Fifth Amendment Rights Quiz

What did Matt Vogt do when he applied for a job with the City of Haysville?

• He refused to disclose any information about his previous job

• He disclosed that he had gotten a knife in his position as a police officer at the City of Hays

• He resigned from his position at the City of Hays

• He wrote a statement about his previous job

Why did Haysville offer Matt Vogt a job?

• Because he had previous experience as a police officer

• Because he returned the knife he had taken from the City of Hays

• Because he wrote a self-incriminating statement

• Because he resigned from his position at the City of Hays

What happened after Matt Vogt returned the knife to the City of Hays?

• He was acquitted of all charges

• He was asked to write a longer statement

• He was offered a job at the City of Haysville

• He was charged with two felonies

What charges were brought against Matt Vogt?

• Two felonies for taking the knife

• Two misdemeanors for taking the knife

• One felony for taking the knife

• One misdemeanor for taking the knife

What did the judge conclude at the probable cause hearing?

• There was enough evidence to go forward with the trial

• There was not enough evidence to go forward with the trial

• Matt Vogt was innocent of all charges

• Matt Vogt was guilty of all charges

What does the Fifth Amendment state?

• You shall not be compelled in a criminal trial to be a witness against yourself

• You shall not be compelled in a criminal case to be a witness against yourself

• You shall not be compelled in a criminal trial to testify against yourself

• You shall not be compelled in a criminal case to testify against yourself

According to Hays, when can you be considered a witness against yourself?

• In a probable cause hearing

• In a sentencing phase

• In a trial

• In a Gerstein hearing

What is being determined in a probable cause hearing?

• Whether someone should be arrested

• Whether someone is innocent or guilty

• Whether someone should be charged with a felony

• Whether there is enough evidence to go forward with a trial

What is the main question in the Vogt case?

• Can self-incriminating statements be admitted at a probable cause hearing?

• Can self-incriminating statements be admitted at a Gerstein hearing?

• Can self-incriminating statements be admitted at a trial?

• Can self-incriminating statements be admitted at a sentencing phase?

What opportunity does the Vogt case give the Supreme Court?

• To decide whether Matt Vogt is guilty or innocent

• To decide whether Matt Vogt's statements were voluntary

• To decide whether Matt Vogt should be charged with a felony

• To decide how broad and far the right against self-incrimination extends