Question 1

SCOTUS has created bright-line rules that expand police powers during traffic stops, in order to balance the increased need of officer safety against individual Fourth Amendment rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following will not support stopping vehicles at a roadblock?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Why is it reasonable to remove a passenger from a stopped vehicle when there is no suspicion that the passenger may be involved in a crime? ​

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Question 4

Police officers can automatically frisk all citizens whom they stop. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In City of Indianapolis v. Edmond (2000) , the Court held that drug interdiction checkpoints: ​

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 6

What case provides an excellent example of the violent crime-automatic frisk exception? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  Adams v. Williams (1972) 
B)  Navarette v. California (2014) 
C)  Illinois v. Wardlow (2000) 
D)  Terry v. Ohio (1968)

Question 7

Adams v. Williams (1972)upheld a stop and frisk on informant information that Adams was armed with a handgun in his waistband. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Frisks are searches. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In the 1960s, SCOTUS shifted away from the conventional approach to what new approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  the subjective Fourth Amendment approach
B)  the objective Fourth Amendment approach
C)  the balancing Fourth Amendment approach
D)  the reasonableness Fourth Amendment approach

Question 10

An officer conducting a protective pat-down search can never seize any items other than weapons. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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? ​

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 12

The case of Michigan v. Sitz (1990) challenged the constitutionality of:

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A)  the stop and frisk.
B)  a frisk without a warrant.
C)  courier profiles.
D)  DUI roadblocks.

Question 13

Routine detentions at international borders don't require reasonable suspicion to back up lengthy detentions or frisks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Information received from anonymous informants is always considered equal in quality to that received from known informants, in providing reasonable suspicion for a stop. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In Maryland v. Wilson (1997) , the case in which police removed and detained a passenger from a lawfully stopped vehicle, SCOTUS held that: ​

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 16

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:

Accepted Answer

A)  t he 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.

Question 17

According to the SCOTUS opinion in Terry v. Ohio (1968) , a stop justified at its beginning can:

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 18

In practice, the vast majority of searches and seizures are performed without _______________ . ​

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Which of the following is a legitimate purpose for a frisk?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

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:

Accepted Answer

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.

Exam 4: Stop and Frisk

What case provides an excellent example of the violent crime-automatic frisk exception? ​

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Routine detentions at international borders don't require reasonable suspicion to back up lengthy detentions or frisks.

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In City of Indianapolis v. Edmond (2000) , the Court held that drug interdiction checkpoints: ​

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The case of Michigan v. Sitz (1990) challenged the constitutionality of:

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Adams v. Williams (1972)upheld a stop and frisk on informant information that Adams was armed with a handgun in his waistband. ​

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Which of the following will not support stopping vehicles at a roadblock?

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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:

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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:

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Police officers can automatically frisk all citizens whom they stop. ​

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In the 1960s, SCOTUS shifted away from the conventional approach to what new approach?

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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? ​

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Frisks are searches. ​

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In Maryland v. Wilson (1997) , the case in which police removed and detained a passenger from a lawfully stopped vehicle, SCOTUS held that: ​

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Which of the following is a legitimate purpose for a frisk?

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SCOTUS has created bright-line rules that expand police powers during traffic stops, in order to balance the increased need of officer safety against individual Fourth Amendment rights.

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According to the SCOTUS opinion in Terry v. Ohio (1968) , a stop justified at its beginning can:

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An officer conducting a protective pat-down search can never seize any items other than weapons. ​

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Why is it reasonable to remove a passenger from a stopped vehicle when there is no suspicion that the passenger may be involved in a crime? ​

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In practice, the vast majority of searches and seizures are performed without _______________ . ​

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Information received from anonymous informants is always considered equal in quality to that received from known informants, in providing reasonable suspicion for a stop. ​

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In City of Indianapolis v. Edmond (2000) , the Court held that drug interdiction checkpoints:

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Adams v. Williams (1972)upheld a stop and frisk on informant information that Adams was armed with a handgun in his waistband.

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Police officers can automatically frisk all citizens whom they stop.

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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?

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Frisks are searches.

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In Maryland v. Wilson (1997) , the case in which police removed and detained a passenger from a lawfully stopped vehicle, SCOTUS held that:

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An officer conducting a protective pat-down search can never seize any items other than weapons.

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Why is it reasonable to remove a passenger from a stopped vehicle when there is no suspicion that the passenger may be involved in a crime?

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In practice, the vast majority of searches and seizures are performed without _______________ .

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Information received from anonymous informants is always considered equal in quality to that received from known informants, in providing reasonable suspicion for a stop.

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