POST EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

The Exclusionary Rule is grounded in which Amendment? - Answer- 4th Amendment Which Amendment includes the right against self-incrimination as well as the right to be only tried once (double jeopardy)? - Answer- 5th Amendment Which Amendment includes the right to a speedy trial, public trial and impartial jury? - Answer- 6th Amendment The Supreme Court ruled that this Amendment's cruel and unusual punishment clause also applies to the States. - Answer- 8th Amendment The 4th Amendment can be divided into two parts. - Answer- Search and Seizure and Proper issue of warrants To satisfy the 4th Amendment, an investigative stop must be based on what? - Answer- Reasonable Suspicion Reasonable suspicion is the same as probable cause according to the 4th Amendment - Answer- FALSE The Bill of Rights originally only applied to actions of the federal govt., but certain rights were made applicable to the states by what amendment? - Answer- 14th Amendment Which Amendment contains the Due Process and Equal Protection Clause? - Answer- 14th Amendment The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ______ Amendments. - Answer- 10 Name the US Supreme Court rule which created the motor vehicle search warrant exception. - Answer- Carroll Doctrine Probable Cause is greater than reasonable suspicion and is the standard used to make an arrest or obtain a search warrant. - Answer- TRUE Regarding cell phone searches an exigent circumstance may be one of the following? - Answer- Child Abduction and Bomb Detonation Information Police