The Five Principles of Democracy in the Miranda vs. Arizona Case The foundation of democracy is set on a base of five principles. These principles are set to aid and ensure the success of democracy and to make certain that the rights of every American are upheld and protected. The five benefits or principles of democracy are that it allows people to make their own choices (elections, religion, public opinion, job, etc.), each person's dignity and worth are recognized and respected, it fosters respect for the law, protects the right of the minority, and it fashions policies that promote the public good. The Miranda vs. Arizona case is an example of law enforcement violating the constitutional rights of an American. This case began in 1963 and ended in 1966 when the Supreme Court ruled that all detained criminal suspects should be informed of their constitutional rights to an attorney and against self incrimination. In this case, the Supreme Court implemented a few of the foundations of democracy to come to a verdict such as the one in this case which was to ensure that the rights of every …show more content…
Before the police interrogation, which lasted two hours, Miranda was not informed of his rights which therefore caused him to be interrogated without an attorney present and it led him to self-incriminate himself. The trial “ consisted solely of his confession” (Alex Mcbride n.d.) which caused the court to convict Miranda of rape and kidnapping, sentencing him to 20-30 years in prison. Miranda then went to the Arizona Supreme Court appealing that his confession was unconstitutionally obtained and used against him. When the court disagreed he appealed to the U.S Supreme Court where they declared the actions of law enforcement unconstitutional because they violated the constitution's fifth and sixth amendment. Because of this, Miranda's confession could not be admissible in a court of