PSC Exam 3 Practice test questions
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The Supreme Court created this rule to prevent illegally seized materials from being used as
evidence against a person:
A. Enumerated powers rule
B. Excessive bail and fines rule
C. Exculpatory rule
D. Exclusionary rule - correct answer ✔✔D.
The Fourth Amendment requires which of these before a search warrant can be authorized?
A. Clear and present danger
B. Probable cause
C. Personal recognizance
D. Beyond a reasonable doubt - correct answer ✔✔B.
Which of these is NOT a recognized exception to the search warrant requirement?
A. Racial profiling exception
B. Automobile exception
C. Plain view exception
D. Stop and frisk exception - correct answer ✔✔A.
The Constitution's protection against a person being tried twice for the same offense is called?
A. Self incrimination
B. Due process of law
, C. Double jeopardy
D. None of these - correct answer ✔✔C.
Which case established that individuals have "a reasonable expectation of privacy?"
A. Arizona v. Gant
B. United States v. Jones
C. United States v. Katz
D. Kyllo v. United States - correct answer ✔✔C.
This early American was famous for opposing the British use of "writs of assistance."
A. James Otis
B. George Washington
C. John Adams
D. Thomas Jefferson - correct answer ✔✔A.
Which of these are included in the so-called
Miranda warnings?
A. Right to a lawyer
B. Right to remain silent
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B - correct answer ✔✔C.
Which of these persons could be legally executed in the U.S. today?
A. A 17-year old mass murderer
B. A mentally retarded serial rapist
C. A 30-year old female murderer
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The Supreme Court created this rule to prevent illegally seized materials from being used as
evidence against a person:
A. Enumerated powers rule
B. Excessive bail and fines rule
C. Exculpatory rule
D. Exclusionary rule - correct answer ✔✔D.
The Fourth Amendment requires which of these before a search warrant can be authorized?
A. Clear and present danger
B. Probable cause
C. Personal recognizance
D. Beyond a reasonable doubt - correct answer ✔✔B.
Which of these is NOT a recognized exception to the search warrant requirement?
A. Racial profiling exception
B. Automobile exception
C. Plain view exception
D. Stop and frisk exception - correct answer ✔✔A.
The Constitution's protection against a person being tried twice for the same offense is called?
A. Self incrimination
B. Due process of law
, C. Double jeopardy
D. None of these - correct answer ✔✔C.
Which case established that individuals have "a reasonable expectation of privacy?"
A. Arizona v. Gant
B. United States v. Jones
C. United States v. Katz
D. Kyllo v. United States - correct answer ✔✔C.
This early American was famous for opposing the British use of "writs of assistance."
A. James Otis
B. George Washington
C. John Adams
D. Thomas Jefferson - correct answer ✔✔A.
Which of these are included in the so-called
Miranda warnings?
A. Right to a lawyer
B. Right to remain silent
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B - correct answer ✔✔C.
Which of these persons could be legally executed in the U.S. today?
A. A 17-year old mass murderer
B. A mentally retarded serial rapist
C. A 30-year old female murderer
