Chapter 3 Quiz

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. The Fourth Amendment covers issues regarding __________.

free speech correct incorrect

legal representation correct incorrect

search and seizure correct incorrect

individuals' right to bear arms correct incorrect

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. An arrest must be based upon __________.

a warrant correct incorrect

reasonable suspicion correct incorrect

probable cause correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. This is the landmark case for stop and frisk:

Mapp v. Ohio correct incorrect

Miranda v. Arizona correct incorrect

Nix v. Williams correct incorrect

Terry v. Ohio correct incorrect

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. In this case, the Supreme Court determined that seizures incident to pretextual stops of vehicles are not unreasonable.

United States v. Ross correct incorrect

New York v. Quarles correct incorrect

Whren v. United States correct incorrect

Chicago v. Morales correct incorrect

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. This case is known as the "Inevitable Discovery exception":

New York v. Quarles correct incorrect

Miranda v. Arizona correct incorrect

Chimel v. California correct incorrect

Nix v. Williams correct incorrect

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. This case is known as the "Public Safety exception":

New York v. Quarles correct incorrect

Miranda v. Arizona correct incorrect

Chimel v. California correct incorrect

Nix v. Williams correct incorrect

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. When probable cause exists, this case permits the police to conduct a warrantless search of a vehicle and any closed containers in the vehicle.

Harris v. New York correct incorrect

Michigan v. Mosley correct incorrect

United States v. Ross correct incorrect

United States v. Leon correct incorrect

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. The exclusionary rule holds that __________.

no evidence can be excluded from a criminal proceeding correct incorrect

guilt can still be established through evidence that is not admissible in court correct incorrect

evidence that a defendant does not approve of can be excluded from criminal proceedings correct incorrect

evidence obtaining by the government in violation of the 4th amendment's guarantee against unreasonable search and seizures is not admissible in criminal prosecution to demonstrate guilt correct incorrect

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. This case applied the exclusionary rule to the states:

Katz v. United States correct incorrect

United States v. Ross correct incorrect

Mapp v. Ohio correct incorrect

Harris v. New York correct incorrect

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. An affidavit is __________.

an arrest warrant correct incorrect

a written document describing exactly what is to be searched and what is to be seized correct incorrect

a legal document that provides a list of evidence to a judge correct incorrect

none of the above correct incorrect

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. The birth of the exclusionary rule can be traced to the case of __________.

Miranda v. Arizona correct incorrect

Weeks v. United States correct incorrect

United States v. Leon correct incorrect

Carroll v. United States correct incorrect

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. Incident to a valid arrest, police may search and seize evidence from the passenger's compartment of the vehicle, even if the police lack probable cause:

Knowles v. Iowa correct incorrect

Arizona v. Hicks correct incorrect

New York v. Belton correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. The "good faith" exception to the exclusionary rule is from __________.

Nix v. Williams correct incorrect

US v. Leon correct incorrect

New York v. Quarles correct incorrect

Weeks v. US correct incorrect

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. Under which circumstance would an officer not be acting under the color of state law?

They settle a personal vendetta with police power correct incorrect

They perform duties of a criminal investigation correct incorrect

They report details of alleged crimes as private citizens correct incorrect

All are circumstances where the officer was acting under the color of state law correct incorrect

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. The plain view doctrine holds that __________.

police can seize anything in their plain view, regardless of whether their presence in an area is justifiable correct incorrect

evidence that is seized must be in plain view correct incorrect

seized objects must be immediately apparent as evidence or contraband correct incorrect

both b and c correct incorrect

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. A wrongful death civil suit is an intentional tort tried in federal court.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Acting under the color of law is a requirement in proving civil liability in state court.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Police officers will always be held civilly liable for their actions, even if they were acting in good faith.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. According to Mapp v. Ohio, if the defendant requests an attorney, the police must comply before interrogating the defendant.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine is an extension of the exclusionary rule.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. A police officer who has a second job as a bank guard would be acting under the color of state law if he/she tried to stop a bank robbery.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Novak, Smith, and Frank (2003) found that officers will behave less aggressively if they have previously been sued.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Under the case of Terry v. Ohio, the police must have probable cause in order to conduct a frisk.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The police are permitted to detain individuals with less than probable cause.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The open field doctrine indicates that items in open fields are protected by the Fourth Amendment's guarantee against unreasonable search and seizures.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Under the Chimel case, when making arrests, the police are permitted to search the entire home of the defendant.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. When police officers conduct a warrant search at the wrong location but their mistake is considered reasonable given the circumstances, there is no violation of the Fourth Amendment.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Reasonable suspicion is a legal standard that requires a great burden of proof than probable cause.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Under the plain view doctrine police must have prior justification for being present at the scene.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Under the hot pursuit exception, probable cause may be based upon hearsay.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect