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Probable cause is a less demanding standard than reasonable suspicion.

A) True
B) False

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The precedent case for the legality of and restrictions on "stop and frisk" is


A) Miranda v. Arizona.
B) Tennessee v. Garner.
C) Chimel v. California.
D) Mapp v. Ohio.
E) Terry v. Ohio.

F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

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The stop in a stop-and-frisk situation must be based on a _________________ _______________ that the person stopped is about to be or is actually engaged in criminal activity.

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Minnesota v.Dickerson dealt with the issue of searches and


A) the automobile exception.
B) "plain feel" evidence.
C) thermal imaging.
D) "plain view" evidence.
E) third-party consent.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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A search may legally be conducted by police if


A) an arrest has been made.
B) consent to search is given.
C) a search warrant has been issued.
D) any of the other choices.
E) none of the other choices.

F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

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MATCHING Each item may be matched only once. Select the best match. -often cited as the landmark case concerning police use of force


A) Brendlin v. California
B) Bond v. United States
C) continuum of contacts
D) exigent circumstance
E) Graham v. Connor
F) Virginia v. Moore
G) Mapp v. Ohio
H) Minnesota v. Dickerson
I) New York v. Belton
J) positional asphyxia
K) probable cause
L) procedural law
M) substantive law
N) Tennessee v. Garner
O) United States v. Sokolow
P) Weeks v. United States

Q) C) and G)
R) E) and I)

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The __________ doctrine is an exception allowing officers to search a vehicle without a warrant even if they have the time to get one.


A) functional equivalent
B) Carroll
C) fruit of the poisonous tree
D) inevitable discovery
E) good faith

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Procedural law deals with the __________ of law.


A) process
B) content
C) history
D) complexity

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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The power of arrest is inherent in the right of society to defend itself.

A) True
B) False

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MATCHING Each item may be matched only once. Select the best match. -it is more likely than not that a crime has been committed by the person whom a law enforcement officer seeks to arrest


A) Brendlin v. California
B) Bond v. United States
C) continuum of contacts
D) exigent circumstance
E) Graham v. Connor
F) Virginia v. Moore
G) Mapp v. Ohio
H) Minnesota v. Dickerson
I) New York v. Belton
J) positional asphyxia
K) probable cause
L) procedural law
M) substantive law
N) Tennessee v. Garner
O) United States v. Sokolow
P) Weeks v. United States

Q) G) and J)
R) F) and G)

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The phrase "in the presence," when referring to an arrest,literally means in the immediate presence of the law enforcement officer.

A) True
B) False

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A de facto arrest is a detention without probable cause that is factually indistinguishable from an arrest.

A) True
B) False

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The ________________ ________________ doctrine refers to places other than actual borders where travelers frequently enter or exit the country,such as international airports.

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The courts have generally ruled that dog sniffs of inanimate items or public locations are not searches.

A) True
B) False

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The fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine is an extention of the exclusionary rule.

A) True
B) False

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MATCHING Each item may be matched only once. Select the best match. -case where the Supreme Court ruled: "In evaluating the validity of a stop ...,we must consider the 'totality of circumstances-the whole picture'"


A) Brendlin v. California
B) Bond v. United States
C) continuum of contacts
D) exigent circumstance
E) Graham v. Connor
F) Virginia v. Moore
G) Mapp v. Ohio
H) Minnesota v. Dickerson
I) New York v. Belton
J) positional asphyxia
K) probable cause
L) procedural law
M) substantive law
N) Tennessee v. Garner
O) United States v. Sokolow
P) Weeks v. United States

Q) F) and J)
R) E) and O)

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As a general rule,before officers forcibly break open the doors of a house to arrest someone within,they must


A) demand admittance and be refused.
B) identify themselves as police officers.
C) make known their purpose.
D) all of the other choices.
E) none of the other choices.

F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

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Maryland v.Buie established that officers may make a limited protective _________ of a home during an arrest if the circumstances warrant.

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MATCHING Each item may be matched only once. Select the best match. -case in which the Supreme Court extended its "look,but don't touch" policy when it ruled police officers can visually inspect travelers' luggage but not squeeze or physically manipulate a bag to determine whether it contains drugs or other contraband


A) Brendlin v. California
B) Bond v. United States
C) continuum of contacts
D) exigent circumstance
E) Graham v. Connor
F) Virginia v. Moore
G) Mapp v. Ohio
H) Minnesota v. Dickerson
I) New York v. Belton
J) positional asphyxia
K) probable cause
L) procedural law
M) substantive law
N) Tennessee v. Garner
O) United States v. Sokolow
P) Weeks v. United States

Q) G) and L)
R) F) and H)

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