Question 1

Which of the following circumstances has been found sufficient by itself to amount to reasonable suspicion? ​

Accepted Answer

A) A driver was double-parked within ten feet of a pedestrian in a drug trafficking area. 
B) A passenger leaving an airplane appeared nervous in the presence of officers. 
C) A driver failed to look at a patrol car late at night. 
D) At 2:15 a.m., a person approached an officer in his police vehicle in a high crime area and told him that a person seated in a nearby car had illegal drugs and a gun at his waist. 
A) A driver was double-parked within ten feet of a pedestrian in a drug trafficking area. 
B) A passenger leaving an airplane appeared nervous in the presence of officers. 
C) A driver failed to look at a patrol car late at night. 
D) At 2:15 a.m., a person approached an officer in his police vehicle in a high crime area and told him that a person seated in a nearby car had illegal drugs and a gun at his waist. D

Question 2

As per Maryland v. Wilson (1997), police officers who have effected a traffic stop can choose to remove _______________ from the stopped vehicle to maximize personal safety.

Accepted Answer

A) drivers 
B) animals 
C) passengers 
D) weapons 
A) drivers 
B) animals 
C) passengers 
D) weapons C

Question 3

A brief detention that enables law enforcement officers to freeze a situation for the purpose of investigating suspicious persons is a(n)_______________ . ​

Accepted Answer

stop

Question 4

Which of the following is considered a type of hearsay information?

Accepted Answer

A) statements by fellow officers 
B) resisting an officer 
C) contradictory answers 
D) hiding 
A) statements by fellow officers 
B) resisting an officer 
C) contradictory answers 
D) hiding

Question 5

According to the SCOTUS opinion in Terry v. Ohio (1968), which of the following is permissible in a police stop and frisk of a citizen on a street to investigate a possible robbery?

Accepted Answer

A) In dealing with dangerous situations on city streets, police need an escalating set of flexible responses. 
B) Police cannot stop citizens without probable cause that crime is afoot. 
C) In any instance where the police can stop a person, they can also frisk the person. 
D) Police cannot stop citizens without clear and convincing evidence that crime is afoot. 
A) In dealing with dangerous situations on city streets, police need an escalating set of flexible responses. 
B) Police cannot stop citizens without probable cause that crime is afoot. 
C) In any instance where the police can stop a person, they can also frisk the person. 
D) Police cannot stop citizens without clear and convincing evidence that crime is afoot.

Question 6

What case established the nature of a reasonable stop regarding suspected "balloon swallowers"?

Accepted Answer

A) U.S. v. Montoya de Hernandez (1985) 
B) Terry v. Ohio (1968) 
C) Arizona v. Johnson (2009) 
D) Illinois v. Lidster (2004) 
A) U.S. v. Montoya de Hernandez (1985) 
B) Terry v. Ohio (1968) 
C) Arizona v. Johnson (2009) 
D) Illinois v. Lidster (2004)

Question 7

The totality-of-facts-and-circumstances test is also known as the:

Accepted Answer

A) whole picture test. 
B) objective basis test. 
C) logical test. 
D) reasonableness test. 
A) whole picture test. 
B) objective basis test. 
C) logical test. 
D) reasonableness test.

Question 8

Fourth Amendment stops are not warrantless seizures. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Barricades set up for stopping vehicles and questioning the occupants are known as _______________ . ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Barricades set up for stopping vehicles and...

Question 10

The first question to ask in a Fourth Amendment case is whether the:

Accepted Answer

A) officer action was a stop and frisk. 
B) officer action was unreasonable. 
C) fruit of the police action (that which was obtained)should be excluded. 
D) police were investigating a serious crime. ​ 
A) officer action was a stop and frisk. 
B) officer action was unreasonable. 
C) fruit of the police action (that which was obtained)should be excluded. 
D) police were investigating a serious crime. ​

Question 11

Fourth Amendment stops and frisks are warrantless searches and seizures that must satisfy the two conditions of what test?

Accepted Answer

A) the "bright-line" test 
B) the balancing test 
C) the whole picture test 
D) the reasonableness test 
A) the "bright-line" test 
B) the balancing test 
C) the whole picture test 
D) the reasonableness test

Question 12

According to the SCOTUS opinion in Illinois v. Wardlow (2000), a person's mere presence in a high crime area can supply the objective basis needed for a stop. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

There are two parts to the Fourth Amendment: the reasonableness clause and the:

Accepted Answer

A) warrant clause. 
B) objective clause. 
C) subjective clause. 
D) suspicion clause. 
A) warrant clause. 
B) objective clause. 
C) subjective clause. 
D) suspicion clause.

Question 14

The patting down of a suspect's outer clothing to check for weapons is the type of search called a _______________ .

Accepted Answer

The answer of The patting down of a suspect's outer...

Question 15

A suspect's race alone cannot constitute reasonable suspicion for police action. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Voluntary contacts between citizens and police officers are seizures. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to SCOTUS in U.S. v. Montoya de Hernandez (1985), involving a detention at the border for drug investigation:

Accepted Answer

A) even routine customs searches at the border require reasonable suspicion. 
B) any detention at the border that lasts more than 15 minutes is unreasonable. 
C) detention beyond the scope of a routine customs search and inspection is always unreasonable. 
D) the Fourth Amendment's balance of reasonableness is qualitatively different at the international border than in the interior of the country. 
A) even routine customs searches at the border require reasonable suspicion. 
B) any detention at the border that lasts more than 15 minutes is unreasonable. 
C) detention beyond the scope of a routine customs search and inspection is always unreasonable. 
D) the Fourth Amendment's balance of reasonableness is qualitatively different at the international border than in the interior of the country.

Question 18

Reasonable suspicion needed to make a stop requires: ​

Accepted Answer

A) more than probable cause. 
B) a preponderance of the evidence. 
C) only a hunch. 
D) some minimum level of objective justification. 
A) more than probable cause. 
B) a preponderance of the evidence. 
C) only a hunch. 
D) some minimum level of objective justification.

Question 19

Outer clothing pat-downs do not constitute Fourth Amendment searches. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Arizona v. Johnson (2009)ruled that:

Accepted Answer

A) it's lawful to frisk a passenger in a lawfully stopped vehicle, even if the passenger wasn't suspected of committing a crime. 
B) it's not lawful to frisk a passenger in a lawfully stopped vehicle, even if the passenger wasn't suspected of committing a crime. 
C) highway sobriety checkpoint programs are reasonable stops of citizens, even when there's no individualized suspicion. 
D) highway sobriety checkpoint programs are reasonable stops of citizens, only if there's individualized suspicion. 
A) it's lawful to frisk a passenger in a lawfully stopped vehicle, even if the passenger wasn't suspected of committing a crime. 
B) it's not lawful to frisk a passenger in a lawfully stopped vehicle, even if the passenger wasn't suspected of committing a crime. 
C) highway sobriety checkpoint programs are reasonable stops of citizens, even when there's no individualized suspicion. 
D) highway sobriety checkpoint programs are reasonable stops of citizens, only if there's individualized suspicion.

Which of the following circumstances has been found sufficient by itself to amount to reasonable suspicion?

As per Maryland v. Wilson (1997), police officers who have effected a traffic stop can choose to remove _______________ from the stopped vehicle to maximize personal safety.

A brief detention that enables law enforcement officers to freeze a situation for the purpose of investigating suspicious persons is a(n)_______________ .

Which of the following is considered a type of hearsay information?

According to the SCOTUS opinion in Terry v. Ohio (1968), which of the following is permissible in a police stop and frisk of a citizen on a street to investigate a possible robbery?

What case established the nature of a reasonable stop regarding suspected "balloon swallowers"?

The totality-of-facts-and-circumstances test is also known as the:

Fourth Amendment stops are not warrantless seizures.

Barricades set up for stopping vehicles and questioning the occupants are known as _______________ .

The first question to ask in a Fourth Amendment case is whether the:

Fourth Amendment stops and frisks are warrantless searches and seizures that must satisfy the two conditions of what test?

According to the SCOTUS opinion in Illinois v. Wardlow (2000), a person's mere presence in a high crime area can supply the objective basis needed for a stop.

There are two parts to the Fourth Amendment: the reasonableness clause and the:

The patting down of a suspect's outer clothing to check for weapons is the type of search called a _______________ .

A suspect's race alone cannot constitute reasonable suspicion for police action.

Voluntary contacts between citizens and police officers are seizures.

According to SCOTUS in U.S. v. Montoya de Hernandez (1985), involving a detention at the border for drug investigation:

Reasonable suspicion needed to make a stop requires:

Outer clothing pat-downs do not constitute Fourth Amendment searches.

Arizona v. Johnson (2009)ruled that:

Criminal Procedure and the Constitution

Searches and Seizures

Seizure of Persons Arrest

Searches for Evidence

Special Needs Searches

Self Incrimination

Identification Procedures

Remedies for Constitutional Violations I the Exclusionary Rule

Constitutional Violations II Other Remedies Against Official Misconduct

Court Proceedings I Before Trial

Court Proceedings II Trial and Conviction

After Conviction Sentencing Appeals and Habeas Corpus

Criminal Procedure in Times of Crisis

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Exam 4: Stop and Frisk

Which of the following circumstances has been found sufficient by itself to amount to reasonable suspicion? ​

As per Maryland v. Wilson (1997), police officers who have effected a traffic stop can choose to remove _______________ from the stopped vehicle to maximize personal safety.

A brief detention that enables law enforcement officers to freeze a situation for the purpose of investigating suspicious persons is a(n)_______________ . ​

Which of the following is considered a type of hearsay information?

According to the SCOTUS opinion in Terry v. Ohio (1968), which of the following is permissible in a police stop and frisk of a citizen on a street to investigate a possible robbery?

What case established the nature of a reasonable stop regarding suspected "balloon swallowers"?

The totality-of-facts-and-circumstances test is also known as the:

Fourth Amendment stops are not warrantless seizures. ​

Barricades set up for stopping vehicles and questioning the occupants are known as _______________ . ​

The first question to ask in a Fourth Amendment case is whether the:

Fourth Amendment stops and frisks are warrantless searches and seizures that must satisfy the two conditions of what test?

According to the SCOTUS opinion in Illinois v. Wardlow (2000), a person's mere presence in a high crime area can supply the objective basis needed for a stop. ​

There are two parts to the Fourth Amendment: the reasonableness clause and the:

The patting down of a suspect's outer clothing to check for weapons is the type of search called a _______________ .

A suspect's race alone cannot constitute reasonable suspicion for police action. ​

Voluntary contacts between citizens and police officers are seizures. ​

According to SCOTUS in U.S. v. Montoya de Hernandez (1985), involving a detention at the border for drug investigation:

Reasonable suspicion needed to make a stop requires: ​

Outer clothing pat-downs do not constitute Fourth Amendment searches. ​

Arizona v. Johnson (2009)ruled that:

Criminal Procedure and the Constitution

Searches and Seizures

Seizure of Persons Arrest

Searches for Evidence

Special Needs Searches

Self Incrimination

Identification Procedures

Remedies for Constitutional Violations I the Exclusionary Rule

Constitutional Violations II Other Remedies Against Official Misconduct

Court Proceedings I Before Trial

Court Proceedings II Trial and Conviction

After Conviction Sentencing Appeals and Habeas Corpus

Criminal Procedure in Times of Crisis

Filters

Which of the following circumstances has been found sufficient by itself to amount to reasonable suspicion?

A brief detention that enables law enforcement officers to freeze a situation for the purpose of investigating suspicious persons is a(n)_______________ .

Fourth Amendment stops are not warrantless seizures.

Barricades set up for stopping vehicles and questioning the occupants are known as _______________ .

According to the SCOTUS opinion in Illinois v. Wardlow (2000), a person's mere presence in a high crime area can supply the objective basis needed for a stop.

A suspect's race alone cannot constitute reasonable suspicion for police action.

Voluntary contacts between citizens and police officers are seizures.

Reasonable suspicion needed to make a stop requires:

Outer clothing pat-downs do not constitute Fourth Amendment searches.