Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial?
Sixth Amendment
The answer was Sixth Amendment. Here's the why, the decoys, and the source trail.
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The Sixth Amendment guarantees that in all criminal prosecutions, the accused has the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury. It also ensures the right to be informed of the charges, to confront witnesses, and to have legal counsel.
This answer is checked against U.S. National Archives — Bill of Rights.
A good trivia question makes the wrong answers feel close. Here is the clean read on the set.
- Fourth Amendment - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Fifth Amendment - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Sixth Amendment - correct answer.
- Eighth Amendment - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
Sixth Amendment is the one to remember. The Sixth Amendment guarantees that in all criminal prosecutions, the accused has the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury. The Bill of Rights originally applied only to the federal government — it wasn't until the 14th Amendment and a series of Supreme Court rulings that most of these protections were extended to state governments as well.
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