Exam 3: Police Power and Limitations

The Sixth Amendment includes the rights to due process of the law.

The ____________ Amendment contains the right to a speedy trial.

State constitutions cannot have stricter constitutional protections than those implemented by the United States Supreme Court.

Police authority is included in the concept of police power.

The constitutional rights as interpreted by _________________ always take precedence in questions of criminal procedure.

The Fourteenth Amendment was part of the original Bill of Rights.

Article ______ of the U.S. Constitution mandates all executive and judicial officers, both state and federal, be bound by oath or affirmation to support the Constitution of the United States.

State officials and police officers must look to the state supreme courts for the final word in criminal procedure.

Article VI of the Constitution requires all executive and judicial officers to take an oath to support the Constitution of the United States.

The _________ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits unreasonable search and seizure of persons or property.

The most important amendment for criminal procedure is the Second Amendment.

Over time, the Supreme Court applied specific due process provisions to the states by way of the Fourteenth Amendment.

When the Bill of Rights was adopted, it was intended to apply only to federal proceedings.

Article VI applies only to federal executive and judicial officers. It does not apply to state officers.

The minimum standard (in terms of constitutional rights) is set by ____________.

The ___________ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits compulsory self-incrimination.

The state's police power is limited by _________________.

The federal government's police power __________________.

The Bill of Rights includes specific provisions for criminal procedure. There is no need for judicial interpretation.

The United States Constitution places no restrictions on the police power of the states.