Question 1

Check points and roadblocks are valid under which amendment?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

____________________________ is needed to search a vehicle without a warrant.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Police officers cannot stop an automobile without justification.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Automobiles fall under the exception to the warrant requirement because

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

A totality of the circumstances is required to prove what?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Motorcycles may be searched in the same way as automobiles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

A checkpoint can

Accepted Answer

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 13

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.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

All automobile searches require a warrant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

_______________________ is a brief inspection of a vehicle for weapons.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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 17

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Inventory searches of vehicles require a warrant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Exceptions to the Warrant Requirement: Automobile Searches

Check points and roadblocks are valid under which amendment?

____________________________ is needed to search a vehicle without a warrant.

Police officers cannot stop an automobile without justification.

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

Automobiles fall under the exception to the warrant requirement because

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

A totality of the circumstances is required to prove what?

Motorcycles may be searched in the same way as automobiles.

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?

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

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

A checkpoint can

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.

All automobile searches require a warrant.

_______________________ is a brief inspection of a vehicle for weapons.

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

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

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

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

Inventory searches of vehicles require a warrant.