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1. Rules to tell officers, courts, and the rest of us what’s reasonable are called:
a.
hearsay rules.
b.
direct information rules.
c.
“bright–line” rules.
d.
reasonableness rules.
ANSWER:
c
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Stop-and-Frisk Law
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.02 – Understand and appreciate that warrantless searches and seizures,
including Fourth Amendment stops and frisks, must satisfy the two requirements of the
reasonableness test: (1) the need to search/seize must outweigh the invasion of individual
liberty and privacy, and (2) there must be enough facts and circumstances to back up the
search/seizure.
KEYWORDS:
Remember
DATE CREATED:
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2. The U.S. Constitution requires police officers to have an objective basis to back up unwanted interferences with
individuals’ rights to liberty and privacy. What objective basis is required for an arrest?
a.
a hunch
b.
reasonable suspicion
c.
probable cause
d.
No objective basis is required for an arrest.
ANSWER:
c
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Chapter Introduction
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.01 – Understand that Fourth Amendment stops are seizures of persons
that allow officers to briefly freeze suspicious people and situations to investigate possible
criminal activity.
KEYWORDS:
Remember
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1/6/2017 6:01 AM
3. The first question to ask in a Fourth Amendment case is whether the:
a.
b.
c.
d.
ANSWER:
a
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Stop-and-Frisk Law
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.02 – Understand and appreciate that warrantless searches and seizures,
including Fourth Amendment stops and frisks, must satisfy the two requirements of the
reasonableness test: (1) the need to search/seize must outweigh the invasion of individual
liberty and privacy, and (2) there must be enough facts and circumstances to back up the
search/seizure.
KEYWORDS:
Remember
DATE CREATED:
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1/6/2017 6:01 AM
4. Which of the following is considered a type of hearsay information?
a.
statements by fellow officers
b.
resisting an officer
c.
contradictory answers
d.
hiding
ANSWER:
a
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Fourth Amendment “Stops”
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.07 – Know and appreciate that routine detentions at international borders
do not require reasonable suspicion to back up lengthy detentions and frisks.
KEYWORDS:
Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 12:12 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 6:01 AM
5. There are two parts to the Fourth Amendment: the reasonableness clause and the:
a.
warrant clause.
b.
objective clause.
c.
subjective clause.
d.
suspicion clause.
ANSWER:
a
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Stop-and-Frisk Law
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.02 – Understand and appreciate that warrantless searches and seizures,
including Fourth Amendment stops and frisks, must satisfy the two requirements of the
reasonableness test: (1) the need to search/seize must outweigh the invasion of individual
liberty and privacy, and (2) there must be enough facts and circumstances to back up the
search/seizure.
KEYWORDS:
Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 12:14 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 6:01 AM
6. Arizona v. Johnson (2009) ruled that:
a.
it’s lawful to frisk a passenger in a lawfully stopped vehicle, even if the passenger wasn’t suspected of
committing a crime.
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b.
it’s not lawful to frisk a passenger in a lawfully stopped vehicle, even if the passenger wasn’t suspected of
committing a crime.
c.
highway sobriety checkpoint programs are reasonable stops of citizens, even when there’s no individualized
suspicion.
d.
highway sobriety checkpoint programs are reasonable stops of citizens, only if there’s individualized
suspicion.
ANSWER:
a
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Stops and Frisks at the Roadside
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.05 – Understand that empirical evidence stands in conflict with the
decisions made by the Supreme Court expanding police power to stop and frisk during traffic
stops. Appreciate the importance of evidence-based decision making when balancing officer
safety against individual Fourth Amendment rights.
KEYWORDS:
Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 12:17 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 6:01 AM
7. The balancing approach to reasonableness:
a.
requires courts to weigh the degree of intrusion against the government’s need for the intrusion.
b.
prohibits the police from making intrusions simply to prevent crimes that may happen.
c.
does not require the court to weigh the degree of intrusion, as long as there is a factual foundation for the
intrusion.
d.
does not require a factual foundation to support stops involving serious crimes.
ANSWER:
a
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Stop-and-Frisk Law
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.02 – Understand and appreciate that warrantless searches and seizures,
including Fourth Amendment stops and frisks, must satisfy the two requirements of the
reasonableness test: (1) the need to search/seize must outweigh the invasion of individual
liberty and privacy, and (2) there must be enough facts and circumstances to back up the
search/seizure.
KEYWORDS:
Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 12:20 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 6:01 AM
8. In Illinois v. Lidster (2004), SCOTUS held that:
a.
a DUI checkpoint was constitutional.
b.
a drug interdiction information checkpoint was constitutional.
c.
a sexual assault information checkpoint was constitutional.
d.
a hit-and-run information checkpoint was constitutional.
ANSWER:
d
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Stops and Frisks at the Roadside
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QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.06 – Know and appreciate that law enforcement officers do not need
individualized suspicion to stop individuals at roadblocks and checkpoints to serve special
public interests. Understand the three prongs of the balancing test SCOTUS uses to determine
the reasonableness of these seizures: (1) the gravity of the public interest being served; (2)
the effectiveness of the seizure in advancing the public interest; and (3) the degree of
intrusion upon individual liberty and privacy.
KEYWORDS:
Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 12:23 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 6:01 AM
9. According to the SCOTUS opinion in Terry v. Ohio (1968), which of the following is permissible in a police stop and
frisk of a citizen on a street to investigate a possible robbery?
a.
In dealing with dangerous situations on city streets, police need an escalating set of flexible responses.
b.
Police cannot stop citizens without probable cause that crime is afoot.
c.
In any instance where the police can stop a person, they can also frisk the person.
d.
Police cannot stop citizens without clear and convincing evidence that crime is afoot.
ANSWER:
a
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Stop-and-Frisk Law
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.02 – Understand and appreciate that warrantless searches and seizures,
including Fourth Amendment stops and frisks, must satisfy the two requirements of the
reasonableness test: (1) the need to search/seize must outweigh the invasion of individual
liberty and privacy, and (2) there must be enough facts and circumstances to back up the
search/seizure.
KEYWORDS:
Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 12:25 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 6:01 AM
10. According to the SCOTUS opinion in Terry v. Ohio (1968), involving the stop and frisk of a citizen on the street to
investigate a robbery:
a.
a stop is conduct outside the purview of the Fourth Amendment, because the action does not rise to the level of
a seizure.
b.
whenever a police officer accosts an individual and restrains his or her freedom to walk away, he has “seized”
that person.
c.
a stop is not a serious intrusion upon the sanctity of the person and may be taken lightly.
d.
the personal security and privacy of the individual always outweigh the government’s interests in detecting
crime.
ANSWER:
b
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Stop-and-Frisk Law
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.02 – Understand and appreciate that warrantless searches and seizures,
including Fourth Amendment stops and frisks, must satisfy the two requirements of the
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reasonableness test: (1) the need to search/seize must outweigh the invasion of individual
liberty and privacy, and (2) there must be enough facts and circumstances to back up the
search/seizure.
KEYWORDS:
Remember
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11. The totality-of-facts-and-circumstances test is also known as the:
a.
whole picture test.
b.
objective basis test.
c.
logical test.
d.
reasonableness test.
ANSWER:
a
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Fourth Amendment “Stops”
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.07 – Know and appreciate that routine detentions at international borders
do not require reasonable suspicion to back up lengthy detentions and frisks.
KEYWORDS:
Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 12:32 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 6:01 AM
12. Which of the following activities cannot be conducted as a matter of routine at an international border stop?
a.
a dog sniff
b.
a cavity search
c.
a pocket check
d.
a wallet search
ANSWER:
b
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Detentions at International Borders
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.07 – Know and appreciate that routine detentions at international borders
do not require reasonable suspicion to back up lengthy detentions and frisks.
KEYWORDS:
Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 12:35 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 6:01 AM
13. According to the SCOTUS opinion in Terry v. Ohio (1968), a stop justified at its beginning can:
a.
be justified on mere hunches alone.
b.
only be done for violent crimes.
c.
become unjustified by being too extensive in scope.
d.
have any scope the stopping officer wants.
ANSWER:
c
POINTS:
1
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REFERENCES:
Stop-and-Frisk Law
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.02 – Understand and appreciate that warrantless searches and seizures,
including Fourth Amendment stops and frisks, must satisfy the two requirements of the
reasonableness test: (1) the need to search/seize must outweigh the invasion of individual
liberty and privacy, and (2) there must be enough facts and circumstances to back up the
search/seizure.
KEYWORDS:
Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 12:37 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 6:01 AM
14. In the 1960s, SCOTUS shifted away from the conventional approach to what new approach?
a.
the subjective Fourth Amendment approach
b.
the objective Fourth Amendment approach
c.
the balancing Fourth Amendment approach
d.
the reasonableness Fourth Amendment approach
ANSWER:
d
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Stop-and-Frisk Law
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.02 – Understand and appreciate that warrantless searches and seizures,
including Fourth Amendment stops and frisks, must satisfy the two requirements of the
reasonableness test: (1) the need to search/seize must outweigh the invasion of individual
liberty and privacy, and (2) there must be enough facts and circumstances to back up the
search/seizure.
KEYWORDS:
Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 12:45 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 6:01 AM
15. What case established the nature of a reasonable stop regarding suspected “balloon swallowers”?
a.
U.S. v. Montoya de Hernandez (1985)
b.
Terry v. Ohio (1968)
c.
Arizona v. Johnson (2009)
d.
Illinois v. Lidster (2004)
ANSWER:
a
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Detentions at International Borders
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.07 – Know and appreciate that routine detentions at international borders
do not require reasonable suspicion to back up lengthy detentions and frisks.
KEYWORDS:
Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 12:48 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 6:01 AM
16. Which of the following will not support stopping vehicles at a roadblock?
a.
driver’s license checks
b.
general checks to see if drivers might be committing any crime
c.
vehicle safety checks
d.
agricultural inspection stops
ANSWER:
b
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Stops and Frisks at the Roadside
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.06 – Know and appreciate that law enforcement officers do not need
individualized suspicion to stop individuals at roadblocks and checkpoints to serve special
public interests. Understand the three prongs of the balancing test SCOTUS uses to determine
the reasonableness of these seizures: (1) the gravity of the public interest being served; (2)
the effectiveness of the seizure in advancing the public interest; and (3) the degree of
intrusion upon individual liberty and privacy.
KEYWORDS:
Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 12:50 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 6:01 AM
17. As per Maryland v. Wilson (1997), police officers who have effected a traffic stop can choose to remove
_______________ from the stopped vehicle to maximize personal safety.
a.
drivers
b.
animals
c.
passengers
d.
weapons
ANSWER:
c
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Stops and Frisks at the Roadside
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.04 – Know that the Supreme Court views police work, especially during
traffic stops, as very dangerous and has created bright-line rules expanding police powers
during traffic stops in order to balance the increased need of officer safety against individual
Fourth Amendment rights.
KEYWORDS:
Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 12:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 6:01 AM
18. In Florida v. J.L. (2000), what did the court decide with regards to an anonymous tip about a man with a gun?
a.
The informant would have to be identified before the police could act.
b.
A stop and frisk was justified in the interests of public safety.
c.
An anonymous tip lacking any indication of reliability does not justify a stop and frisk, even though it did
allege the illegal possession of a firearm.
d.
A stop and frisk would be permissible as long as the police could verify the information.
ANSWER:
c
POINTS:
1
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REFERENCES:
Fourth Amendment “Stops”
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.03 – Know that reasonable suspicion is the objective basis required to
back up Fourth Amendment stops and frisks.
KEYWORDS:
Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 12:54 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 6:01 AM
19. Reasonable suspicion needed to make a stop requires:
a.
more than probable cause.
b.
a preponderance of the evidence.
c.
only a hunch.
d.
some minimum level of objective justification.
ANSWER:
d
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Fourth Amendment “Stops”
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.03 – Know that reasonable suspicion is the objective basis required to
back up Fourth Amendment stops and frisks.
KEYWORDS:
Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 12:57 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 6:01 AM
20. Which of the following circumstances has been found sufficient by itself to amount to reasonable suspicion?
a.
A driver was double-parked within ten feet of a pedestrian in a drug trafficking area.
b.
A passenger leaving an airplane appeared nervous in the presence of officers.
c.
A driver failed to look at a patrol car late at night.
d.
At 2:15 a.m., a person approached an officer in his police vehicle in a high crime area and told him that a
person seated in a nearby car had illegal drugs and a gun at his waist.
ANSWER:
d
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Stop-and-Frisk Law after Terry v. Ohio
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.02 – Understand and appreciate that warrantless searches and seizures,
including Fourth Amendment stops and frisks, must satisfy the two requirements of the
reasonableness test: (1) the need to search/seize must outweigh the invasion of individual
liberty and privacy, and (2) there must be enough facts and circumstances to back up the
search/seizure.
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.03 – Know that reasonable suspicion is the objective basis required to
back up Fourth Amendment stops and frisks.
KEYWORDS:
Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 2:00 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 6:01 AM
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21. If an officer was specifically patting down a suspect for weapons, but came across an item in the person’s pocket that
was in a shape consistent with contraband, such as narcotics, would the officer be able to seize the item and arrest the
person?
a.
No, they can never seize evidence unless they, in fact, know what the item is in advance.
b.
Yes, but only if the person consents to the removal of the objects.
c.
No, the officer can only seize the item if it was, in fact, a weapon.
d.
Yes, the officer can seize the item.
ANSWER:
d
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Frisks and the Fourth Amendment
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.03 – Know that reasonable suspicion is the objective basis required to
back up Fourth Amendment stops and frisks.
KEYWORDS:
Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 2:34 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 6:01 AM
22. Categorical suspicion:
a.
can be sufficient in itself to amount to reasonable suspicion.
b.
can be sufficient as long as the category in which the suspect falls is not based on race or ethnicity.
c.
can be one of the factors in the entire picture of reasonable suspicion.
d.
is sufficient in itself, if officers can establish the stop occurred in a high-crime area.
ANSWER:
c
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Fourth Amendment “Stops”
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.03 – Know that reasonable suspicion is the objective basis required to
back up Fourth Amendment stops and frisks.
KEYWORDS:
Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 2:39 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 6:01 AM
23. The reasonableness of roadblocks and checkpoints is determined by the following three-prong balancing test: the
gravity of the public interest being served by the seizure; the effectiveness of the seizure in advancing the public interest;
and:
a.
the likelihood of reducing crime as a result of the roadblock or checkpoint.
b.
the experience of the officers at the roadblock or checkpoint.
c.
the cost of the roadblock or checkpoint.
d.
the degree of intrusion upon individual liberty due to the roadblock or checkpoint.
ANSWER:
d
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Stops and Frisks at the Roadside
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
search/seizure.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.06 – Know and appreciate that law enforcement officers do not need
individualized suspicion to stop individuals at roadblocks and checkpoints to serve special
public interests. Understand the three prongs of the balancing test SCOTUS uses to determine
the reasonableness of these seizures: (1) the gravity of the public interest being served; (2)
the effectiveness of the seizure in advancing the public interest; and (3) the degree of
intrusion upon individual liberty and privacy.
KEYWORDS:
Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 2:41 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 12:17 PM
24. In City of Indianapolis v. Edmond (2000), the Court held that drug interdiction checkpoints:
a.
did not violate the Fourth Amendment, because they were a minor inconvenience.
b.
did violate the Fourth Amendment, because they were a major inconvenience.
c.
did not violate the Fourth Amendment, because they were indistinguishable from general crime control
interests.
d.
did violate the Fourth Amendment, because they were indistinguishable from general crime control interests.
ANSWER:
d
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Stops and Frisks at the Roadside
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.06 – Know and appreciate that law enforcement officers do not need
individualized suspicion to stop individuals at roadblocks and checkpoints to serve special
public interests. Understand the three prongs of the balancing test SCOTUS uses to determine
the reasonableness of these seizures: (1) the gravity of the public interest being served; (2)
the effectiveness of the seizure in advancing the public interest; and (3) the degree of
intrusion upon individual liberty and privacy.
KEYWORDS:
Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 2:43 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 6:01 AM
25. What case provides an excellent example of the violent crime–automatic frisk exception?
a.
Adams v. Williams (1972)
b.
Navarette v. California (2014)
c.
Illinois v. Wardlow (2000)
d.
Terry v. Ohio (1968)
ANSWER:
d
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Stop-and-Frisk Law
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.01 – Understand that Fourth Amendment stops are seizures of persons
that allow officers to briefly freeze suspicious people and situations to investigate possible
criminal activity.
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.02 – Understand and appreciate that warrantless searches and seizures,
including Fourth Amendment stops and frisks, must satisfy the two requirements of the
reasonableness test: (1) the need to search/seize must outweigh the invasion of individual
liberty and privacy, and (2) there must be enough facts and circumstances to back up the
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KEYWORDS:
Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 2:44 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 6:01 AM
26. In Maryland v. Wilson (1997), the case in which police removed and detained a passenger from a lawfully stopped
vehicle, SCOTUS held that:
a.
the officer ordering the passenger out of the car was an unreasonable seizure.
b.
the practice of ordering all drivers and passengers who were stopped in traffic stops out of their vehicles was
reasonable.
c.
the officer ordering the driver out of the car was too great an intrusion into the driver’s liberty.
d.
police must have articulable suspicion of danger to order the passenger out of the vehicle.
ANSWER:
b
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Stops and Frisks at the Roadside
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.04 – Know that the Supreme Court views police work, especially during
traffic stops, as very dangerous and has created bright-line rules expanding police powers
during traffic stops in order to balance the increased need of officer safety against individual
Fourth Amendment rights.
KEYWORDS:
Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 2:46 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 6:01 AM
27. According to SCOTUS in U.S. v. Montoya de Hernandez (1985), involving a detention at the border for drug
investigation:
a.
even routine customs searches at the border require reasonable suspicion.
b.
any detention at the border that lasts more than 15 minutes is unreasonable.
c.
detention beyond the scope of a routine customs search and inspection is always unreasonable.
d.
the Fourth Amendment’s balance of reasonableness is qualitatively different at the international border than in
the interior of the country.
ANSWER:
d
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Detentions at International Borders
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.07 – Know and appreciate that routine detentions at international borders
do not require reasonable suspicion to back up lengthy detentions and frisks.
KEYWORDS:
Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 2:48 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 12:17 PM
28. According to SCOTUS’s opinion in U.S. v. Montoya de Hernandez (1985), involving the detention of a traveler at the
border, the standard of evidence necessary to detain a traveler at the border, beyond the scope of a routine custom search
and inspection, is:
a.
probable cause.
b.
no evidence at all, because the Fourth Amendment does not apply at the border.
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c.
a clear indication of illegal activity.
d.
reasonable suspicion.
ANSWER:
d
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Detentions at International Borders
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.07 – Know and appreciate that routine detentions at international borders
do not require reasonable suspicion to back up lengthy detentions and frisks.
KEYWORDS:
Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 2:50 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 6:01 AM
29. According to SCOTUS in Michigan v. Sitz (1990), involving sobriety checkpoints, detaining a car briefly at a sobriety
checkpoint:
a.
is not a stop.
b.
is a stop, but it is not covered by the Fourth Amendment.
c.
is a stop to which the Fourth Amendment applies.
d.
requires probable cause that someone in the car has committed a crime.
ANSWER:
c
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Stops and Frisks at the Roadside
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.06 – Know and appreciate that law enforcement officers do not need
individualized suspicion to stop individuals at roadblocks and checkpoints to serve special
public interests. Understand the three prongs of the balancing test SCOTUS uses to determine
the reasonableness of these seizures: (1) the gravity of the public interest being served; (2)
the effectiveness of the seizure in advancing the public interest; and (3) the degree of
intrusion upon individual liberty and privacy.
KEYWORDS:
Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 2:51 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 6:01 AM
30. According to SCOTUS in Michigan v. Sitz (1990), involving sobriety checkpoints, detaining a car briefly at a sobriety
checkpoint requires:
a.
reasonable suspicion that the driver is driving under the influence.
b.
probable cause that the driver is driving under the influence.
c.
clear and convincing evidence that the driver is driving under the influence.
d.
no individualized suspicion, because of the importance of the state’s interest in addressing the drunk driving
problem.
ANSWER:
d
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Stops and Frisks at the Roadside
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.06 – Know and appreciate that law enforcement officers do not need
individualized suspicion to stop individuals at roadblocks and checkpoints to serve special
public interests. Understand the three prongs of the balancing test SCOTUS uses to determine
the reasonableness of these seizures: (1) the gravity of the public interest being served; (2)
the effectiveness of the seizure in advancing the public interest; and (3) the degree of
intrusion upon individual liberty and privacy.
KEYWORDS:
Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 2:53 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 6:01 AM
31. The case of Michigan v. Sitz (1990) challenged the constitutionality of:
a.
the stop and frisk.
b.
a frisk without a warrant.
c.
courier profiles.
d.
DUI roadblocks.
ANSWER:
d
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Stops and Frisks at the Roadside
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.06 – Know and appreciate that law enforcement officers do not need
individualized suspicion to stop individuals at roadblocks and checkpoints to serve special
public interests. Understand the three prongs of the balancing test SCOTUS uses to determine
the reasonableness of these seizures: (1) the gravity of the public interest being served; (2)
the effectiveness of the seizure in advancing the public interest; and (3) the degree of
intrusion upon individual liberty and privacy.
KEYWORDS:
Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 2:54 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 6:01 AM
32. Which of the following is a legitimate purpose for a frisk?
a.
to protect officers
b.
to preserve evidence
c.
to find illegal drugs
d.
to convince suspects that they should respond to an officer’s questions
ANSWER:
a
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Stop-and-Frisk Law
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.04.03 – Know that reasonable suspicion is the objective basis required to
back up Fourth Amendment stops and frisks.
KEYWORDS:
Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 2:56 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 6:01 AM
33. Frisks are:
a.
the most invasive type of search.