The Sixth Amendment protects persons against self-incrimination, double jeopardy, and being charged with a capital offense except by grand jury indictment.

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Final Answer : False, Explanation :  The Fifth Amendment, not the Sixth, protects against self-incrimination, double jeopardy, and mandates grand jury indictment for capital offenses. The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to a speedy trial, the right to a public trial, the right to an impartial jury, the right to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation, the right to confront witnesses, the right to compulsory process for obtaining witnesses, and the right to Assistance of Counsel.

The Sixth Amendment protects persons against self-incrimination, double jeopardy, and being charged with a capital offense except by grand jury indictment.

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