MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The Bill of Rights includes the following rights for criminal defendants a. the right to speedy and public trial. b. the right to silence. c. the right to due process. d. the right to a lawyer. e. All of the above are true. ANS: E REF: 4 NOT: Applied 2. If the U.S. Constitution had no Bill of Rights a. rights would be dependent on the political process. b. unpopular rights would be in danger. c. popular rights would be safe. d. some rights would be protected by state constitutions. e. All of the above are true. ANS: E REF: 4 NOT: Conceptual 3. According to the Sixth Amendment, the accused a. have a right to a speedy trial. b. can be compelled to be a witness against himself. c. have a right to a private trial. d. have no right to due process. e. Options B and C are true. ANS: A REF: 4 NOT: Factual 4. Politics is a. a process that resolves conflict within a society. b. a struggle over power or influence within organizations or informal groups. c. a type of anti-social behavior by individuals. d. fundamentally irrelevant. e. Options A and B are true. ANS: E REF: 5 NOT: Conceptual 5. Harold Lasswell defined politics as a. the allocation of benefits in society. b. the way conflict in society is solved.