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The First Amendment
Chapter 6
The Second Amendment
Chapter 7
The Fourth Amendment
Chapter 8
The Fourth Amendment
Chapter 8 cont'
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The First Amendment specifically prohibits Congress from making any laws that restrict freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and: a. privacy. b. to petition the government. c. the presumption of innocence. d. travel.
What is to petition the government.
100
A critical question regarding the interpretation of the Second Amendment is the definition of: a. people. b. a militia. c. arms. d. well-regulated.
What is a militia.
100
The law of stop and frisk deals with that time frame during which officers follow up on their suspicions but before the time that the requisite ________ is established to justify an arrest. a. probable cause b. reasonable suspicion c. proof beyond a reasonable doubt d. preponderance of the evidence
What is probable cause
100
The principle that looks at all available information to assess whether the sum total would lead a reasonable person to believe what the officers concluded is the: a. bright line approach b. totality of the circumstances c. individual circumstances d. overall assessment
What is totality of the circumstances
200
Protected forms of speech include all of the following, except: a. burning the American flag. b. protesting abortion clinics. c. advocating the violent overthrow of the government. d. swearing at a law enforcement officer.
What is advocating the violent overthrow of the government.
200
The central controversy of the Second Amendment has been whether: a. the government should be involved in regulating the militia. b. the militia should consist of professional soldiers or volunteers. c. people have a right to bear arms as individuals rather than only as part of a militia. d. arms are necessary for the proper functioning of a militia.
What is people have a right to bear arms as individuals rather than only as part of a militia.
200
An unlawful search and seizure can include all of the following consequences, except: a. departmental sanctions. b. criminal liability. c. evidence would be admissible in court. d. civil liability.
What is evidence would be admissible in court.
200
All warrants are to be based on: a. a preponderance of the evidence. b. reasonable suspicion. c. proof beyond a reasonable doubt. d. probable cause.
What is probable cause.
300
In Everson v. Board of Education (1947), the Supreme Court cited Thomas Jefferson, stating that the ________ was intended to erect a “wall of separation between Church and State.” a. establishment of religion clause b. free exercise clause c. separation of parochial and secular schools d. ”excessive entanglement” test
What is establishment of religion clause
300
During the colonial period, the militia was considered to be: a. the Continental Army. b. enlisted minutemen. c. the entire male populace of a state. d. the entire national population.
What is the entire male populace of a state.
300
One way courts have determined reasonableness is the bright line approach, which: a. considers the totality of circumstances in each individual case. b. assigns points to each indicia of reasonableness. c. compares a case to other similar cases. d. considers a specific rule that applies to all cases.
What is considers a specific rule that applies to all cases.
300
Which of the following is insufficient to support probable cause? a. physical evidence b. admissions c. association with known criminals d. failure to protest arrest
What is failure to protest arrest
400
Freedom of the press protects: a. the right to publish information without governmental control. b. magazine publishers from being told they can’t print obscene material. c. the public from the publication of offensive material. d. press premises from being searched by law enforcement.
What is the right to publish information without governmental control.
400
Gun control opponents claim that gun control: a. will prevent needless deaths and lower crime. b. removes the role of local legislative bodies to be involved in the process. c. will only put guns in the hands of criminals. d. will force law-abiding citizens to seek alternate means of protection.
What is will only put guns in the hands of criminals.
400
“Probable cause to search” means: a. having more evidence against a set of probabilities. b. officers reasonably believe that evidence, contraband or other items sought are where they believe them to be. c. that a reasonable person would believe the items may or may not be at a particular location. d. the officers have reasonable suspicion to think the items are where they wish to search.
What is officers reasonably believe that evidence, contraband or other items sought are where they believe them to be.
400
The Fourth Amendment regulates the actions of all of the following, except the: a. Internal Revenue Service b. Secret Service c. United Parcel Service d. Food and Drug Administration
What is United Parcel Service
500
Under the First Amendment, there is an absolute freedom to: a. speak b. act c. protest d. believe
What is believe
500
Which of the following gives a person the legal right to use deadly force to defend that place, and any other innocent persons legally inside it, from violent attack or an intrusion that may lead to violent attack? a. The Fourth Amendment b. The Brady Act c. Castle laws d. The Second Amendment
What is Castle laws
500
When executing a search or arrest warrant, the common law rule is that for an entry into the home to be constitutional, the police must first: a. evacuate the immediate area. b. knock and identify themselves and their purpose. c. read the occupants their Miranda warnings. d. obtain consent to enter.
What is knock and identify themselves and their purpose.
500
The totality of the circumstances test made establishment of probable cause by use of _______ easier for police. a. warrantless investigative stops b. informants c. victim reports d. articulable reasonable suspicion
What is informants.