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Laws of Arrest, Search, and Seizure MCQ

Laws of Arrest, Search, and Seizure MCQ

 

1. _____ is defined as a document issued by a judge, based on probable cause, directing police to immediately search a person, a premises, an automobile, or a building for the purpose of finding illegal contraband felt to be located therein and as stated in the warrant.

Answer

Correct Answer: Warrant, Search

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2. _____ is a document issued by a judge directing police to immediately arrest a person accused of a crime.

Answer

Correct Answer: Warrant, Arrest

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3. Is terry Stop also known as a “stop and frisk”; when a police officer briefly detains a person for questioning and then frisks (“pats down”) the person if the officer reasonably believes he or she is carrying a weapon?

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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4. _____ is known as in the Bill of Rights, it guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury, the right to effective counsel at trial, and other protections.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sixth Amendment

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5. _____ is defined as in the Fourth Amendment, the term refers to an officer’s searching for and taking away evidence of a crime.

Answer

Correct Answer: Search And Seizure

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6. _____ is suspicion that is less than probable cause but more than a mere hunch that a person may be involved in criminal activity.

Answer

Correct Answer: Reasonable Suspicion

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7. Is probable Cause a reasonable basis to believe that a crime has been, or is about to be, committed by a particular person?

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Correct Answer: True

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8. _____ is known as a procedure in which police ask suspects to submit to a viewing by witnesses to determine the guilty party, based on personal and physical characteristics; information obtained may be used later in court.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lineup

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9. _____ is defined as In the Bill of Rights, it contains the protection against unreasonable searches and seizures and protects people’s homes, property, and effects.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fourth Amendment

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10. _____ is in the Bill of Rights, among other protections, it guards against self-incrimination and double jeopardy.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fifth Amendment

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11. Is exigent Circumstance an instance in which quick, emergency action is required to save lives, protect against serious property damage, or prevent suspect escape or evidence destruction; in such cases, officers can enter a structure without a search warrant?

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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12. _____ is known as the rule (see Mapp v. Ohio, 1961) providing that evidence obtained improperly cannot be used against the accused at trial.

Answer

Correct Answer: Exclusionary Rule

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13. _____ is defined as any written document in which the signer swears under oath that the statements in the document are true.

Answer

Correct Answer: Affidavit

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14. What legal concept is described as less than probable cause, but more than a “mere hunch?”

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Correct Answer: Reasonable suspicion

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15. Michael is testifying before Congress regarding a company he owns that was involved in a massive spill of toxic chemicals. If he wants to avoid answering questions which could incriminate him, which amendment should he plead?

Answer

Correct Answer: Fifth

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16. Courts have generally decided that warrants for electronic surveillance require which of the following?

Answer

Correct Answer: Probable cause

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17. Patrol officers, unlike detectives, rarely have the time or opportunity to perform an arrest with a warrant in hand.

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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18. Which of the following would be an exception to the Miranda requirement?

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Correct Answer: Officers know that a terrorist has planted a bomb, but they cannot find it and they have the suspect in custody.

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19. Protections against self-incrimination are guaranteed by which amendment?

Answer

Correct Answer: Fifth

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20. Which of the following can be described as urgent situations that require an officer’s immediate action?

Answer

Correct Answer: Exigent circumstances

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21. Illegally obtained evidence is prohibited from being used at trial due to which of the following?

Answer

Correct Answer: Exclusionary rule

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22. An officer believes that an individual has drugs hidden in their hotel room but doesn’t have a warrant. The officer knocks on the door and tells the occupant that he needs to look in the room for a dangerous fugitive. The occupant gives the officer consent to search, at which time he discovers drugs and arrests the occupant. Which of the following is true of this search?

Answer

Correct Answer: The search would not be a permissible warrantless search because the officer was deceptive in gaining consent.

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23. An officer pulls over a driver and smells marijuana. The officer would be permitted to search the car without a warrant because the officer can reasonably conclude that the driver was smoking marijuana while driving. What is this reasonable basis called?

Answer

Correct Answer: Probable cause

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24. Which U.S. Supreme Court ruling clarified the right to counsel for indigent defendants charged in a capital case?

Answer

Correct Answer: Powell v. Alabama (1932)

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25. Patrol officers more likely to perform searches or arrests without a warrant when compared to detectives because ______.

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Correct Answer: Patrol officers are more likely to encounter situations that require quick action to prevent a crime or the destruction of evidence

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26. Why did the courts find that it is acceptable for police officers to order passengers out of any vehicle they stop, even if there is no suspicion of wrongdoing?

Answer

Correct Answer: Statistics suggest they are commonly a threat to the safety of the officer.

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27. Which of the following is an example of a situation where a search can be conducted without a warrant?

Answer

Correct Answer: A person is pulled over by a police officer, and the officer is able to see drugs in the car.

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28. When an officer reads a person their rights related to remaining silent and their right to an attorney, these are known as ______.

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Correct Answer: Miranda warnings

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