CRMJ 420 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, CRIMINAL LAW AND
PROCEDURE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
All of the following Amendments to the U.S. Consitution address issues
of criminal procedure except Ans✓✓✓First Amendment
____ are the workhorse of the federal system and are the venue for
prosecutions of federal crimes Ans✓✓✓District Courts
Which type of judicial opinion expresses a disagreement with the
majority opinion? Ans✓✓✓dissenting opinion
All of the following are examples of the use of discretion except
Ans✓✓✓a judge advocating for a harsher sentence
Each of the following Amendments has been incorporated at least
partially except Ans✓✓✓Third
The concept of precedent, central to Supreme Court decision making, is
based on which legal principle? Ans✓✓✓stare decisis
Which of the following states that the U.S. Constitution and laws passed
by the U.S. Congress eclipse state constitutions and state laws?
Ans✓✓✓The Supremacy Clause
,Which of the following objectives of the criminal justice system best
describes the idea that guilty should be convicted and the innocent go
free? Ans✓✓✓Accuracy
Which of the following Amendments ensures the right to a speedy trial?
Ans✓✓✓Sixth
Which organization has the legal authority to interpret and apply the
rules established in the U.S. Constitution? Ans✓✓✓the U.S. Supreme
Court
Quiz 1 Ans✓✓✓
All of the following are court-recognized categories of police-citizen
interaction except Ans✓✓✓detention
Which of the following statements regarding the Florida v. Bostick case
is true? Ans✓✓✓The agents did not threaten or display their weapons
____ refers to land that is distant from the home, which the police may
enter without probable cause or a warrant Ans✓✓✓Open fields
The Fourth Amendment prohibits ______ searches without a warrant
Ans✓✓✓"unreasonable"
, Which of the following are the two conditions required to be present in
order for the police to seize an item in plain view without a search
warrant? Ans✓✓✓The officer must be legally situated, and he must
have probable cause to believe the item is evidence of illegal activity
Which of the following cases presented the question of whether the use
of thermal-imaging device aimed at a private home from a public street
to detect relative amounts of heat within the home constitutes a "search"
within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment? Ans✓✓✓Kyllo v. United
States
What level of proof must be established to obtain a warrant?
Ans✓✓✓probable cause
All of the following were identified as examples of cases where the
Supreme Court held that there was no Fourth Amendment seizure
except____ Ans✓✓✓curtilage ground surveillance
According to California v. Greenwood, can police officers look through
garabage left on the curb for pickup? Ans✓✓✓Yes, if it is outside the
curtilage, it has been abandoned
The two-component test for a Fourth Amendment expectation of privacy
is which of the following? Ans✓✓✓subjective and objective
Quiz 2 Ans✓✓✓
PROCEDURE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
All of the following Amendments to the U.S. Consitution address issues
of criminal procedure except Ans✓✓✓First Amendment
____ are the workhorse of the federal system and are the venue for
prosecutions of federal crimes Ans✓✓✓District Courts
Which type of judicial opinion expresses a disagreement with the
majority opinion? Ans✓✓✓dissenting opinion
All of the following are examples of the use of discretion except
Ans✓✓✓a judge advocating for a harsher sentence
Each of the following Amendments has been incorporated at least
partially except Ans✓✓✓Third
The concept of precedent, central to Supreme Court decision making, is
based on which legal principle? Ans✓✓✓stare decisis
Which of the following states that the U.S. Constitution and laws passed
by the U.S. Congress eclipse state constitutions and state laws?
Ans✓✓✓The Supremacy Clause
,Which of the following objectives of the criminal justice system best
describes the idea that guilty should be convicted and the innocent go
free? Ans✓✓✓Accuracy
Which of the following Amendments ensures the right to a speedy trial?
Ans✓✓✓Sixth
Which organization has the legal authority to interpret and apply the
rules established in the U.S. Constitution? Ans✓✓✓the U.S. Supreme
Court
Quiz 1 Ans✓✓✓
All of the following are court-recognized categories of police-citizen
interaction except Ans✓✓✓detention
Which of the following statements regarding the Florida v. Bostick case
is true? Ans✓✓✓The agents did not threaten or display their weapons
____ refers to land that is distant from the home, which the police may
enter without probable cause or a warrant Ans✓✓✓Open fields
The Fourth Amendment prohibits ______ searches without a warrant
Ans✓✓✓"unreasonable"
, Which of the following are the two conditions required to be present in
order for the police to seize an item in plain view without a search
warrant? Ans✓✓✓The officer must be legally situated, and he must
have probable cause to believe the item is evidence of illegal activity
Which of the following cases presented the question of whether the use
of thermal-imaging device aimed at a private home from a public street
to detect relative amounts of heat within the home constitutes a "search"
within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment? Ans✓✓✓Kyllo v. United
States
What level of proof must be established to obtain a warrant?
Ans✓✓✓probable cause
All of the following were identified as examples of cases where the
Supreme Court held that there was no Fourth Amendment seizure
except____ Ans✓✓✓curtilage ground surveillance
According to California v. Greenwood, can police officers look through
garabage left on the curb for pickup? Ans✓✓✓Yes, if it is outside the
curtilage, it has been abandoned
The two-component test for a Fourth Amendment expectation of privacy
is which of the following? Ans✓✓✓subjective and objective
Quiz 2 Ans✓✓✓
