Exam 4: Stop and Frisk

The reasonableness of roadblocks and checkpoints is determined by the following three-prong balancing test: the gravity of the public interest being served by the seizure; the effectiveness of the seizure in advancing the public interest; and:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 41

Which of the following is a legitimate purpose for a frisk?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 42

The case of Michigan v. Sitz (1990)challenged the constitutionality of:

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Question 43

What case provides an excellent example of the violent crime-automatic frisk exception?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 44

Routine detentions at international borders don't require reasonable suspicion to back up lengthy detentions or frisks.

(True/False)

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Question 45

In City of Indianapolis v. Edmond (2000), the Court held that drug interdiction checkpoints:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 46

According to the SCOTUS opinion in Terry v. Ohio (1968), a stop justified at its beginning can:

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Question 47

Why is it reasonable to remove a passenger from a stopped vehicle when there is no suspicion that the passenger may be involved in a crime?

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Question 48

If an officer was specifically patting down a suspect for weapons, but came across an item in the person's pocket that was in a shape consistent with contraband, such as narcotics, would the officer be able to seize the item and arrest the person?

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Question 49

Frisks are searches.

(True/False)

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Question 50

In practice, the vast majority of searches and seizures are performed without _______________ .

(Short Answer)

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Question 51

SCOTUS has created bright-line rules that expand police powers during traffic stops, in order to balance the increased need of officer safety against individual Fourth Amendment rights.

(True/False)

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Question 52

According to the SCOTUS opinion in Terry v. Ohio (1968), involving the stop and frisk of a citizen on the street to investigate a robbery:

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Question 53

Police officers can automatically frisk all citizens whom they stop.

(True/False)

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Question 54

Which of the following will not support stopping vehicles at a roadblock?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 55

In the 1960s, SCOTUS shifted away from the conventional approach to what new approach?

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Question 56

Adams v. Williams (1972)upheld a stop and frisk on informant information that Adams was armed with a handgun in his waistband.

(True/False)

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Question 57

An officer conducting a protective pat-down search can never seize any items other than weapons.

(True/False)

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Question 58

In Maryland v. Wilson (1997), the case in which police removed and detained a passenger from a lawfully stopped vehicle, SCOTUS held that:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 59

Information received from anonymous informants is always considered equal in quality to that received from known informants, in providing reasonable suspicion for a stop.

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The reasonableness of roadblocks and checkpoints is determined by the following three-prong balancing test: the gravity of the public interest being served by the seizure; the effectiveness of the seizure in advancing the public interest; and:

Which of the following is a legitimate purpose for a frisk?

The case of Michigan v. Sitz (1990)challenged the constitutionality of:

What case provides an excellent example of the violent crime-automatic frisk exception?

Routine detentions at international borders don't require reasonable suspicion to back up lengthy detentions or frisks.

In City of Indianapolis v. Edmond (2000), the Court held that drug interdiction checkpoints:

According to the SCOTUS opinion in Terry v. Ohio (1968), a stop justified at its beginning can:

Why is it reasonable to remove a passenger from a stopped vehicle when there is no suspicion that the passenger may be involved in a crime?

If an officer was specifically patting down a suspect for weapons, but came across an item in the person's pocket that was in a shape consistent with contraband, such as narcotics, would the officer be able to seize the item and arrest the person?

Frisks are searches.

In practice, the vast majority of searches and seizures are performed without _______________ .

SCOTUS has created bright-line rules that expand police powers during traffic stops, in order to balance the increased need of officer safety against individual Fourth Amendment rights.

According to the SCOTUS opinion in Terry v. Ohio (1968), involving the stop and frisk of a citizen on the street to investigate a robbery:

Police officers can automatically frisk all citizens whom they stop.

Which of the following will not support stopping vehicles at a roadblock?

In the 1960s, SCOTUS shifted away from the conventional approach to what new approach?

Adams v. Williams (1972)upheld a stop and frisk on informant information that Adams was armed with a handgun in his waistband.

An officer conducting a protective pat-down search can never seize any items other than weapons.

In Maryland v. Wilson (1997), the case in which police removed and detained a passenger from a lawfully stopped vehicle, SCOTUS held that:

Information received from anonymous informants is always considered equal in quality to that received from known informants, in providing reasonable suspicion for a stop.

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

The reasonableness of roadblocks and checkpoints is determined by the following three-prong balancing test: the gravity of the public interest being served by the seizure; the effectiveness of the seizure in advancing the public interest; and:

Which of the following is a legitimate purpose for a frisk?

The case of Michigan v. Sitz (1990)challenged the constitutionality of:

What case provides an excellent example of the violent crime-automatic frisk exception? ​

Routine detentions at international borders don't require reasonable suspicion to back up lengthy detentions or frisks.

In City of Indianapolis v. Edmond (2000), the Court held that drug interdiction checkpoints: ​

According to the SCOTUS opinion in Terry v. Ohio (1968), a stop justified at its beginning can:

Why is it reasonable to remove a passenger from a stopped vehicle when there is no suspicion that the passenger may be involved in a crime? ​

If an officer was specifically patting down a suspect for weapons, but came across an item in the person's pocket that was in a shape consistent with contraband, such as narcotics, would the officer be able to seize the item and arrest the person? ​

Frisks are searches. ​

In practice, the vast majority of searches and seizures are performed without _______________ . ​

SCOTUS has created bright-line rules that expand police powers during traffic stops, in order to balance the increased need of officer safety against individual Fourth Amendment rights.

According to the SCOTUS opinion in Terry v. Ohio (1968), involving the stop and frisk of a citizen on the street to investigate a robbery:

Police officers can automatically frisk all citizens whom they stop. ​

Which of the following will not support stopping vehicles at a roadblock?

In the 1960s, SCOTUS shifted away from the conventional approach to what new approach?

Adams v. Williams (1972)upheld a stop and frisk on informant information that Adams was armed with a handgun in his waistband. ​

An officer conducting a protective pat-down search can never seize any items other than weapons. ​

In Maryland v. Wilson (1997), the case in which police removed and detained a passenger from a lawfully stopped vehicle, SCOTUS held that: ​

Information received from anonymous informants is always considered equal in quality to that received from known informants, in providing reasonable suspicion for a stop. ​

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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What case provides an excellent example of the violent crime-automatic frisk exception?

In City of Indianapolis v. Edmond (2000), the Court held that drug interdiction checkpoints:

Why is it reasonable to remove a passenger from a stopped vehicle when there is no suspicion that the passenger may be involved in a crime?

If an officer was specifically patting down a suspect for weapons, but came across an item in the person's pocket that was in a shape consistent with contraband, such as narcotics, would the officer be able to seize the item and arrest the person?

Frisks are searches.

In practice, the vast majority of searches and seizures are performed without _______________ .

Police officers can automatically frisk all citizens whom they stop.

Adams v. Williams (1972)upheld a stop and frisk on informant information that Adams was armed with a handgun in his waistband.

An officer conducting a protective pat-down search can never seize any items other than weapons.

In Maryland v. Wilson (1997), the case in which police removed and detained a passenger from a lawfully stopped vehicle, SCOTUS held that:

Information received from anonymous informants is always considered equal in quality to that received from known informants, in providing reasonable suspicion for a stop.