WorksheetsChaoter 6: Police and Law
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What does a 'search' imply in the context of government officials?
A friendly visit to a person's home by government officials
A routine check without any legal implications
A public announcement by government officials
Government officials' examination of and hunt for evidence in a manner that intrudes on privacy
What is required for a government intrusion to be considered a 'search'?
Intrusion on an individual's reasonable expectation of privacy
A public announcement of the search
A warrant signed by the President
Permission from the local police department
Under what condition can officers examine and use evidence without a warrant?
If the evidence is hidden
If the evidence is in open view where they are legally permitted to be
If the evidence is digital
If the evidence is obtained during a holiday
What does 'Terry v. Ohio' endorse?
The right to privacy in one's home
Police officers' authority to stop and frisk suspects on the street under reasonable suspicion
Unlimited search rights for police officers
The requirement for a warrant in all searches
What constitutes 'probable cause'?
A hunch by a police officer
Public opinion
Reliable information indicating evidence is likely to be found
A random selection for a search
What must a warrant describe according to the 4th Amendment?
A general area for potential searching
The officer's intuition
The specific place to be searched and the person or items to be seized
The entire neighborhood of the suspect
What is an 'affidavit'?
A police officer's badge number
A public declaration
A type of warrant
A written statement of fact, supported by oath for obtaining a warrant
What are 'exigent circumstances'?
When officers have a warrant
Scheduled police department meetings
When there is an immediate threat to public safety or risk of evidence destruction
When officers need a break
What does the 'exclusionary rule' state?
All evidence must be included in a trial
Illegally obtained evidence must be excluded from trial
Evidence can only be presented on Tuesdays
Only digital evidence is admissible
What is a 'stop and frisk'?
A dance move
A limited search for weapons based on reasonable suspicion
A method to detain and search vehicles
A type of warrant
What is required for a 'consent search'?
A unanimous vote
Voluntary consent by someone with authority
A court order
A written agreement
What does 'Miranda Rights' include?
The right to remain silent and have an attorney
The right to a free phone call
The right to a public trial
The right to search police officers
What case applied the exclusionary rule to improper searches by state and local officials?
Mapp v. Ohio
Terry v. Ohio
Weeks v. United States
Wolf v. Colorado
Under what circumstances can warrantless searches of automobiles be conducted?
Without any suspicion
Only on highways
When there is reasonable suspicion of illegal activity
When the car is painted red
What is the 'good faith' exception to the exclusionary rule?
Evidence obtained with a defective warrant can be used if officers acted in honest reliance
All evidence is good evidence
Evidence obtained on a Sunday
Evidence obtained by officers with less than 2 years of experience
what is reasonable suspicion based on?
a police officers’ intuition
suspicion
a police offers belief, and fact, that criminal activity is afforded and further investigation is needed
a police officers two eyes
what are the elements of the 4th amendment?
existence of guilt, fear, race, and prejudice
a warrant to search everything, police officers suspicion, racism
a warrant deceiving who and what is being seized, probable cause, evidence, and consent search
probable cause, evidence, and a warrant describing the specific place being searched, and a warrant describing what person or item is being seized
Tatality of Circumstances identifies what?
whether probable cause exist to permit a judge to determine if the available evidence is sufficient and reliable to issue a warrant
probable cause exist to make a judge issue a warrant
whether probable cause exist and if the evidence exist for a judge to issue a warrant
sufficient and reliable evidence
which Supreme Court’s decision is applied against searches by state police and DID NOT create the exclusionary rule as a remedy
Weeks v. United States
Wolf v. Colorado
Mapp v. Ohio
Chimes v. California
Which Supreme Court’s decision applied the exclusionary rule for improper searches by federal law enforcement officials?
Mapp v. Ohio
Chimel v. California
United States v. Drayton
Weeks v. United States
