Landmark Cases

Which Supreme Court ruling applied the principles developed in Weeks v. U.S. to trials in state courts?

• Illinois v. Gates.

• Horton v. California.

• Mapp v. Ohio.

• U.S. v. Leon.

Which of the following cases is not concerned or involved issues with the exclusionary rule?

• Weeks v. U.S.

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Mapp v. Ohio.

• Terry v. Ohio

Which U.S. Supreme Court case made the exclusionary rule applicable to seizures done by federal officers?

• Powell v. Alabama.

• Johnson v. Avery.

• Chimel v. California.

• Weeks v. U.S.

This rule requires that incriminating evidence be seized by police according to the Constitutional specifications of the due process or it will not be allowed as evidence in court.

• Procedural rule

• Exclusionary rule

• Seizure rule

• Due process rule

Unreasonable searches & seizures are prohibited by the:

• Equality statute

• Protection clause

• Fifth Amendment

• Fourth Amendment

Which U.S. Supreme Court case was responsible for the creation of the exclusionary rule?

• Weeks v. U.S.

• Chimel v. California

• Johnson v. Avery

• Powell v. Alabama

The extent of a Terry “pat down” search is limited by what constitutional amendment?

• First

• Fifth

• Fourth

• Eighth

Because of Chimel v. California police can search an arrested person without a warrant for the following reason(s):

• to protect themselves

• to prevent destruction of evidence

• to keep a defendant from escaping

• all of these are correct

Which court case ruled that a “stop & frisk” search is constitutional?

• Terry v. Ohio

• Chimel v. California

• Tennessee v. Garner

• Miranda v. Arizona

The outcome of this case was the creation of a "reasonableness test" when examining an officers actions.

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Mapp v. Ohio

• Tennessee v. Garner

• Graham v. Conner