Question 1

The legal hurdles that confessions must pass in order to be considered constitutional stem from the following group of amendments:

Accepted Answer

A)  First, Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth 
B)  Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth 
C)  Fifth, Sixth, Tenth, and Fifteenth 
D)  Fourth, Fifth, Tenth, and Fourteenth 
A)  First, Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth 
B)  Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth 
C)  Fifth, Sixth, Tenth, and Fifteenth 
D)  Fourth, Fifth, Tenth, and Fourteenth B

Question 2

Miranda safeguards do not only apply when police interrogate a suspect who is then in custody.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Suspects are required to be advised of all of the following in a Miranda warning except for:

Accepted Answer

A)  the right to an attorney 
B)  anything said can be used in a court of law 
C)  the right to remain silent 
D)  the right to trial by jury 
A)  the right to an attorney 
B)  anything said can be used in a court of law 
C)  the right to remain silent 
D)  the right to trial by jury D

Question 4

Sixth Amendment right to counsel attaches at this point:

Accepted Answer

A)  when adversarial judicial proceedings are commenced 
B)  when a suspect is read his or her Miranda warnings 
C)  during a Terry stop 
D)  at the issuance of an arrest warrant 
A)  when adversarial judicial proceedings are commenced 
B)  when a suspect is read his or her Miranda warnings 
C)  during a Terry stop 
D)  at the issuance of an arrest warrant

Question 5

A confession does not have to derive from improper government activity to be considered involuntary in the constitutional sense.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Force and brutality render confessions involuntary as a matter of law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

An inadmissible confession may be used to impeach the witness if:

Accepted Answer

A)  defendant takes the stand and testifies on his or her own behalf 
B)  confession was freely and voluntarily given 
C)  the story the defendant tells the jurors differs from what he or she told police 
D)  all of the above 
A)  defendant takes the stand and testifies on his or her own behalf 
B)  confession was freely and voluntarily given 
C)  the story the defendant tells the jurors differs from what he or she told police 
D)  all of the above

Question 8

The following rule protects defendants against an undue delay in arraignment:

Accepted Answer

A)  McNabb-Mallory rule 
B)  Wong Sun rule 
C)  Corley rule 
D)  none of the above 
A)  McNabb-Mallory rule 
B)  Wong Sun rule 
C)  Corley rule 
D)  none of the above

Question 9

_________ are always exempt from having to provide Miranda warnings:

Accepted Answer

A)  prison psychiatrists 
B)  security officers 
C)  both a & c 
D)  none of the above 
A)  prison psychiatrists 
B)  security officers 
C)  both a & c 
D)  none of the above

Question 10

Miranda procedural requirements apply during:

Accepted Answer

A)  traffic stops. 
B)  custodial interrogations. 
C)  interrogations conducted after a defendant has been formally charged. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  traffic stops. 
B)  custodial interrogations. 
C)  interrogations conducted after a defendant has been formally charged. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 11

State courts are not required to follow the McNabb-Mallory rule.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The constitutional requirements for an admissible confession vary with the stage in the development of a criminal case at which the confession is obtained. The free and voluntary requirement applies during:

Accepted Answer

A)  investigatory stops. 
B)  custodial interrogations. 
C)  interrogations conducted after a defendant has been formally charged. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  investigatory stops. 
B)  custodial interrogations. 
C)  interrogations conducted after a defendant has been formally charged. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 13

Miranda v. Arizona is based on the following:

Accepted Answer

A)  Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination 
B)  Sixth Amendment right to counsel 
C)  Fourteenth Amendment right to due process 
D)  all of the above 
A)  Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination 
B)  Sixth Amendment right to counsel 
C)  Fourteenth Amendment right to due process 
D)  all of the above

Question 14

The following describes the protection standard afforded under the Sixth Amendment:

Accepted Answer

A)  corpus delecti 
B)  habeas corpus 
C)  deliberate elicitation 
D)  McNabb-Mallory 
A)  corpus delecti 
B)  habeas corpus 
C)  deliberate elicitation 
D)  McNabb-Mallory

Question 15

Miranda safeguards are not required when a suspect is not aware that he is speaking to a police officer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

After a suspect invokes the right to counsel, questioning may resume only if:

Accepted Answer

A)  counsel is present 
B)  police visit the suspect at his or her home 
C)  suspect reopens the dialogue 
D)  both a & c 
A)  counsel is present 
B)  police visit the suspect at his or her home 
C)  suspect reopens the dialogue 
D)  both a & c

Question 17

The following case established the "fruit of the poisonous tree" doctrine:

Accepted Answer

A)  McNabb v. United States 
B)  Miranda v. Arizona 
C)  Wong Sun v. United States 
D)  Mallory v. United States 
A)  McNabb v. United States 
B)  Miranda v. Arizona 
C)  Wong Sun v. United States 
D)  Mallory v. United States

Question 18

___________ begins when police officers place a suspect under formal arrest or take a suspect into custody:

Accepted Answer

A)  prosecutorial stage 
B)  Terry stage 
C)  McNabb-Mallory stage 
D)  custodial interrogation stage 
A)  prosecutorial stage 
B)  Terry stage 
C)  McNabb-Mallory stage 
D)  custodial interrogation stage

Question 19

_________ is the independent proof required in addition to a confession that a crime has been committed:

Accepted Answer

A)  corpus delecti 
B)  habeas corpus 
C)  McNabb-Mallory 
D)  none of the above 
A)  corpus delecti 
B)  habeas corpus 
C)  McNabb-Mallory 
D)  none of the above

Question 20

The free and voluntary rule requires suppression of confessions:

Accepted Answer

A)  obtained by lying to the suspect about the strength of the evidence linking him to the crime. 
B)  induced through a promise that the suspect will receive a lighter sentence if he or she confesses. 
C)  that result from a delusional mental illness that robs the suspect of the ability to make a rational choice. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  obtained by lying to the suspect about the strength of the evidence linking him to the crime. 
B)  induced through a promise that the suspect will receive a lighter sentence if he or she confesses. 
C)  that result from a delusional mental illness that robs the suspect of the ability to make a rational choice. 
D)  all of the above.

The legal hurdles that confessions must pass in order to be considered constitutional stem from the following group of amendments:

Miranda safeguards do not only apply when police interrogate a suspect who is then in custody.

Suspects are required to be advised of all of the following in a Miranda warning except for:

Sixth Amendment right to counsel attaches at this point:

A confession does not have to derive from improper government activity to be considered involuntary in the constitutional sense.

Force and brutality render confessions involuntary as a matter of law.

An inadmissible confession may be used to impeach the witness if:

The following rule protects defendants against an undue delay in arraignment:

_________ are always exempt from having to provide Miranda warnings:

Miranda procedural requirements apply during:

State courts are not required to follow the McNabb-Mallory rule.

The constitutional requirements for an admissible confession vary with the stage in the development of a criminal case at which the confession is obtained. The free and voluntary requirement applies during:

Miranda v. Arizona is based on the following:

The following describes the protection standard afforded under the Sixth Amendment:

Miranda safeguards are not required when a suspect is not aware that he is speaking to a police officer.

After a suspect invokes the right to counsel, questioning may resume only if:

The following case established the "fruit of the poisonous tree" doctrine:

___________ begins when police officers place a suspect under formal arrest or take a suspect into custody:

_________ is the independent proof required in addition to a confession that a crime has been committed:

The free and voluntary rule requires suppression of confessions:

History, Structure, and Content of the United States Constitution

Freedom of Speech

Authority to Detain and Arrest; Use of Force

Search and Seizure

Laws Governing Police Surveillance

Compulsory Self-Incrimination

Right to Counsel

Trial and Punishment

Constitutional and Civil Rights in the Government Workplace

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Exam 6: Interrogations and Confessions

The legal hurdles that confessions must pass in order to be considered constitutional stem from the following group of amendments:

Miranda safeguards do not only apply when police interrogate a suspect who is then in custody.

Suspects are required to be advised of all of the following in a Miranda warning except for:

Sixth Amendment right to counsel attaches at this point:

A confession does not have to derive from improper government activity to be considered involuntary in the constitutional sense.

Force and brutality render confessions involuntary as a matter of law.

An inadmissible confession may be used to impeach the witness if:

The following rule protects defendants against an undue delay in arraignment:

_________ are always exempt from having to provide Miranda warnings:

Miranda procedural requirements apply during:

State courts are not required to follow the McNabb-Mallory rule.

The constitutional requirements for an admissible confession vary with the stage in the development of a criminal case at which the confession is obtained. The free and voluntary requirement applies during:

Miranda v. Arizona is based on the following:

The following describes the protection standard afforded under the Sixth Amendment:

Miranda safeguards are not required when a suspect is not aware that he is speaking to a police officer.

After a suspect invokes the right to counsel, questioning may resume only if:

The following case established the "fruit of the poisonous tree" doctrine:

___________ begins when police officers place a suspect under formal arrest or take a suspect into custody:

_________ is the independent proof required in addition to a confession that a crime has been committed:

The free and voluntary rule requires suppression of confessions:

History, Structure, and Content of the United States Constitution

Freedom of Speech

Authority to Detain and Arrest; Use of Force

Search and Seizure

Laws Governing Police Surveillance

Compulsory Self-Incrimination

Right to Counsel

Trial and Punishment

Constitutional and Civil Rights in the Government Workplace

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