Question 1

A hotel room is considered a house for purposes of the Fourth Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Generally, the use of a device that enhances the senses, instead of replaces the senses, is not considered a search.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Literally millions of pages of text are devoted to the interpretation of the Fourth Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Courts rarely look at individuals' subjective expectation of privacy, opting instead to focus on a more general societal expectation of privacy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

This court case ruled that the conversation that took place between the defendant in the case and a government official did not qualify as an unlawful search as the defendant was knowingly and voluntarily in the official's suite.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hoffa v. United States (1966) 
B)  United States v. Miller 
C)  Skinner v. Railway Labor Executives' Association 
D)  Schmerber v. California

Question 6

This interpretation of the warrant clause says warrants should always be secured whenever it is practical to do so.

Accepted Answer

A)  the "warrantless preference" interpretation 
B)  the "warrant preference" interpretation 
C)  the "warrantless requirement" interpretation 
D)  the "warrant requirement" interpretation

Question 7

Interpretation of the warrant clause in the Fourth Amendment addresses the meaning of "reasonableness."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Persons traveling in an automobile on public thoroughfares have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their movements from one place to another

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court rule that searches should be evaluated based upon expectations of privacy rather than property interests?

Accepted Answer

A)  Katz v. United States 
B)  California v. Greenwood 
C)  Smith v. Maryland 
D)  Hoffa v. United States

Question 10

Lawful vantage points include

Accepted Answer

A)  sidewalks. 
B)  streets. 
C)  inside the curtilage of a home. 
D)  both a and b 
E)  a, b, and c

Question 11

This interpretation of the warrant clause says there must be a warrant to permit search, barring only inherent limitations upon that requirement when there is a good excuse for not getting a search warrant.

Accepted Answer

A)  the "warrant requirement" interpretation 
B)  the "warrant preference" interpretation 
C)  the "warrantless requirement" interpretation 
D)  the "warrantless preference" interpretation

Question 12

Administrative justification requires probable cause but not reasonable suspicion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In this case, the Supreme Court declared that searches by regulatory officials conducting health and safety inspections can be considered governmental actions.

Accepted Answer

A)  Camara v. Municipal Court 
B)  Coolidge v. New Hampshire 
C)  Katz v. United States 
D)  Vale v. Louisiana

Question 14

Which of the following is not a factor in distinguishing between open fields and curtilage?

Accepted Answer

A)  the proximity of the area to the house 
B)  whether the area is surrounded by a fence or other enclosure 
C)  the size of the land in question 
D)  the steps taken by the property owner to protect the area from observation

Question 15

The Fourth Amendment contains two basic clauses:

Accepted Answer

A)  the reasonableness clause and the warrant clause. 
B)  the warrant clause and the probable cause. 
C)  the evidence clause and the reasonableness clause. 
D)  the warrant clause and the evidence clause.

Question 16

The term "seizure" has a dual meaning. What are they?

Accepted Answer

A)  (i) the fruits of searches that are seized and (ii) the seizures of persons 
B)  (i) the motive of the seizure and (ii) the seizures of persons 
C)  (i) the fruits of searches that are seized and (ii) the motive of the seizure 
D)  (i) the motive of the search and (ii) the motive of the persons seized

Question 17

Which court case established the four separate factors of distinguishing between open fields and curtilage as a result of police climbing over several fences where they looked inside the defendant's barn?

Accepted Answer

A)  California v. Ciraolo 
B)  Florida v. Riley 
C)  United States v. Taborda 
D)  United States v. Dunn

Question 18

People always enjoy a reasonable expectation of privacy in their homes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: Obtaining Evidence and the Fourth Amendment

A hotel room is considered a house for purposes of the Fourth Amendment.

Generally, the use of a device that enhances the senses, instead of replaces the senses, is not considered a search.

Literally millions of pages of text are devoted to the interpretation of the Fourth Amendment.

Courts rarely look at individuals' subjective expectation of privacy, opting instead to focus on a more general societal expectation of privacy.

This court case ruled that the conversation that took place between the defendant in the case and a government official did not qualify as an unlawful search as the defendant was knowingly and voluntarily in the official's suite.

This interpretation of the warrant clause says warrants should always be secured whenever it is practical to do so.

Interpretation of the warrant clause in the Fourth Amendment addresses the meaning of "reasonableness."

Persons traveling in an automobile on public thoroughfares have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their movements from one place to another

In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court rule that searches should be evaluated based upon expectations of privacy rather than property interests?

Lawful vantage points include

This interpretation of the warrant clause says there must be a warrant to permit search, barring only inherent limitations upon that requirement when there is a good excuse for not getting a search warrant.

Administrative justification requires probable cause but not reasonable suspicion.

In this case, the Supreme Court declared that searches by regulatory officials conducting health and safety inspections can be considered governmental actions.

Which of the following is not a factor in distinguishing between open fields and curtilage?

The Fourth Amendment contains two basic clauses:

The term "seizure" has a dual meaning. What are they?

Which court case established the four separate factors of distinguishing between open fields and curtilage as a result of police climbing over several fences where they looked inside the defendant's barn?

People always enjoy a reasonable expectation of privacy in their homes.