PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE STUDENT MOVEMENT OF THE 1960S
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A trial to jury of their peers.
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Poll taxes and literacy tests.
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Affirmative action guidelines.
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Being informed of your constitutional rights at arrest.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In a 5-4 Supreme Court decision Miranda v. Arizona (1966) ruled that an arrested individual is entitled to rights against self-discrimination and to an attorney under the 5th and 6th Amendments of the United States Constitution.
Detailed explanation-2: -5–4 decision for Miranda The Fifth Amendment requires that law enforcement officials advise suspects of their right to remain silent and to obtain an attorney during interrogations while in police custody.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Miranda warning is intended to protect the suspect’s Fifth Amendment right to refuse to answer self-incriminating questions. It is important to note that Miranda rights do not go into effect until after an arrest is made.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision written by Chief Justice Earl Warren, ruled that the prosecution could not introduce Miranda’s confession as evidence in a criminal trial because the police had failed to first inform Miranda of his right to an attorney and against self-incrimination.