Question 1

The vehicle or automobile exception is an exception to the requirement that police have ________ before conducting a search.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The vehicle or automobile exception is an...

Question 2

After a police officer issues a stopped motorist a citation for a traffic offense, the officer
can search the stopped car without the motorist's consent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The exigent circumstance constituting the need to apprehend a fleeing suspect is ______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The exigent circumstance constituting the need to...

Question 4

Identify three exceptions to the "knock and announce" rule.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify three exceptions to the "knock and...

Question 5

Concerning arrests for minor crimes, the Supreme Court has decided to leave to police discretion whether suspects ought to be searched incident to their arrest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In Wyoming v. Houghton, concerning the search of a passenger's purse for drugs based on probable cause that drugs are in the vehicle, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that:

Accepted Answer

A)  if police know or should know that a passenger owned the purse they cannot search it. 
B)  the passenger can prevent the search by identifying the container as his or her's. 
C)  the police must seize the purse or other container until they get a search warrant. 
D)  the police may inspect passengers' belongings that are capable of concealing the object of the search.

Question 7

Which of the following government interests are protected by the rule that searches incident to arrest are reasonable?
I. the interest in protecting law enforcement officers
II. the interest in preserving evidence
III. the interest in the suspects reasonable expectation of privacy
IV. the interest in preventing the escape of suspects

Accepted Answer

A)  I, II, III, IV 
B)  I 
C)  I, II 
D)  I, II, IV

Question 8

Voluntary and knowing searches require neither a warrant nor probable cause.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Voluntary and knowing searches require neither a...

Question 9

According to the Court of Appeals decision in United States v. Rodney:

Accepted Answer

A)  consent to search a person includes consent to frisk the groin area. 
B)  consent to search a person does not include consent to frisk the groin area. 
C)  consent to search a person includes consent to frisk the groin area only if police specifically ask for such. 
D)  consent to search a person includes consent to frisk the groin area as long as the police have no reason to believe the suspect will object to such on religious grounds.

Question 10

The Fourth Amendment particularity requirement for search warrants:

Accepted Answer

A)  does not require a specific address of the place to be searched, but the items to be seized must be specifically described 
B)  requires that the warrant specifically describe the place to be searched and the things to be seized. 
C)  requires a specific address but gives police the discretion to search for whatever they might consider incriminating evidence 
D)  requires police to describe in detail their reasons for requesting a search warrant

Question 11

In U.S. v. Robinson (1973), the police had stopped the defendant for driving with a revoked driver's permit. The Supreme Court's ruling with respect to the legality of the search of the defendant is important because it held that:

Accepted Answer

A)  a search incident to arrest may be conducted only where there is probable cause that the arrestee has weapons or evidence on his person. 
B)  a search incident to arrest may be conducted only where there is reasonable suspicion. 
C)  a search incident to a full custody arrest may be conducted regardless of the likelihood of finding weapons or evidence on the arrestee's person. 
D)  a search may not be conducted incident to an arrest for a traffic offense.

Question 12

According to the Supreme Court in Chimel v. California, involving the search of a house incident to an arrest for burglary of a coin shop:

Accepted Answer

A)  it is not reasonable to search a person who is lawfully arrested. 
B)  it is not reasonable to search an entire house incident to a lawful arrest of someone there. 
C)  the Fourth Amendment does not protect searches incident to lawful arrests. 
D)  police must always have search warrants to search persons.

Question 13

Which is true about containers?

Accepted Answer

A)  They can only be searched with probable cause and a warrant. 
B)  No warrant is ever needed to search them, if there is probable cause to do so. 
C)  No warrant is needed if the container is found in a car the police have probable
Cause to search, and the container is a likely place where the items searched for may be found. 
D)  No warrant is needed if the container is found in a vehicle the police have probable cause to search, regardless of the nature of the container.

Question 14

Generally, no-knock entries to execute search warrants are permitted if certain conditions exist. These conditions include:
I. the suspect in the crime owns the place to be searched.
II. a situation where the suspect might easily destroy evidence.
III the seizure involves more than one suspect.
IV. an announced entry would endanger the officers' safety.

Accepted Answer

A)  I, III 
B)  I, II, III, IV 
C)  IV 
D)  II, IV

Question 15

Describe a search incident to a pretext arrest, and explain its significance.

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The answer of Describe a search incident to a pretext...

Question 16

The major issue of contention between the Supreme Court majority opinion and the dissenting opinion in Schneckloth v. Bustamonte, the case involving the consent search of the defendant's car, was:

Accepted Answer

A)  whether consent to search was actually obtained by the officers. 
B)  whether the initial stop of the defendant's car was lawful. 
C)  the coercion of the defendant to obtain the consent. 
D)  whether the police must inform a suspect of her right to refuse consent to a consent search.

Question 17

Concerning pretext searches:
I. they are powerful investigative tools that police use to gather evidence against suspects.
II. they are used with searches incident to arrest.
III. officers using them usually have probable cause to arrest for some felony.
IV. the Supreme Court has decided that they do not violate the Fourth Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A)  I, II, III, IV 
B)  I, II 
C)  I, II, IV 
D)  I, IV

Question 18

According to Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson, Chief prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials appointed by President Truman:
I. uncontrolled searches and seizures are one of the first and most effective
Weapons of every arbitrary government.
II. the right against searches and seizures is one of the most difficult to protect.
III. the Fourth Amendment should be placed in a "deferred" instead of the
"preferred" position by the Court.
IV. Americans do not fully appreciate the importance of the Fourth Amendment
Protection.

Accepted Answer

A)  I, II, IV 
B)  II, IV 
C)  I, III 
D)  III

Question 19

Subjective intentions of the police play an important role in ordinary, probable cause Fourth Amendment analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The voluntariness test for deciding when a citizen has given lawful consent to search reflects a balance between the competing concerns of lawful enforcement's need for consent searches and citizens' right to be free from police coercion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: Arrests and Use of Force

The vehicle or automobile exception is an exception to the requirement that police have ________ before conducting a search.

After a police officer issues a stopped motorist a citation for a traffic offense, the officer can search the stopped car without the motorist's consent.

The exigent circumstance constituting the need to apprehend a fleeing suspect is ______.

Identify three exceptions to the "knock and announce" rule.

Concerning arrests for minor crimes, the Supreme Court has decided to leave to police discretion whether suspects ought to be searched incident to their arrest.

In Wyoming v. Houghton, concerning the search of a passenger's purse for drugs based on probable cause that drugs are in the vehicle, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that:

Voluntary and knowing searches require neither a warrant nor probable cause.

According to the Court of Appeals decision in United States v. Rodney:

The Fourth Amendment particularity requirement for search warrants:

In U.S. v. Robinson (1973) , the police had stopped the defendant for driving with a revoked driver's permit. The Supreme Court's ruling with respect to the legality of the search of the defendant is important because it held that:

According to the Supreme Court in Chimel v. California, involving the search of a house incident to an arrest for burglary of a coin shop:

Which is true about containers?

Describe a search incident to a pretext arrest, and explain its significance.

The major issue of contention between the Supreme Court majority opinion and the dissenting opinion in Schneckloth v. Bustamonte, the case involving the consent search of the defendant's car, was:

Subjective intentions of the police play an important role in ordinary, probable cause Fourth Amendment analysis.

The voluntariness test for deciding when a citizen has given lawful consent to search reflects a balance between the competing concerns of lawful enforcement's need for consent searches and citizens' right to be free from police coercion.