4th Amendment Fundamentals
This quiz will test your factual knowledge of the 4th Amendment and its concepts.
- 1.
The 4th Amendment protects citizens from:
- A.
Owning guns.
- B.
Incriminating themselves or their spouses at trial.
- C.
Searches of their homes and effects.
- D.
Cooties.
- E.
Unreasonable searches of their homes and effects.
Correct Answer
E. Unreasonable searches of their homes and effects. -
- 2.
In order to obtain a warrant to search a person's home, car, or personal effects, an investigating official must have
Correct Answer
probable cause - 3.
The exclusionary rule states that:
- A.
If you give permission for a search of your belongings you are excluded from exercising your Miranda Rights.
- B.
Evidence obtained during an illegal search cannot be used in court.
- C.
Evidence obtained during a legal search cannot be used in court if it was not in plain view.
- D.
Police cannot legally arrest you in a public area without a warrant.
- E.
You are excluded from the 4th Amendment's protections if you are not a citizen.
Correct Answer
B. Evidence obtained during an illegal search cannot be used in court. -
- 4.
An "investigative stop and frisk" is called a
Correct Answer
Terry stop - 5.
The 4th Amendment requires warrants for all searches.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
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