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What amendment is the Exclusionary Rule grounded in
4th amendment.
prohibits the use of illegally obtained material for use at a trial


What amendment includes the right against self-incrimination as well as the right
to be only tried once (double jeopardy)
5th amendment
you cant testify against yourself or be tried for the same crime twice


What amendment includes the right to a speedy trial, public trial and impartial
jury
6th amendment
right to confront a witness or see the person accusing them of the crime face to
face


The supreme court ruled that this amendment's cruel and unusual punishment
clause also applies to the states
8th amendment


The 4th amendment can be divided into 2 parts
Proper issue of warrants and search and seizure


To satisfy the 4th amendment, an investigative stop must be based on what
Reasonable suspicion

,Reasonable suspicion is the same as probable cause according to the 4th
amendment (true or false)
False


The Bill of Rights originally only applied to actions of the federal government, but
certain rights were made applicable to the states by what Amendment.
14th Amendment
Also, all people born in the United States are citizens automatically.


Which Amendment contains the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses
14th Amendment


The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first how many Amendments
The first 10 Amendments


Name the US Supreme Court rule which created the motor vehicle search
warrant
exception.
a. Exclusionary rule
b. Garner Doctrine
c. Carroll Doctrine
d. Escobedo Exception
Carroll Doctrine


Probable cause is greater than reasonable suspicion and is the standard used to
make
an arrest or obtain a search warrant.
a. True
b. False
True

,1. Police officers need a warrant to search a cell phone unless there are exigent
circumstances.
a. True
b. False
True


1. Regarding cell phone searches an exigent circumstance may be one of the
following;
a. Child Abduction
b. Bomb Detonation Information
c. Drug Deal information
d. Both a and b
e. None of the above
Both a and b
must be for very serious crimes and not smaller crimes


1. Two of the court cases involved in the Supreme Court ruling regarding cell
phone searches are;
a. Chimel v California
b. Riley v California
c. U.S. v Wurie
d. Both a and b
e. Both b and c
Both b and c
U.S. v Wurie is more for flip phones.
Riley v California is for getting warrants when searching all phones but smart
phones more


1. Regarding the search of cell phones the Supreme court listened to two cases
involving;
a. Prostitution and weapons
b. Drugs, weapons and gangs
c. Child Pornography and drugs
d. Automobile thefts and gangs

, Drugs, weapons and gangs
U.S. v Wurie and Riley v California


1. The Supreme Court ruling on cell phone searches prevents law enforcement
officers from seizing cell phones.
a. True
b. False
False
Officers can seize them, but cannot search them without a warrant


1. Knowingly possess drug paraphernalia is a ___________________ 152.092

a. Petty misdemeanor

b. Misdemeanor

c. Gross misdemeanor

d. Felony

Petty Misdemeanor


1. Which is not a pattern in the analysis of fingerprints?
a. Loop
b. Whorl
c. Lobe
d. Arch
Lobe


1. What are magnets for crime according to the broken windows model?
a. Drugs
b. Abandoned buildings
c. Guns

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