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1. A brief interference with a person's freedom of movement with a duration that can be measured in minutes is
called a(n)
a. search
b. stop
c. arrest
d. interrogation
2. A significant deprivation of liberty because a person is taken into police custody, transported to the police station or
jail, and processed into the criminal justice system is called a(n)
a. search
b. stop
c. arrest
d. interrogation
3. In what circumstance is the totality of circumstances used?
a. to determine whether an offender is guilty
b. to determine whether to indict a suspect
c. to determine whether probable cause exists
d. to determine whether police acted appropriately
4. Which doctrine permits officers to notice and use as evidence items that are visible to them when they are in a
location that they are permitted to be?
a. plain view doctrine
b. public safety doctrine
c. exigent circumstances doctrine
d. stop and frisk doctrine
5. Which of the following senses can be used to justify a warrantless search?
a. feel
b. hear
c. sight
d. all of the above
6. In what case did the Court decide that the "plain view" doctrine permits officers to notice and use as evidence items
that are visible to them when they are in a location that they are permitted to be?
a. Coolidge v. New Hampshire (1971)
b. Hester v. U.S. (1924)
c. Minnesota v. Dickerson (1993)
d. Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
7. The United States Supreme Court developed the "stop and frisk" exception whereby a police officer could pat down
a suspicious person without a warrant in the landmark case of
a. Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
b. Terry v. Ohio (1968)
c. Chimel v. California (1969)
d. Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
8. What is the purpose of allowing searches incident to lawful arrests?
a. to ensure the safety of officers
b. to make sure the arrestee does not flee
c. to ensure the arrestee shows the proper respect to the police
d. to make sure the arrest proceeds smoothly
9. Which of the following is FALSE concerning search warrants?
a. police officers must provide reliable information when obtaining a search warrant
b. police officers must identify the "things" to be searched
c. police officers are allowed to conduct warrantless searches under certain circumstances
d. police officers do need a search warrant, even if a person waives his/her Fourth Amendment rights
10. According to U.S. v. Drayton (2002), police officers:
a. must notify citizens they have the right to say "no" to a search
b. must notify a citizen of their right against self-incrimination
c. must notify a citizen of their right to an attorney
d. are not obligated to notify citizens they have a right to say "no" to a search
11. Which of the following is contained in the Fourth Amendment?
a. right to bear arms
b. privilege against self-incrimination
c. right to an attorney
d. warrant clause
12. The United States Supreme Court established that criminal defendants must be read their rights in
a. Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
b. Terry v. Ohio (1968)
c. Chimel v. California (1969)
d. Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
13. Which of the following is contained in the Fifth Amendment?
a. right to counsel
b. right to remain silent
c. free speech clause
d. warrant clause
14. Which of the following is not part of the Miranda warnings?
a. the right to an attorney during interrogation
b. the right to remain silent
c. any statement that you decide to make can be used against you in court
d. the right to a speedy trial
15. Miranda rights are drawn from the
a. Fourth and Fifth Amendment
b. Fifth and Sixth Amendments
c. Seventh and Eighth Amendments
d. Eighth and Ninth Amendments
16. Which of the following are involved in the Miranda warnings?
a. right to an attorney
b. right to remain silent
c. statements made can be used against a suspect
d. all of the above
17. The Supreme Court ruled that statements produced after police beat suspects were inadmissible in
a. Myers v. U.S. (1923)
b. West Coast Hotel v. Parrish (1935)
c. Chimel v. California (1969)
d. Brown v. Mississippi (1936)
18. Which two decisions by the Supreme Court laid the foundation for Miranda v. Arizona (1966)?
a. Escobedo v. Illinois (1964) and Massiah v. U. S. (1964)
b. Mapp v. Ohio (1961) and Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
c. Wolf v. Colorado (1949) and Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
d. Wolf v. Colorado (1949) and Rochin v. California (1952)
19. When an urgent situation of significant social importance outweighs the necessity of respecting individuals' rights,
this is referred to as the
a. plain view exception
b. public safety exception
c. exigent circumstances exception
d. stop and frisk exception
20. Who wrote the Supreme Court's opinion in Miranda v. Arizona (1966)?
a. Hugo Black
b. William Brennan
c. Earl Warren
d. Thurgood Marshall
21. The Supreme Court recently repeated its endorsement of the Miranda requirement in
a. Kyllo v. U.S. (2001)
b. Maryland v. Wilson (1997)
c. Dickerson v. U.S. (2000)
d. Romer v. Evans (1995)
22. The United States Supreme Court applied the Fourth Amendment to the states in
a. Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
b. Terry v. Ohio (1968)
c. Chimel v. California (1969)
d. Wolf v. Colorado (1949)
23. In the 1980s, which of the following statements is true concerning the United States Supreme Court's treatment of
the exclusionary rule?
a. the Court expanded the rule to protect criminal defendants
b. the Court abolished the rule
c. the Court created exceptions to limit the applicability of the rule
d. the Court did not change the rule in terms of in its application
24. Which chief justice of the United States Supreme Court began to create exceptions to the exclusionary rule?
a. Earl Warren
b. Warren Burger
c. Harlan Stone
d. William Howard Taft
25. Many police actions fall under which Amendment?
a. the Fourth
b. the Eighth
c. the First
d. the Third
26. The Supreme Court created the exclusionary rule in the case of
a. Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
b. Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
c. Minnesota v. Dickerson (1993)
d. Weeks v. U.S.(1914)
27. The Supreme Court created the inevitable discovery exception to the exclusionary rule in the case of
a. Nix v. Williams (1980)
b. West Coast Hotel v. Parrish (1935)
c. Weeks v. U.S. (1914)
d. Brown v. Mississippi (1936)
28. The United States Supreme Court created the good faith exception in the case of
a. Nix v. Williams (1980)
b. Hester v. U.S. (1924)
c. Texas v. Johnson (1989)
d. U.S. v. Leon (1984)
29. Which of the following does not allow the use of the exclusionary rule?
a. murder trial
b. federal court
c. state courts with no appellate system
d. grand jury proceedings
30. How did the US Supreme Court rule in the recent Arizona v. Gant case on searches?
a. ItupheldtherulingoftheArizonaSupremeCourtthatthesearchofGant’svehiclewasanunreasonable
search
b. ItreversedtherulingoftheArizonaSupremeCourtandupheldthesearchbyofficer’sasreasonable
c. It did not rule on the issue, but remanded the case back the Arizona State Supreme Court
d. It upheld the ruling of the Arizona Supreme Court that the search was a reasonable search.
31. In what case did the United States Supreme Court concluded that a suspect being questioned cannot assert his right
to remain silent by remaining silent in the face of continued questioning by the officer?
a. Roper v. Simmons
b. Berghuis v. Thompson
c. Florida v. Powell
d. New York v. Quarles
32. Based on the ruling set forth in Berghuis v. Thompson, what must a suspect do to end questioning?
a. Immediately remain silent
b. Immediately state he is asserting his right to remain silent to end questioning
c. Answer some questions and not others
d. Request additional time to respond at a later point
33. Police officers must establish ____________________ to obtain a warrant.
34. Criminaldefendants’rightsarefoundinthe____________________.
35. The search and seizure clause is found in the ____________________ Amendment.
36. ____________________ are actions by law enforcement officials that intrude upon people's reasonable
expectations of privacy.
37. The ____________________ permits officers to notice and use as evidence items that are visible to them.
38. The ____________________ gives property owners no reasonable expectation of privacy in fields on and around
their property.
39. The Supreme Court ruled that officers are permitted to intrude on private lands that are open areas in the case of
____________________.
40. The stop and frisk exception is considered a ____________________ search.
41. If a person waives his/her Fourth Amendment rights, this is referred to as a ____________________ search.
42. If a person is placed under arrest, then they forfeit their Fourth Amendment rights. This is called
____________________.
43. The Court created the stop and frisk exception in ____________________.
44. Chief Justice ____________________ established the Miranda warnings.
45. If citizens are not free to leave when officers assert their authority to stop someone, this is considered
____________________.
46. ____________________ means that the officers acted with the honest belief that they were following the proper
rules and are not subject to the exclusionary rule.
47. When improperly obtained evidence is used because it would later have been discovered anyway even without
improper actions by the police, this is called the ____________________.
48. Police officers can conduct a warrant search without probable cause.
a. True
b. False
49. The Fourth Amendment contains the unreasonable search and seizure clause.
a. True
b. False
50. Police officers cannot stop and frisk suspects even if they have reasonable suspicion.
a. True
b. False
51. The Fourth Amendment requires that probable cause be established before a warrant is provided.
a. True
b. False
52. Police officers can rely on a variety of senses to justify a warrantless search.
a. True
b. False
53. Police cannot rely on smell as a sense in conducting a warrantless search.
a. True
b. False
54. The totality of circumstances test is used to determine if sufficient evidence exists for a search warrant.
a. True
b. False
