Exam 6: Police and the Constitution

The reasoning behind the warrantless search of automobiles is that:

Officers are in _________________________ when they are chasing a person they have probable cause to believe committed a crime,and that person enters a building.

Generally speaking,which of the four sources of probable cause mentioned in the text is not strong enough to stand alone?

To determine whether a stop is based on reasonable suspicion,the court uses a ________________ test.

When using a search warrant,law enforcement officers are justified in seizing items resulting from the crime in question.

When police are conducting a search or seizure,they must be ____.

A police chief can issue an arrest warrant.

Coolidge v.New Hampshire established the doctrine for plain view searches.Which of the following is not one of the required criteria?

A Miranda warning is not needed when police are asking "routine" questions such as name and address.

The most frequent exception to the warrant requirement involves searches with consent.

______________________________ is evidence that is acquired through the use of illegally obtained evidence and is therefore inadmissible in court.

Outline and discuss the four major sources that may provide probable cause.

According to the textbook,which of the following is NOT one of the exigent circumstances that exempt law enforcement officers from having to "knock and announce" their identity before entering a dwelling of an arrest warrant?

In ____,the Court ruled that police may search any area within the suspect's "immediate control" to confiscate any weapons or evidence that the suspect could destroy.

A(n)______________ is the forcible taking of a person or property in response to a violation of the law.

A(n)____ is the process by which police examine a person or property to find evidence that will be used to prove guilt in a criminal trial.

Discuss when a police officer can make an arrest without a warrant.

______________________________ are situations that require extralegal or exceptional actions by the police.

What is the justification required to make an arrest?

The standard for consent searches was set in the case of _____________________________.