LESSON

PRACTICE EXERCISE

ANSWER KEY AND FEEDBACK

1.   The Constitutional protection against unlawful searches and seizures is found in:
B.   The 4th Amendment.
"The right of the people...
2.   In order for the Constitutional prohibition against unlawful searches to apply, the following must be present:
D.   A and B only.
In order for the Fourth Amendment...
3.   A search of abandoned property is:
D.   Legal.
Abandoned Property.
4.   A search by one's spouse:
C.   Does not trigger the Constitutional prohibition against illegal searches and seizures.
The Purely Private Search.
5.   If officials of a foreign government conduct a search overseas:
C.   The evidence will be admissible in a U.S. court.
The problem frequently arises...
6.   A search of government property:
D.   None of the above.
Government property.
7.   If there is an illegal search and seizure, the evidence that is seized will not be admitted in court. This is the result of the:
C.   Exclusionary rule.
General. Before we examine the...
8.   Which of the following is a recognized exception to the application of the rule noted in question 7 (above) ?
A.   The good faith exception.
A third exception to the...
9.   Which of the following can issue a search authorization?
D.   None of the above.
In the military, a search...
10.   A search authorization:
A.   Requires the existence of probable cause.
A search authorization is...
11.   In terms of establishing probable cause:
D.   None of the above.
The Probable Cause Test...
12.   The two-part probable cause test for evaluating an informant's tip is known as:
C   The Aquilar test.
This is known as...
13.   The two-prong test referred to in question 12 (above) is composed of the following:
D.   Basis of knowledge plus reliability.
The first is basis...
14.   Even an anonymous tip may be enough to establish probable cause if the police officer can independently verify the facts by his own personal observation. The technical term for this is:
A.   Corroboration.
In effect, through their own...
15.   In order to have a valid consent search:
C.   Neither of the above.
The scope of the consent...
16.   During an investigative stop, a suspect may be frisked:
C.   For weapons.
The person stopped may be...
17.   During the execution of a search authorization, items not named in the authorization:
C.   May be seized if there is probable cause to believe they are contraband or evidence of a crime.
The rule authorizes seizure...
18.   If a suspect is apprehended in an automobile, a search incident to the apprehension may:
B.   Include the passenger compartment of the automobile.
Searches of automobiles...

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