freedom of speech' and compare the
United States of America and Eritrea. Compare the text of the United States' 1st
Amendment, guaranteeing freedom of speech, with #2 of Article 19 in the Constitution
of Eritrea. Discuss what the difference in wording shows about the age of these two
documents?
3. Use the List View feature and search 'requirements for birthright citizenship'. Select the
United States of America. Which constitutional amendment established birthright
citizenship in the U.S.? What does this mean?
4. Using the Compare feature in the sidebar, type in 'right to bear arms'. What countries'
constitutions are available to compare and how are they similar or different?
5. Using the Compare feature in the sidebar, type “freedom of religion”. Select Iran and the
United States of America. In what way is Iran's protections of the freedom of religion
different than the U.S.'s first amendment protections?

Landmark Supreme Court Cases


Instructions: In this lab, you’ll have the opportunity to explore some landmark Supreme Court
cases dealing with citizens’ rights. Listen to each podcast by clicking on the link below the title
and then clicking on the “Play Audio” button. Then, answer the corresponding questions for
each podcast.

Texas v. Johnson Podcast


Transcript

1. When was the decision made in the Texas v. Johnson case?


2. What was the vote?
3. Do you agree that citizens should have the right to burn the flag under the First
Amendment? Are there any types of speech that should not be protected under law?
Explain.
4. What implications does this landmark case have for today’s society?

New Jersey v. T.L.O.


Transcript

1. When was the decision made in New Jersey v. T.L.O.?


2. What was the vote?
3. Do you agree with the Supreme Court’s decision in this case? Why or why not?
4. How did the decision affect student rights in the United States?

Miranda v. Arizona
1. When was the decision made in the Miranda v. Arizona case?
2. What was the vote?
3. Do you agree with the Miranda v. Arizona decision? Why or why not?
4. How does this landmark case affect citizens today?

Gideon v. Wainwright
Transcript

1. When was the decision made in Gideon v. Wainwright?


2. What was the vote?
3. Do you agree that the poor should have the same access to legal counsel as anyone
else? Explain.
4. How did this landmark case affect the U.S. legal system today?

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