Exam 11: Roadblocks

Although sobriety checkpoints are constitutional, they may be prohibited by departmental policy or state law.

Which of the following types of roadblocks would not be considered valid or constitutional?

In Michigan Department of State Police v. Sitz, the constitutionality of roadblocks was challenged, and the Court held that these kinds of police actions are constitutional under ________ circumstances.

When did the practice of establishing roadblocks to detect people drinking and driving become popular among police in the United States?

The purpose of a checkpoint is general law enforcement.

Roadblocks designed to enhance safety on the roads are unconstitutional.

All police roadblocks are constitutional under the Fourth Amendment.

Why did the Supreme Court in Sitz decided in favor of the state?

Roadblocks designed to detect "ordinary criminal wrongdoing" are constitutional.

Which of the following if not an exception to the need for individualized suspicion for roadblocks?

The Court has held that sobriety checkpoints constitute a form of ________ and therefore come under the Fourth Amendment.

The general rule in Fourth Amendment cases is that searches and seizures are unreasonable unless there is ________ suspicion of criminal wrongdoing.

In roadblocks, there is generally no individualized suspicion of wrongdoing.

In ________, the Court held that even though the drug problem was severe it did not justify setting up roadblocks.

In Illinois v. Lidster, the Court held that police checkpoints set up for the purpose of obtaining information from motorists about ________ were valid under the Fourth Amendment.

The Sitz case does not allow police to make random stops; what it does authorize are well-conceived and carefully structured sobriety checkpoints.

Highway checkpoints whose primary purpose is ________ violate the Fourth Amendment.