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How do you think omission of slavery from the United States Constitution impacted the history of the United States?
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The Fourth Amendment applies:
a. only to police investigating criminal activity.
b. only to state and federal law enforcement agencies.
c. to the actions of both public officials and private citizens.
d. to all government workers.
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The Great Compromisea. gave a proportionate vote to each state in the House. b. gave each state an equal vote in the Senate.c. differed from the New Jersey Plan. d. all of the above.
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The precedent for warrantless searches of vehicles came from:
a. Carroll v. United States.
b. Chambers v. Maroney.
c. Robbins v. California.
d. South Dakota v. Opperman.
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At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, delegates elected to preside over the meetings. a. Thomas Payneb. Alexander Hamilton c. George Washington d. Thomas Jefferson
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The Magna Carta established the supremacy of the law over the ruler and a. established a court system in the American colonies.b. took the place of the Articles of Confederation. c. reestablished the monarchy in Canada.d. guaranteed English feudal barons individual rights and due process.
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Limited searches conducted in accordance with constitutional guidelines serve society's needs while:
a. protecting the individual.
b. preserving the admissibility of any discovered evidence.
c. preventing improper conduct by overzealous law enforcement agents.
d. serving to protect against a successful appeal of a conviction.
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The Articles of Confederation did not empower Congress to a. regulate trade.b. levy taxes.c. establish a court system. d. all of the above.
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The precedent case for searches incidental to a lawful arrest is:
a. Minnesota v. Dickerson.
b. Terry v. Ohio.
c. New Jersey v. T.L.O.
d. Chimel v. California.
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In 1777, the delegates of the Second Continental Congress created a governmental model for the new country with thea. Declaration of Independence. b. Magna Carta.c. Articles of Confederation. d. Bill of Rights.
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The Supreme Court has said that a Fourth Amendment _________ is a governmental infringement of a legitimate expectation of privacy.
a. search
b. seizure
c. arrest
d. investigative stop
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The 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence were all honored at a special ceremony on July 4, 1785. a. Trueb. False
Q:
In which of the following situations are school officials justified in searching without a warrant or probable cause if they have reasonable suspicion to believe contraband exists?
a. University dorm rooms
b. Students and student lockers at public and private schools
c. Students and student lockers at public schools
d. Adult students
Q:
Which of the following have lower courts not yet recognized as analogous to plain view?
a. plain feel
b. plain smell
c. plain hearing
d. plain taste
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The opening paragraph of the Articles of Confederation explains why the Articles were issued, that is, the compelling necessity for the colonists to break their political ties with Great Britain.
a. True
b. False
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The Second Continental Congress named George Washington the commander of the Continental Army. a. Trueb. False
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When a person is handcuffed after being arrested, officers may search:
a. only their person.
b. the area that has been under the immediate control of the suspect prior to being arrested.
c. only where the suspect could reach while handcuffed.
d. all areas where the suspect could have hidden evidence.
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The Second Continental Congress resulted in the first written agreement among the colonies to stand together in resistance against Britain.
a. True
b. False
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All searches must be:
a. with a warrant.
b. with consent.
c. limited in scope.
d. general in nature.
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In general, those colonists who opposed boycotting British goods in 1774 were known as Patriots or rebels. a. Trueb. False
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The First Continental Congress met in 1774 in the city of _____.
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When conducting inventory searches of a vehicle, it is important to have:
a. probable cause to trigger the automobile exception.
b. a standard operating procedure.
c. a warrant because the vehicle is no longer mobile.
d. a systematic method for conducting the search..
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Great Britain believed the American colonies should share any expenses of the battles fought in North America against the French, so Parliament passed the _____ in 1765.
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To obtain an electronic surveillance warrant, or wiretap order, probable cause that a person is engaging in particular communications must be established by the court and ______________ must have already been tried.
a. random interception of communications
b. normal investigative procedures
c. an attempt to obtain one-party's consent
d. a trap and trace device
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In 1775, _____ of the colonists were English.
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Relationships where third-party consent to search is allowed include all except:
a. parent/child.
b. employer/employee.
c. landlord/tenant.
d. host/guest.
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Which of the following is not one of the fundamental constitutional rules that apply to Fourth Amendment cases?
a. There must be governmental action.
b. General searches are unlawful.
c. The person making the challenge must have a reasonable expectation of privacy.
d. There must be law enforcement action.
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_____refers to a society in which distinct ethnic, religious, or cultural groups coexist.
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A _____ is a system of basic laws and principles that establishes the nature, functions, and limits of the government or other institution.
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Explain when an arrest may be made.
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List the elements of an arrest.
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Explain the problem of dual sovereignty of the federal and state governments and how it was resolved.
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Discuss the controversial topic of use of force and the landmark cases guiding officer behavior.
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Explain the role of the Magna Carta in framing the U.S. Constitution.
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Describe the purposes and accomplishments of the two Continental Congresses.
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Explain when vehicles may be stopped and what officers can and cannot do.
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Compare and contrast a stop and an arrest.
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Discuss some states' reluctance to accept the Constitution and how it was remedied.
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Explain the primary purpose of the Constitution and how it is achieved.
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The term refers to the interaction and assimilation that occurred over time among the colonists.
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Police may arrest for an unwitnessed felony based on ________.
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The Amendment concerns the right to privacy and security and forbids the government or its agents from searching individuals, their homes or their personal possessions or from seizing them unless the government has "probable cause" to believe that a crime has been committed.
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Police officers are allowed, without reasonable suspicion of any criminal acts, to approach and detain citizens for _____________ purposes.
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The Amendment prohibits the government from housing soldiers in private homes in peacetime without the owner's consent.
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A(n) _______ is the taking of a person into custody for the purpose of holding him to answer a criminal charge.
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The Amendment prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines and cruel and unusual punishment.
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A situation in which the police take someone in for questioning in a manner that is, in reality, an arrest, but without the requisite probable cause is called ____________.
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England's historic , a precedent for democratic government and individual rights, played an important role in the framing of the United States Constitution.
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Common law has held that anyone witnessing certain crimes may make a(n) ____________ and then turn that individual over to authorities.
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When a reasonable person believes he or she is not free to leave, a(n) ____________ has occurred.
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In the supremacy clause, the declared itself to be the supreme law of the land.
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The Amendment states: "TheenumerationintheConstitutionofcertainrightsshallnot beconstruedtodenyor disparageothersretainedbythepeople,"thus answering the objections of those who thought that naming some rights but not all might result in the government's claiming more power than was intended.
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Stopping a vehicle to search for evidence of a crime under the guise of a traffic stop is called a ____________.
Q:
Freedom of religion, speech and the press is contained in the Amendment.
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The length of an investigative detention should be measured in __________.
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The was established vertically through the separation of power between the federal government and the states, and laterally through the three branches of government.
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Police may not enter a private home without the appropriate warrant(s) to make a routine felony arrest unless ______________ exist.
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An estimated 95 percent of all arrests are made ____________.
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Checkpoints at or near international borders require justification to stop all vehicles.
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De facto arrests are legal since officers are in the process of developing probable cause.
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The right of the people to "keep and bear arms" is contained in the Amendment.
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Miranda warnings must be given during traffic stops if information is about to reveal probable cause to arrest.
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Officers may use deadly force to terminate a dangerous, high-speed vehicle pursuit.
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The balance of power was established by creating three separate branches of government, all of which work completely independently of each other.
a. True
b. False
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Cultural and ethnic diversity has always been an attribute of America.
a. True
b. False
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An officer's hot pursuit of a suspect cannot legally continue past the threshold to a private residence without a warrant.
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For an investigatory stop to be constitutional, the officer must have articulable probable cause.
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The Constitution was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776.
a. True
b. False
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The only justification for the use of deadly force is self-defense.
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The Articles of Confederation established a Congress to conduct the necessary tasks of a central government.
a. True
b. False
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As a result of the Boston Tea Party, British Parliament restricted town meetings in American colonies to one a year and required British troops to be housed in private homes.
a. True
b. False
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A seizure is not necessarily an arrest, but all arrests are seizures.
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The Constitution did not abolish slavery, an error that was rectified in the Bill of Rights.
a. True
b. False
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Constitutionalism is one of the most original, distinctive contributions of the American system of government.
a. True
b. False
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A stop is a seizure of the person within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment.
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An arrest is an informal restraint on a person's liberty of movement.
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Laws are enforced through punishment.
a. True
b. False
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The circumstances in which officers leave their jurisdiction and enter another to make an arrest of a felon who committed the felony in the officers' jurisdiction and then fled across jurisdictional lines is called:
a. fresh pursuit
b. hot pursuit
c. continuous pursuit
d. unabated pursuit
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Police may make a warrantless arrest based on probable cause in all of the following circumstances, except:
a. felony committed in their presence.
b. an unwitnessed felony.
c. most misdemeanors occurring outside their presence.
d. any crime in their presence.
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Laws of the United States may only originate in the House of Representatives
a. True
b. False