Chapter Quiz

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	Which Constitutional Amendment guarantees the right to an attorney?   Fourth Amendment Fifth Amendment Sixth Amendment Eighth Amendment

	Which amendment is concerned with search and seizure?   Fourth Amendment Fifth Amendment Sixth Amendment Eighth Amendment

	What was the first landmark case concerning search and seizure?   Mapp v. Ohio Gideon v. Wainwright Miranda v. Arizona Weeks v. United States

	What United States Supreme Court case formed the basis of the exclusionary rule?   Miranda v. Arizona Weeks v. United States Ex parte crouse None of the above

	What is a writ of certiorari?   An order from the Supreme Court to produce the body An order from the Supreme Court to the lower court to prepare the records for review An order from the Supreme Court to provide an attorney for the defendant None of the above

	What principle states that illegally seized evidence cannot be used in a trial and neither can evidence be used that derives from an illegal seizure?   Fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine Harmless error doctrine Ex post facto rule In loco parentis

	Which Supreme Court decision applied the exclusionary rule to criminal prosecutions at the state level?   Miranda v. Arizona Gideon v. Wainwright Terry v. Ohio Mapp v. Ohio

	In the 1984 case of U.S. v. Leon, the Court recognized what exception to the exclusionary rule?   Inevitable discovery Plain view Public safety Good faith

	Which case is known as the "inevitable discovery exception"?   New York v. Quarles Nix v. Williams Thorton v. U.S U.S. v. Ross

	What 1984 Supreme Court decision is known as the "public safety exception"?   New York v. Quarles U.S. v. Leon Nix v. Williams None of the above

	Which Constitutional Amendment guarantees the right to reasonable bail?   Fourth Amendment Fifth Amendment Sixth Amendment Eighth Amendment

	Which Constitutional Amendment guarantees the right against cruel and unusual punishments?   Fourth Amendment Fifth Amendment Sixth Amendment Eighth Amendment

	What United States Supreme Court decision articulated the principle of the "fruit of the poisoned tree doctrine"?   Weeks v. United States Mapp v. Ohio United States v. Leon Silverhorne Lumber Co. v. U.S.

	Which Supreme Court decision limited the search incident to arrest to the area under the immediate control of the person arrested?   United States v. Ross Terry v. Ohio Chimel v. California In re Gault

	Police officers may not enter a home to conduct a warrantless search if one resident gives permission but the other says no was the ruling in what case?   Mapp v. Ohio Minnesota v. Carter U.S. v. Rabinowitz Georgia v. Randolph

	In which case did the Supreme Court rule that for a defendant to be entitled to Fourth Amendment protection, he must demonstrate that he personally has an expectation of privacy in the place searched and that his expectation is reasonable?   Mincey v. Arizona U.S. v. Leon Minnesota v. Carter Maryland v. Garrison

	What 1984 case reinforced the concept of good faith?   Mapp v. Ohio Massachusetts v. Sheppard New York v. Quarles Nix v. Williams

	What 1987 Supreme Court case upheld the use of evidence obtained with a search warrant that was inaccurate in its specifics?   Mapp v. Ohio New York v. Quarles Maryland v. Garrison U.S. v. Dunn

	What 1990 Supreme Court decision was based on evidence discovered in an apartment police searched after receiving consent to search by a woman that police reasonably believed had the authority to grant consent?   Chimel v. California Illinois v. Rodriguez Maryland v. Buie California v. Greenwood

	In what case did the Supreme Court recognize the need for emergency warrantless entries under certain circumstances when it ruled that the police "may enter a home without a warrant when they have an objectively reasonable basis for believing that an occupant is seriously injured or imminently threatened with such injury"?   Harris v. U.S. Brigham City v. Stuart U.S. v. Dunn Illinois v. Rodriguez

	What 1990 decision by the Supreme Court extended the authority of police to search locations in a house where a potentially dangerous person could hide while an arrest warrant is being served?   Maryland v. Buie Wilson v. Arkansas Illinois v. Krull U.S. v. Leon

	What 1995 decision ruled that police generally must knock and announced their identity before entering a dwelling or other premises, even when armed with a search warrant?   Mapp v. Ohio Miranda v. Arizona Nix v. Williams Wilson v. Arkansas

	What 1997 Supreme Court decision placed the burden on the individual courts to "determine whether the facts and circumstances of the particular entry justified dispensing with the requirement" to knock and announce?   U.S. v. Mendenhall U.S. v. Grubbs Richards v. Wisconsin U.S. v. Leon

	What surprising 2006 decision allowed evidence found by police who enter a home to execute a warrant without first following the knock-and-announce requirement to be used at trial despite that constitutional violation?   Payton v. New York Hudson v. Michigan Maryland v. Buie U.S. v. Mendenhall

	What is the name of a search warrant issued on the basis of probable cause to believe that evidence of a crime, while not presently at the place described, will likely be there when the warrant is executed?   Exigent circumstances warrant Wait and see warrant Anticipatory warrant None of the above

	In what case did the Court rule that unless the suspect gives consent or an emergency exists, an arrest warrant is necessary if an arrest requires entry into a suspect's private residence?   Terry v. Ohio New York v. Quarles Nix v. Williams Payton v. New York

	In what case did the Court rule that the police went beyond what was allowed in a pat-down search when the officer felt what he believed to be a lump of crack cocaine in the jacket pocket but had to manipulate the cocaine to be certain that it was crack cocaine?   Terry v. Ohio Minnesota v. Dickerson Thompson v. Oklahoma Brown v. Texas

	What 1990 Supreme Court case involved the legality of highway sobriety checkpoints and the Court ruled that such stops are reasonable insofar as they are essential to the welfare of the community as a whole?   Chimel v. California Carroll v. U.S. Terry v. Ohio Michigan Dept. of State Police v. Sitz

	As part of an individual's right to privacy, what Supreme Court case ruled that the defendant could not be ordered to undergo surgery because such a magnitude of intrusion into his body was unacceptable?   Katz v. U.S. Miranda v. Arizona Escobedo v. Illinois Winston v. Lee

	In what Supreme Court case did the Court rule that evidence secured from recording devices carried on the body of an undercover agent or an informant could be used in court? a. Katz v. U.S. X b. On Lee v. U.S. c. Oliver v. U.S. d. Hester v. U.S.   Katz v. U.S. On Lee v. U.S. Oliver v. U.S. Hester v. U.S.

	In which case did a federal appellate court rule that the consent a defendant had given to police for his apartment to be searched did not extend to the search of his computer once it was taken to a police station?   Intel v. U.S U.S. v. Cowell U.S. v. Carey Gates v. Washington

	In what 1987 case did a federal appellate court rule that the defendant could be prosecuted for heroin discovered during medical treatment, even though the defendant had objected to the treatment?   Katz v. U.S. California v. Hodari D. U.S. v. Borchardt None of the above

	The Constitution of the United States is designed to protect citizens against abuses of police power.    True  False

	During the 1980s and 1990s, the United States experienced a swing toward liberalism, giving rise to a renewed concern for the rights of the offender.    True  False

	Under Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, the new Court adhered to the principle that criminal defendants who claimed violations of their due process rights needed to bear most of the responsibility of showing that police went beyond the law in the performance of their duties.    True  False

	During the tenure of Chief Justice Rehnquist, the Court invoked a characteristically liberal approach to many important criminal justice issues.    True  False

	An arrest occurs when a law enforcement officer restricts a person's freedom to leave.    True  False

	Arrests that follow the questioning of a suspect are probably the most common type.    True  False

	Most jurisdictions allow arrest for a misdemeanor without a warrant when a crime is not in progress, as long as probable cause can be established.    True  False

	Probable cause can be defined as a belief, based on the facts at hand and on reasonable inferences drawn from those facts, which would induce an ordinarily prudent and cautious person under the same circumstances to conclude that criminal activity is taking place or that criminal activity has recently occurred.x    True  False

	In a 1990 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that an individual has the right to protect his or her belongings from unwarranted police inspection.    True  False

	The first significant Supreme Court case involving an automobile was Carroll v. U.S.    True  False

	Warrantless vehicle searches are limited to the area under the immediate control of the operator.    True  False

	Generally speaking, where vehicles are concerned, an investigatory stop is permissible under the Fourth Amendment if supported by reasonable suspicion.    True  False

	Motorists, but not the passengers, may be ordered out of stopped vehicles in the interest of officer safety.    True  False

	The Court has ruled that police officers with probable cause to search a car may search any passengers' belongings found in the car that are capable of concealing evidence.    True  False

	Houseboats are not covered under the automobile exception to the Fourth Amendment warrant requirement.    True  False

	The police are required to inform bus passengers of their right to refuse to cooperate with officers conducting searches or of their right to refuse to be searched.    True  False

	An interrogation is defined by the United States Supreme Court as any behaviors by the police that the police should know are reasonably likely to elicit an incriminating response from the suspect.    True  False

	A third-party conversation recorded by the police after a suspect has invoked the Miranda right to remain silent cannot be used as evidence in court.    True  False

	The USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 made it easier for police investigators to intercept many forms of electronic communications.    True  False

	Electronic evidence is latent evidence.    True  False

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