Question 1

In California v.Ciraolo (1986) ,a case involving the police using a plane to fly 1000 feet over Ciraolo's yard to see if he was growing marijuana,the Supreme Court ruled:

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A)  the plane enhanced the police officer's natural vision and,therefore,the Fourth Amendment was implicated and the officers should be held to the probable cause and warrant requirements.
B)  the plane enhanced the officer's vision but they had probable cause based on other evidence.
C)  the plane didn't enhance the officer's vision,therefore it was a plain view search outside the purview of the Fourth Amendment.
D)  the Fourth Amendment restricts officers from using airplanes to search for drugs.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

The discovery of evidence by means of a law enforcement officer's ordinary senses in any place where the officer
has a lawful right to be is not a search.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In which of the following situations DOES there exist an expectation of privacy?

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A)  Standing on the street and looking into the living room through open curtains.
B)  Climbing over a backyard fence.
C)  Observing someone carrying a briefcase.
D)  Overhearing a conversation on the street.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

The Fourth Amendment does not protect what the senses perceive in public places.Public places do NOT include:

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A)  public parks.
B)  private businesses open to the public.
C)  streets.
D)  employees-only areas of private businesses.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

The plain view doctrine does not allow the use of ordinary technological enhancements that are widely available,
i.e.flashlights or magnifying glasses.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to the Supreme Court opinion in U.S.v.White (1971) ,involving a friend wired for sound to the police:

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A)  a defendant has a constitutionally protected expectation that a person he is conversing with will not reveal the conversation to the police.
B)  a person contemplating illegal activities must realize and risk that his friend may be reporting to the police.
C)  a suspect's friend may relate the substance of conversations between the two without violating the Fourth Amendment,but the amendment is violated if the friend records those conversations for the police without a warrant.
D)  anytime electronic devices are used to obtain evidence,a search warrant is required.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Which of the following places is/are not likely to be considered part of the curtilage?

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A)  A garage
B)  A pool
C)  Warehouses on the same property
D)  A porchE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 8

According to the Supreme Court in Katz v.U.S. ,involving an electronic listening and recording device attached to the outside of a public telephone booth:

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A)  the Fourth Amendment protects people,not places.
B)  a subjective expectation of privacy confers the Fourth Amendment's protection.
C)  there is no search unless there has been a physical intrusion into a place.
D)  eavesdropping on a public phone booth is not a search.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

According to the plain view doctrine:

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A)  plain view is an exception to the search warrant requirement.
B)  plain view is a Fourth Amendment search.
C)  plain view observations always fall outside of the Fourth Amendment restrictions.
D)  once in plain view,an item may be searched to confirm that it is able to be seized.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

The Supreme Court has held that citizens have no reasonable expectation of privacy in which of the following?

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A)  Telephone conversations.
B)  Bank records.
C)  Private papers.
D)  Letters given to the post office.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 11

The Fourth Amendment only protects against invasions that amount to unreasonable searches and seizures.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In Terry v.Ohio (1968) ,the U.S.Supreme Court ruled on:

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A)  stop and frisk
B)  the open field doctrine
C)  the plain view doctrine
D)  the privacy doctrineE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

What effect has the Fourth Amendment search and seizure conditions had on American criminal procedure?

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A)  It has assisted in protecting a notion of privacy for individuals.
B)  It has given the police unrestricted abilities to conduct searches.
C)  It has greatly limited personal expectations of liberty in public places.
D)  It has guaranteed that law enforcement can act arbitrarily to gather facts.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

The open fields doctrine protects land from intrusion where owners have put up "no trespassing" signs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In which case did the court rule that a person's right to privacy outweighed their location? That is,the person's expectation of privacy as opposed to the place that would have an expectation of privacy?

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A)  Tennessee v Garner
B)  Mapp v Ohio
C)  Katz v U.S.
D)  Miranda v ArizonaE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Looking through abandoned property is not a Fourth Amendment search.For property to be considered abandoned,there must be_________to throw the property away and acts that prove this.

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Question 17

According to the privacy doctrine,the Fourth Amendment protects places,not persons.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

An officer who uses a flash light to look inside the front seat of a locked,illegally parked automobile on a public street and notices a bag of marijuana on a front seat has:

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A)  conducted an illegal search because he enhanced his normal senses with a flashlight.
B)  conducted an illegal search because he looked into the windows of a locked car.
C)  not conducted a search at all and his actions are not in violation of the Fourth Amendment because the marijuana was in plain view.
D)  conducted a legal search because under the Fourth Amendment he can use a flashlight.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Identify the two conditions that can turn an encounter with the police into a Fourth Amendment seizure.

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Question 20

According to the Supreme Court opinion in California v.Greenwood involving incriminating evidence found in
defendant's trash,citizens have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their trash.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: The Definition of Searches and Seizures

In which case did the court rule that a person's right to privacy outweighed their location? That is,the person's expectation of privacy as opposed to the place that would have an expectation of privacy?

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According to the privacy doctrine,the Fourth Amendment protects places,not persons.

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The Fourth Amendment does not protect what the senses perceive in public places.Public places do NOT include:

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Looking through abandoned property is not a Fourth Amendment search.For property to be considered abandoned,there must be_________to throw the property away and acts that prove this.

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The discovery of evidence by means of a law enforcement officer's ordinary senses in any place where the officer has a lawful right to be is not a search.

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The open fields doctrine protects land from intrusion where owners have put up "no trespassing" signs.

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Identify the two conditions that can turn an encounter with the police into a Fourth Amendment seizure.

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What effect has the Fourth Amendment search and seizure conditions had on American criminal procedure?

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According to the Supreme Court opinion in California v.Greenwood involving incriminating evidence found in defendant's trash,citizens have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their trash.

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Which of the following places is/are not likely to be considered part of the curtilage?

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The Fourth Amendment only protects against invasions that amount to unreasonable searches and seizures.

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In Terry v.Ohio (1968) ,the U.S.Supreme Court ruled on:

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According to the plain view doctrine:

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According to the Supreme Court opinion in U.S.v.White (1971) ,involving a friend wired for sound to the police:

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In which of the following situations DOES there exist an expectation of privacy?

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The Supreme Court has held that citizens have no reasonable expectation of privacy in which of the following?

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In California v.Ciraolo (1986) ,a case involving the police using a plane to fly 1000 feet over Ciraolo's yard to see if he was growing marijuana,the Supreme Court ruled:

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The plain view doctrine does not allow the use of ordinary technological enhancements that are widely available, i.e.flashlights or magnifying glasses.

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According to the Supreme Court in Katz v.U.S. ,involving an electronic listening and recording device attached to the outside of a public telephone booth:

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An officer who uses a flash light to look inside the front seat of a locked,illegally parked automobile on a public street and notices a bag of marijuana on a front seat has:

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