"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasoanble searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."

Question

Which Amendment is this?

a
1st Amendment
b
5th Amendment
c
4th Amendment
d
14th Amendment
Question 2 (7 points)
Written permission from a judge to engage in a search and/or arrest.

a
Affidavit
b
Warrant
c
Lex talionis
d
Custody
Question 3 (7 points)
The act of depriving the liberty of a person suspected of criminal activity.

a
Stop
b
Interrogation
c
Arrest
d
Affidavit
Question 4 (7 points)
An arrest requires at least __________ as a burden of proof.

a
Probable cause
b
Preponderance of the evidence
c
Beyond a reasonable doubt
d
Reasonable suspicion
Question 5 (7 points)
A search warrant requires _____, _____, and ______.

a
Description of person/place/thing
b
Probable cause
c
Reasonable suspicion
d
An oath
Question 6 (7 points)
For a police officer to stop someone for further investigation, they must have at least what level of burden of proof to do so?

*Choose the least level needed.

a
Reasonable suspicion
b
Beyond a reasonable doubt
c
Probable cause
d
Preponderance of the evidence
Question 7 (7 points)
Reasonable suspicion often times requires the totality of circumstances, which can include ____, ____, and ____.

a
The suspect’s racial and ethnic features
b
Suspect’s behavior
c
Suspect matching the description of the suspect as advertised from credible sources
d
Location of police officer’s contact with the suspect
Question 8 (7 points)
Reasonable grounds to believe the existence of acts warranting certain actions, such as the search and arrest of a person. These can only be done based on known facts and circumstances and not "mere suspicion".

a
Reasonable suspicion
b
Beyond a reasonable doubt
c
Probable cause
d
Preponderance of the evidence
Question 9 (7 points)
For a police officer to pull someone over that is driving, they need ________ that a traffic violation has occurred.

a
Reasonable suspicion
b
Probable cause
c
Beyond a reasonable doubt
d
Preponderance of the evidence
Question 10 (7 points)
Which of the following is NOT a source of probable cause?

a
Evidence
b
Racial profiling
c
Association
d
Personal observation
Question 11 (7 points)
The prohibition of illegally obtained evidence from being used in a court of law.

a
Inevitable discovery
b
Fruit of the poisoned tree
c
Exclusionary rule
d
Good faith
Question 12 (7 points)
Police Officer Blumpkin saw Xavier run a stop sign. Officer Blumpkin had probable cause a traffic violation had just occurred, so he flashed his lights and pulled Xavier over. As the officer was checking Xavier's driver license's validity, the computer system in the police car stated Xavier had an active warrant for his arrest. Officer Blumpkin arrested Xavier aNd patted him down for weapons. He found 10g of cocaine, which is a felony, in Xavier's car. The following day, Xavier was presented before a judge who discovered the computer system had incorrectly attributed a warrant to Xavier, thus making the arrest an illegal mistake. However, because of the doctrine __________, the arrest of Xavier will stand valid and the evidence will still be used against him. The computer's error led the officer into error and it is thus not his fault.

a
Good faith
b
Fruit of the poisoned tree
c
Inevitable discovery
d
Exclusionary rule
Question 13 (7 points)
Police Officer Rico knew Martha was in the house at the address 4 Privet Drive. He knocked on the door and when Martha answered, he grabbed her, handcuffed her, and arrested her. As Martha was yelling at the officer, her husband Brandon came downstairs to argue. Officer Rico transported Martha to the police car and took Martha's phone from her as evidence. As he was going through Martha's phone, he found text messages from Martha to Brandon saying "Why did you kill your cousin BRyan with the hammer and hide it in the basement?" Officer Rico then arrested Brandon as well and went downstairs to the basement where he found a hammer with blood. The crime scene investigators later found Brandon's fingerprints.

Evidence #1: Martha's phone

Evidence #2: The bloody hammer with Brandon's fingerprints.

This was an illegal arrest. According to the fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine, which of the following statements is true?

a
Brandon’s hammer is excluded from the evidence because it was illegally found solely because of Martha’s illegally obtained phone as evidence
b
Both forms of evidence are acceptable even though the arrest was illegal.
c
The arrest was legal and both forms of evidence are admissible in court.
d
Martha’s phone is excluded from evidence but the bloody hammer is not excluded from the evidence.
Question 14 (7 points)
Police Officer Markos sees Meredith hitting another woman several times with a baseball bat in the parking lot of Carriage Crossing Mall. As Officer Markos arrested Meredith, the victim quickly took photos of her wounds and texted them to the officer to serve as evidence.

Which of the following statements is true?

a
The arrest is legal, therefore the evidence of the bat and photographs of the victim's wounds are admissible in court against Meredith
b
The arrest is illegal, but because the officer had good faith in doing his job, the evidence of the bat is not admissible but the evidence of the photographs of the victim is admissible
c
The arrest is illegal and both forms of evidence will be excluded from trial
d
The arrest is illegal but due to the inevitable discovery doctrine, the evidence of the bat is admissible but the evidence of the photographs of the victim is inadmissible in court.
Question 15 (7 points)
The doctrine of habeas corpus requires the government to present the person arrested to stand before a judge to review the details of the arrest within _________.

a
12 hours
b
24 hours
c
48 hours
d
72 hours

Answer 1

Here are the answers to your questions:

1. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated...
   Answer: c. 4th Amendment

2. Written permission from a judge to engage in a search and/or arrest.
   Answer: b. Warrant

3. The act of depriving the liberty of a person suspected of criminal activity.
   Answer: c. Arrest

4. An arrest requires at least __________ as a burden of proof.
   Answer: a. Probable cause

5. A search warrant requires _____, _____, and ______.
   Answer: a. Description of person/place/thing; b. Probable cause; d. An oath

6. For a police officer to stop someone for further investigation, they must have at least what level of burden of proof to do so?
   Answer: a. Reasonable suspicion

7. Reasonable suspicion often times requires the totality of circumstances, which can include ____, ____, and ____.
   Answer: b. Suspect’s behavior; c. Suspect matching the description of the suspect as advertised from credible sources; d. Location of police officer’s contact with the suspect

8. Reasonable grounds to believe the existence of acts warranting certain actions, such as the search and arrest of a person. These can only be done based on known facts and circumstances and not "mere suspicion."
   Answer: c. Probable cause

9. For a police officer to pull someone over that is driving, they need ________ that a traffic violation has occurred.
   Answer: b. Probable cause

10. Which of the following is NOT a source of probable cause?
    Answer: b. Racial profiling

11. The prohibition of illegally obtained evidence from being used in a court of law.
    Answer: c. Exclusionary rule

12. The doctrine __________, the arrest of Xavier will stand valid and the evidence will still be used against him.
    Answer: a. Good faith

13. According to the fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine, which of the following statements is true?
    Answer: a. Brandon’s hammer is excluded from the evidence because it was illegally found solely because of Martha’s illegally obtained phone as evidence

14. Which of the following statements is true?
    Answer: a. The arrest is legal, therefore the evidence of the bat and photographs of the victim's wounds are admissible in court against Meredith

15. The doctrine of habeas corpus requires the government to present the person arrested to stand before a judge to review the details of the arrest within _________.
    Answer: b. 24 hours

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