Deck 5: Exceptions to the Warrant Requirement: Automobile Searches

Question 1

Automobiles fall under the exception to the warrant requirement because

A) they are immobile
B) they are subject to government regulation
C) there is a diminished expectation to privacy.
D) both b and c are correct.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which case was the first to identify automobiles as unique for search and seizure?

A) Carroll v. United States
B) California v. Acevedo
C) New York v. Belton
D) Chambers v. Maroney

Answer 2

A

Question 3

____________________________ is needed to search a vehicle without a warrant.

A) presence of the owner
B) reasonable suspicion
C) probable cause
D) a judge

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following may be subject to search during a valid vehicle search?

A) trunk
B) glovebox
C) backseat
D) all of the above

Question 5

In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court expand police power to search containers in vehicles?

A) California v. Acevedo
B) Carroll v. United States
C) Knowles v. Iowa
D) New York v. Belton

Question 6

In which case did the Supreme Court determine that police may search the passenger compartment of a car and the contents if it is incident to a lawful arrest?

A) Carroll v. United States
B) New York v. Belton
C) Knowles v. Iowa
D) California v. Acevedo

Question 7

A totality of the circumstances is required to prove what?

A) probable cause
B) reasonable cause
C) preponderance of the evidence
D) reasonable suspicion

Question 8

_______________________ is a brief inspection of a vehicle for weapons.

A) clean sweep
B) pat down
C) protective sweep
D) inventory search

Question 9

In part to protect the owner's property and to protect the police, _________________________ are permissible without a search warrant when the vehicle is in police custody.

A) pat down
B) inventory search
C) occupancy search
D) investigatory search

Question 10

In which case was a K-9 unit used to detect marijuana in a vehicle?

A) Illinois v. Caballes
B) Schneckloth v. Bustamonte
C) Michigan v. Sitz
D) Michigan v. Long

Question 11

All of the following are required for a consent search to be valid except

A) it must be freely given
B) it must be voluntarily given
C) it must be given by someone with authority over the item.
D) the person must be told they do not have to consent to the search.

Question 12

Which of the following is a legitimate reason for a governmental roadblock?

A) border stops
B) apprehending a fleeing felon
C) driver's license checks
D) all of the above

Question 13

Check points and roadblocks are valid under which amendment?

A) 4^th
B) 5^th
C) 8^th
D) 14^th

Question 14

A checkpoint can

A) last for a long period of time.
B) be positioned so as to allow for alternate routes.
C) not involve intrusion into the privacy of the motorist.
D) all of the above.

Question 15

According to Colorado v. Bertine, _____________________ governs inventory searches.

A) the Vehicle Search Act of 1990
B) departmental policy
C) the Department of Motor Vehicles
D) towing regulations

Question 16

All automobile searches require a warrant.

Question 17

Police officers cannot stop an automobile without justification.

Question 18

Motorcycles may be searched in the same way as automobiles.

Question 19

Inventory searches of vehicles require a warrant.

Question 20

Once a citizen gives consent to search a vehicle, they cannot withdraw consent.