Question 1

If an officer has grounds to stop a suspect, the officer may also frisk the suspect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Consent is valid even if it is given under duress or coercion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

DUI checkpoints were deemed unreasonable by the Supreme Court.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

What are the limitations to a search incident to arrest?

Accepted Answer

A key limitation to a search incident to

Question 5

A detention's reasonableness is

Accepted Answer

A)  based on time. 
B)  determined by the officer conducting the detention. 
C)  limited to fifteen minutes. 
D)  based on common sense and ordinary human experience. 
A)  based on time. 
B)  determined by the officer conducting the detention. 
C)  limited to fifteen minutes. 
D)  based on common sense and ordinary human experience.

Question 6

An inspection is valid without a warrant

Accepted Answer

A)  if there is probable cause established. 
B)  if the benefits of the inspection outweigh the costs of inconveniencing certain segments of the population. 
C)  if the officer has reasonable suspicion. 
D)  never. 
A)  if there is probable cause established. 
B)  if the benefits of the inspection outweigh the costs of inconveniencing certain segments of the population. 
C)  if the officer has reasonable suspicion. 
D)  never.

Question 7

Employers can require employees to submit to drug testing

Accepted Answer

A)  as a term of their employment. 
B)  only if they handle heavy machinery. 
C)  only if they work with children. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  as a term of their employment. 
B)  only if they handle heavy machinery. 
C)  only if they work with children. 
D)  none of the above

Question 8

The automobile exception to the warrant clause was developed in

Accepted Answer

A)  Mapp v. Ohio. 
B)  Carroll v. United States. 
C)  Sibron v. New York. 
D)  New York v. Quarles. 
A)  Mapp v. Ohio. 
B)  Carroll v. United States. 
C)  Sibron v. New York. 
D)  New York v. Quarles.

Question 9

Griffin v. Wisconsin

Accepted Answer

A)  ruled that probationers can be searched only when probable cause exists. 
B)  held that evidence seized by a parole officer as a result of an illegal search need not be excluded at a parole revocation hearing. 
C)  upheld a probation rule permitting probation officers to search a probationer's home without a warrant. 
D)  allowed probation officers to require probationers to submit to drug testing. 
A)  ruled that probationers can be searched only when probable cause exists. 
B)  held that evidence seized by a parole officer as a result of an illegal search need not be excluded at a parole revocation hearing. 
C)  upheld a probation rule permitting probation officers to search a probationer's home without a warrant. 
D)  allowed probation officers to require probationers to submit to drug testing.

Question 10

Warrantless actions that require reasonable suspicion include

Accepted Answer

A)  stop and frisk. 
B)  investigative detentions. 
C)  arrests. 
D)  both a and b 
A)  stop and frisk. 
B)  investigative detentions. 
C)  arrests. 
D)  both a and b

Question 11

A warrantless search of an automobile is permitted if there is probable cause a crime has been committed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Searches based on less than probable cause that would presumably result in probable cause to make an arrest are known as

Accepted Answer

A)  "fishing expeditions." 
B)  hot pursuits. 
C)  armspan rules. 
D)  Terry stops. 
A)  "fishing expeditions." 
B)  hot pursuits. 
C)  armspan rules. 
D)  Terry stops.

Question 13

Plain view applies in situations where evidence can be seen without having to search for it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In United States v. Knights (2001), the Supreme Court held that warrantless searches of probationers are permissible for probation-related and investigative purposes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Hot pursuit is a recognizable exigency to the courts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Supreme Court ruled that requiring school officials to obtain a warrant before conducting searches of students

Accepted Answer

A)  is appropriate. 
B)  would interfere with the maintenance of the swift and informal disciplinary procedures needed in the schools. 
C)  is necessary to search a child's purse. 
D)  is only applicable when going into a locker. 
A)  is appropriate. 
B)  would interfere with the maintenance of the swift and informal disciplinary procedures needed in the schools. 
C)  is necessary to search a child's purse. 
D)  is only applicable when going into a locker.

Question 17

In which case did the court first recognize the exigent circumstance of hot pursuit?

Accepted Answer

A)  Samson v. California 
B)  Delaware v. Prouse 
C)  Michigan v. Tyler 
D)  Warden v. Hayden 
A)  Samson v. California 
B)  Delaware v. Prouse 
C)  Michigan v. Tyler 
D)  Warden v. Hayden

Question 18

South Dakota v. Opperman deals with warrantless inventories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Schoolchildren can be drug tested

Accepted Answer

A)  any time. 
B)  if they are under sixteen. 
C)  if they are in an extracurricular activity. 
D)  if they get low grades. 
A)  any time. 
B)  if they are under sixteen. 
C)  if they are in an extracurricular activity. 
D)  if they get low grades.

Question 20

Probationers have a reduced expectation of privacy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

If an officer has grounds to stop a suspect, the officer may also frisk the suspect.

Consent is valid even if it is given under duress or coercion.

DUI checkpoints were deemed unreasonable by the Supreme Court.

What are the limitations to a search incident to arrest?

A detention's reasonableness is

An inspection is valid without a warrant

Employers can require employees to submit to drug testing

The automobile exception to the warrant clause was developed in

Griffin v. Wisconsin

Warrantless actions that require reasonable suspicion include

A warrantless search of an automobile is permitted if there is probable cause a crime has been committed.

Searches based on less than probable cause that would presumably result in probable cause to make an arrest are known as

Plain view applies in situations where evidence can be seen without having to search for it.

In United States v. Knights (2001), the Supreme Court held that warrantless searches of probationers are permissible for probation-related and investigative purposes.

Hot pursuit is a recognizable exigency to the courts.

The Supreme Court ruled that requiring school officials to obtain a warrant before conducting searches of students

In which case did the court first recognize the exigent circumstance of hot pursuit?

South Dakota v. Opperman deals with warrantless inventories.

Schoolchildren can be drug tested

Probationers have a reduced expectation of privacy.

The American Criminal Court System

Some Important Underlying Concepts

Forms of Evidence

Obtaining Evidence and the Fourth Amendment

Searches and Arrests With Warrants

Self-Incrimination, Confessions, and Identification Procedures

Witness Competency, Credibility, and Impeachment

Examining Witnesses

Testimonial Privileges

The Hearsay Rule

Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule

How Different Types of Evidence Are Introduced

Wrongful Convictions

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Exam 6: Exceptions to the Warrant Requirement

If an officer has grounds to stop a suspect, the officer may also frisk the suspect.

Consent is valid even if it is given under duress or coercion.

DUI checkpoints were deemed unreasonable by the Supreme Court.

What are the limitations to a search incident to arrest?

A detention's reasonableness is

An inspection is valid without a warrant

Employers can require employees to submit to drug testing

The automobile exception to the warrant clause was developed in

Griffin v. Wisconsin

Warrantless actions that require reasonable suspicion include

A warrantless search of an automobile is permitted if there is probable cause a crime has been committed.

Searches based on less than probable cause that would presumably result in probable cause to make an arrest are known as

Plain view applies in situations where evidence can be seen without having to search for it.

In United States v. Knights (2001), the Supreme Court held that warrantless searches of probationers are permissible for probation-related and investigative purposes.

Hot pursuit is a recognizable exigency to the courts.

The Supreme Court ruled that requiring school officials to obtain a warrant before conducting searches of students

In which case did the court first recognize the exigent circumstance of hot pursuit?

South Dakota v. Opperman deals with warrantless inventories.

Schoolchildren can be drug tested

Probationers have a reduced expectation of privacy.

The American Criminal Court System

Some Important Underlying Concepts

Forms of Evidence

Obtaining Evidence and the Fourth Amendment

Searches and Arrests With Warrants

Self-Incrimination, Confessions, and Identification Procedures

Witness Competency, Credibility, and Impeachment

Examining Witnesses

Testimonial Privileges

The Hearsay Rule

Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule

How Different Types of Evidence Are Introduced

Wrongful Convictions

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