CRJS 475 exam 2 questions with
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The decision in Carroll v. U.S. (1925) created the vehicle exception to the warrant requirement. How did
this decision change the requirements for searches of vehicles as compared to those of homes? - correct
answer ✔✔The warrant requirement was removed in vehicle searches, unlike the warrant required
when searching homes.
In the absence of an arrest, what is the difference between searches of containers in vehicles before and
after SCOTUS' ruling in California v. Acevedo (1991)? - correct answer ✔✔Until 1991, officers could only
perform warrantless searches of containers in vehicles if they had separate probable cause to search
both the vehicle and the container; after 1991, officers with probable cause could perform warrantless
searches of containers in vehicles.
Which statement correctly explains the rules for searching individuals during traffic stops according to
the decision in Terry v. Ohio (1968)? - correct answer ✔✔Police may briefly detain, question, and
conduct a limited pat down of a suspect during a traffic stop without a warrant or probable cause.
In Pennsylvania v. Mimms (1977), SCOTUS ruled that officers could order drivers out of cars during traffic
stops without violating the Fourth Amendment under what circumstance? - correct answer ✔✔when
the motor vehicle has been lawfully detained
What does it likely mean if police ask suspects for consent to search their vehicles? - correct answer
✔✔They don't have probable cause to search.
What overarching societal fear in the early 1900s led SCOTUS to expand the Fourth Amendment
interpretation to include reduced expectations of privacy in vehicles? - correct answer ✔✔fear of
alcohol-related crimes
Emergency searches are best described as ____________. - correct answer ✔✔searches executed
without warrants due to the impracticality or danger in requiring officers to obtain warrants before they
search
, Justice Jackson believed that rights against uncontrolled searches and seizures were ____________. -
correct answer ✔✔indispensable freedoms
Searches of lawfully arrested individuals conducted without additional probable cause are called
____________. - correct answer ✔✔searches incident to arrest
When applying the voluntariness test of consent to search, courts focus on whether a(n) ____________.
- correct answer ✔✔officer reasonably believed a suspect consented voluntarily
As far back as the late 1700s, searches of ships did not require warrants, while searches of homes
required warrants and probable cause. Which of the following statements explains why? - correct
answer ✔✔A ship's mobility allowed the owner to move it quickly out of reach of a search.
Which of the following statements explains the difference between actual authority consent and
apparent authority consent? - correct answer ✔✔Actual authority consent takes place when someone
has the legal authority to consent to a search for another individual; apparent authority consent takes
place when officers believe someone has legal authority to consent to a search for another.
In consent searches, individuals ____________. - correct answer ✔✔give officers who don't have
probable cause or a warrant permission to search their persons, belongings, and homes
In California v. Acevedo (1991), SCOTUS ruled that searching containers in vehicles ____________. -
correct answer ✔✔requires no warrant when there is probable cause
How did the Robinson rule clarify the rules of searches incident to arrests? - correct answer ✔✔The
Robinson rule clarified the scope of the search allowed as incident to arrest.
In its ruling supporting strip searches in jails, against what does SCOTUS balance against a potentially
innocent individual's right to privacy? - correct answer ✔✔the special need to maintain security, safety,
and discipline in jail
How does SCOTUS's view compare to some circuit court's opinions on strip searching people arrested for
minor offenses? - correct answer ✔✔SCOTUS believes it is reasonable, but some circuit courts feel it is a
violation of the Fourth Amendment.
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The decision in Carroll v. U.S. (1925) created the vehicle exception to the warrant requirement. How did
this decision change the requirements for searches of vehicles as compared to those of homes? - correct
answer ✔✔The warrant requirement was removed in vehicle searches, unlike the warrant required
when searching homes.
In the absence of an arrest, what is the difference between searches of containers in vehicles before and
after SCOTUS' ruling in California v. Acevedo (1991)? - correct answer ✔✔Until 1991, officers could only
perform warrantless searches of containers in vehicles if they had separate probable cause to search
both the vehicle and the container; after 1991, officers with probable cause could perform warrantless
searches of containers in vehicles.
Which statement correctly explains the rules for searching individuals during traffic stops according to
the decision in Terry v. Ohio (1968)? - correct answer ✔✔Police may briefly detain, question, and
conduct a limited pat down of a suspect during a traffic stop without a warrant or probable cause.
In Pennsylvania v. Mimms (1977), SCOTUS ruled that officers could order drivers out of cars during traffic
stops without violating the Fourth Amendment under what circumstance? - correct answer ✔✔when
the motor vehicle has been lawfully detained
What does it likely mean if police ask suspects for consent to search their vehicles? - correct answer
✔✔They don't have probable cause to search.
What overarching societal fear in the early 1900s led SCOTUS to expand the Fourth Amendment
interpretation to include reduced expectations of privacy in vehicles? - correct answer ✔✔fear of
alcohol-related crimes
Emergency searches are best described as ____________. - correct answer ✔✔searches executed
without warrants due to the impracticality or danger in requiring officers to obtain warrants before they
search
, Justice Jackson believed that rights against uncontrolled searches and seizures were ____________. -
correct answer ✔✔indispensable freedoms
Searches of lawfully arrested individuals conducted without additional probable cause are called
____________. - correct answer ✔✔searches incident to arrest
When applying the voluntariness test of consent to search, courts focus on whether a(n) ____________.
- correct answer ✔✔officer reasonably believed a suspect consented voluntarily
As far back as the late 1700s, searches of ships did not require warrants, while searches of homes
required warrants and probable cause. Which of the following statements explains why? - correct
answer ✔✔A ship's mobility allowed the owner to move it quickly out of reach of a search.
Which of the following statements explains the difference between actual authority consent and
apparent authority consent? - correct answer ✔✔Actual authority consent takes place when someone
has the legal authority to consent to a search for another individual; apparent authority consent takes
place when officers believe someone has legal authority to consent to a search for another.
In consent searches, individuals ____________. - correct answer ✔✔give officers who don't have
probable cause or a warrant permission to search their persons, belongings, and homes
In California v. Acevedo (1991), SCOTUS ruled that searching containers in vehicles ____________. -
correct answer ✔✔requires no warrant when there is probable cause
How did the Robinson rule clarify the rules of searches incident to arrests? - correct answer ✔✔The
Robinson rule clarified the scope of the search allowed as incident to arrest.
In its ruling supporting strip searches in jails, against what does SCOTUS balance against a potentially
innocent individual's right to privacy? - correct answer ✔✔the special need to maintain security, safety,
and discipline in jail
How does SCOTUS's view compare to some circuit court's opinions on strip searching people arrested for
minor offenses? - correct answer ✔✔SCOTUS believes it is reasonable, but some circuit courts feel it is a
violation of the Fourth Amendment.
