Deck 13: Police and the Law

Question 1

This case allowed certain searches incident to arrest:

A)Chimel v.California
B)Terry v.Ohio
C)United States v.Matlock
D)Abel v.United States

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Reasonable suspicion is the standard of proof a police officer needs to make an arrest.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Due to the mobility of an automobile, this case allowed police to search automobiles upon probable cause but without a search warrant:

A)Florida v.Bostick
B)California v.Greenwood
C)Hester v.United States
D)Carroll v.United States

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Process by which actions of the police in areas such as arrests, search and seizure, and interrogations are reviewed by the U.S.court system at various levels to ensure the constitutionality of these actions:

A)judicial review
B)probable cause
C)third degree tactics
D)silver platter doctrine

Question 5

Search and seizure is governed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S.Constitution.

Question 6

The U.S.Supreme Court has consistently ruled that canine sniffs by a trained drug dog are not actual search and seizures controlled by the Fourth Amendment.

Question 7

This constitutional amendment states, "The right that no warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."

A)First Amendment
B)Fourth Amendment
C)Fifth Amendment
D)Sixth Amendment

Question 8

This constitutional amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures:

A)First Amendment
B)Fourth Amendment
C)Fifth Amendment
D)Sixth Amendment

Question 9

This case established the exclusionary rule in federal courts:

A)Weeks v.United States
B)Wolf v.Colorado
C)Rochin v.California
D)Mapp v.Ohio

Question 10

This case ruled that a person in police custody must be advised of his or her constitutional rights prior to interrogation or the information obtained can be excluded:

A)Brown v.Mississippi
B)McNabb v.United States
C)Escobedo v.United States
D)Miranda v.Arizona

Question 11

This case applied the exclusionary rule to all state courts:

A)Weeks v.United States
B)Wolf v.Colorado
C)Rochin v.California
D)Mapp v.Ohio

Question 12

Search warrants are necessary for all searches by police officers.

Question 13

The automobile exception to the search warrant requirement is referred to as the Carroll doctrine.

Question 14

A police officer can search without a warrant if consent is given by a person having authority to give such consent.

Question 15

This case allowed searches during field interrogations, also known as "pat downs":

A)Chimel v.California
B)Terry v.Ohio
C)United States v.Matlock
D)Abel v.United States

Question 16

"Evidence that may lead a reasonable person to believe that a crime has been committed and that a certain person committed it" is the definition of:

A)beyond a reasonable doubt
B)reasonable suspicion
C)probable cause
D)likely evidence

Question 17

A border search can be made without probable cause, without a warrant, and indeed, without any articulable suspicion at all.

Question 18

Probable cause is the standard of proof a police officer needs to arrest an individual.

Question 19

The right to counsel contained within Miranda applies only when the individual under interrogation is in custody.

Question 20

The Bill of Rights applies only to the actions of government agents; it does not apply to private security employees or private citizens not acting on behalf of, or with, official law enforcement agencies.

Question 21

Cite three cases involving the police and custodial interrogation.Describe how these cases led to the current custodial interrogation rules in the United States.

Question 22

The standard necessary for a police officer to make an arrest is known as ____________________.

Question 23

The standard of proof that is necessary for police officers to conduct stops and frisks is known as ____________________.

Question 24

The Supreme Court ruled in Burdeau v.McDowell that _____ applies only to the actions of government agents and does not apply to private citizens or security employees.

A)county ordinances
B)local ordinances
C)state statutes
D)the Bill of Rights

Question 25

The pattern of brutality and violence used by the police to obtain confessions by suspects is known as ____________________.

Question 26

The almost "official" police practice of obtaining confessions by use of brutality and violence:

A)hammering tactics
B)first degree tactics
C)third degree tactics
D)drop down tactics

Question 27

The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are also known as the ____________________.

Question 28

Evidence that may lead a reasonable person to believe that a crime has been committed and that a certain person committed it is known as ____________________.

Question 29

The ____________________ is an interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment by the U.S.Supreme Court that holds that evidence seized in violation of the U.S.Constitution cannot be used in court against a defendant.

Question 30

The questioning of a person in police custody regarding his or her participation in a crime is called ____________________.

Question 31

How do the Bill of Rights and the actions of the U.S.Supreme Court regulate the police?

Question 32

The U.S.Supreme Court has ruled that a warrantless search of a vehicle is valid if the police have probable cause to believe that the car contains evidence that they are seeking.This decision is known as:

A)the Stout doctrine
B)the Carroll doctrine
C)the exclusionary rule
D)fruits of the poisonous tree doctrine

Question 33

A ____________________ is the detaining of a person by a law enforcement officer for the purpose of investigation, accompanied by a superficial examination of the person's body surface or clothing to discover weapons, contraband, or other objects relating to criminal activity.

Question 34

A border search can be made:

A)on probable cause
B)on reasonable suspicion
C)without any articulable suspicion
D)all of the above

Question 35

____________________ was the vehicle the Supreme Court used for applying the exclusionary rule to state courts.

Question 36

Explain the significance of the Dickerson decision.

Question 37

What is the exclusionary rule? Describe its development.Has it had an impact on the police and the public?

Question 38

Cite three cases involving the police and search and seizure.Describe how these cases led to the current search and seizure rules in the United States.

Question 39

The right to counsel contained within the Miranda ruling applies only when the subject of an interrogation:

A)is in custody
B)is accused of a felony crime
C)has been deemed indigent
D)has made an admission of guilt

Question 40

If evidence is found to be in violation of the exclusionary rule, it must be ____________________.

Question 41

List several of the exceptions to the warrant requirement in search and seizure cases, and cite and discuss several U.S.Supreme Court cases to illustrate the exception.

Question 42

Describe the development of the requirement to be advised of one's constitutional rights prior to police interrogation when in police custody.Cite and discuss several U.S.Supreme Court cases to show the changes in police interrogation procedures over time.