Category 1
A Search Warrant may be issued if the officer has reasonable suspicion.
a. True
b. False
b. False
A Search Warrant must describe the place to be searched and the property to be seized.
a. True
b. False
a. True
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What level of proof does an administrator at your school have to have in order to search you or your property?
a. Mere Hunch
b. Probable Cause
c. Don’t need any proof, you are at school
d. Reasonable Suspicion
d. Reasonable Suspicion
A search of a person or immediate area of control can legally be conducted after an arrest.
a. True
b. False
a. True
Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures.
a. 1st Amendment
b. 2nd Amendment
c. 3rd Amendment
d. 4th Amendment
d. 4th Amendment
Which of the following best summarizes the difference between reasonable suspicion and probable cause?
A) They are exactly the same thing
B) Reasonable suspicion is enough for stops, while probable cause is needed for arrests/searches
C) Reasonable suspicion is higher than probable cause
D) Neither is required under the Fourth Amendment
B) Reasonable suspicion is enough for stops, while probable cause is needed for arrests/searches
Imagine you are in a room with no windows or doors. How will you get out?
Stop imagining.
Which of these examples shows a legal search?
A) Police search a house with a valid warrant describing the items
B) Police randomly search cars at a grocery store
C) A teacher searches a locker because they don’t like the student
D) Police break into a house without a warrant or probable cause
A) Police search a house with a valid warrant describing the items
The exclusionary rule means:
A) Evidence found illegally cannot be used in court
B) Police can exclude people from public places
C) Suspects are excluded from questioning
D) Warrants exclude the police from searches
A) Evidence found illegally cannot be used in court
Which Supreme Court case holds that evidence that is obtained in an illegal search can be excluded from both State and Federal cases?
a. Mapp v. Ohio
b. Terry v. Ohio
c. Florida v. Royer
d. Coolidge v. New Hampshire
a. Mapp v. Ohio
Which of the following Supreme Court cases says if an apparent item of contraband is in plain view, it may be seized?
a. Florida v. Royer
b. Mapp v. Ohio
c. Coolidge v. New Hampshire
d. Terry v. Ohio
c. Coolidge v. New Hampshire
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70
A police officer sees stolen electronics in the backseat of a car during a traffic stop. This is:
A) Reasonable suspicion
B) Probable cause
C) A warrantless seizure
D) Both B and C
D) Both B and C
A principal hears that a student may have fireworks in their backpack. Can the principal search it?
A) No, because a warrant is always required
B) Yes, because schools only need reasonable suspicion
C) No, because students have full Fourth Amendment rights at school
D) Yes, but only with a judge’s approval
B) Yes, because schools only need reasonable suspicion
Police stop a car because the driver was speeding. Do they have automatic probable cause to search the trunk?
A) Yes, always
B) No, not unless they see or smell something suspicious
C) Yes, because speeding is a crime
D) No, unless the driver refuses to show ID
B) No, not unless they see or smell something suspicious
Which of these is an example of reasonable suspicion?
A) A person matches the description of a shoplifting suspect and is loitering near the store
B) A person is proven guilty in court
C) A judge signs a warrant
D) A teacher assigns homework
A) A person matches the description of a shoplifting suspect and is loitering near the store
I’m orange, I have green on top and I sound like a parrot. What am I?
A carrot.
Probable cause means:
A) Enough evidence for a reasonable person to believe a crime occurred
B) The police are curious about someone
C) A student looks nervous at school
D) A judge doesn’t think a crime happened
A) Enough evidence for a reasonable person to believe a crime occurred
Reasonable suspicion is:
A) Strong evidence of guilt
B) A hunch with no facts
C) Specific facts that suggest possible criminal activity
D) The same as probable cause
C) Specific facts that suggest possible criminal activity
The Fourth Amendment protects people against:
A) Free speech restrictions
B) Unreasonable searches and seizures
C) Cruel and unusual punishment
D) Double jeopardy
B) Unreasonable searches and seizures
To get a warrant, police usually must have:
A) A strong opinion
B) Reasonable suspicion
C) Probable cause
D) Permission from the suspect
C) Probable cause
You’re running a race and at the very end, you pass the person in 2nd place. What place did you finish the race in?
2nd place
Police can empty your pockets and search your backpack when you are taken to jail. This is an example of:
A) Stop and frisk
B) Plain view
C) Search incident to arrest
D) Consent
C) Search incident to arrest
Why does the Constitution require warrants to be specific?
A) To protect people’s privacy and prevent abuse by the government
B) To save judges’ time
C) To make police work easier
D) To allow more freedom to search anywhere
A) To protect people’s privacy and prevent abuse by the government