Exam 2 GOVERNMENT 2305
In order for police roadblocks to check drivers to be legal, they must conform to which of the following?
-They must be systematic and not arbitrary. -They can be used to check for signs of alcohol intoxication.
In Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (2006), the Supreme Court ruled that enemy combatant detainees were protected by which of the following?
-the Geneva Convention -the U.S. Uniform Code of Military Justice
Which of the following constitutional protections were at issue in the Supreme Court decision in Miranda v. Arizona?
-the right to an attorney -the right to remain silent
The inevitable discovery exception
-was developed in the case of Nix v. Williams (1984) -allows admission of tainted evidence in certain cases. -states that exclusion of physical evidence that would have been found anyway has no effect on the fairness of a trial.
In which decade did the election of "tough on crime" candidates lead to state legislatures enacting stiffer penalties for crime while also limiting judges' abilities to reduce sentences for nonviolent crimes of first-time offenders? Multiple choice question.
1990s
What has the Supreme Court ruled concerning police use of modern technology, such as listening or thermal-imaging devices, to investigate a subject?
A search warrant is required, just as it would be for other circumstances.
True or false: The right to appeal after conviction is guaranteed in the Constitution.
False
Which amendment to the United States Constitution protects individuals from testifying against themselves in a court of law?
Fifth
Which amendment to the United States Constitution protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures?
Fourth
The Supreme Court determined that privacy rights extend to consensual activity between same-sex partners in
Lawrence v. Texas.
The Supreme Court decision that determined that the right to privacy extended to include abortion is
Roe v. Wade.
The right to legal counsel is a ______ Amendment protection.
Sixth
What was challenged by Lawrence v. Texas (2003)?
Texas's sodomy laws
What unique circumstance existed at the time of the Korematsu v. United States decision?
The nation was at war.
True or false: Although it is a core principle for most Americans, the right to privacy is not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution.
True
The exclusionary rule is based on the Supreme Court decision in
Weeks v. United States (1914).
The importance of listing individual rights in the Constitution is that it gives individuals who feel that their rights have been violated
a basis for taking the alleged violation into a court of law for a ruling by a judge.
Which of the following best describes the subject under consideration in Roe v. Wade?
abortion
In the case of Korematsu v. United States, the courts.
allowed government polices during wartime that would not be allowed in times of peace.
In its rulings in Riley v. California (2014) and United States v. Wurie (2014), the Supreme Court compared the search of a suspect's cell phone or similar electronic device to
an exhaustive search of a suspect's home.
In Lawrence v. Texas (2003), the Supreme Court ruled that states cannot lawfully
ban sexual relations between consenting same-sex adults
Under the Fifth Amendment, suspects
charged with a federal crime cannot be tried unless indicted by a grand jury
The exclusionary rule restricts the ability of
courts to admit illegally obtained evidence during a trial.
Which of the following is likely to convince a judge that police should be issued a search warrant?
establishing probable cause for believing a crime has been committed
The case of Carpenter v. United States (2018) dealt with the issue of the warrantless search of a cell phone in order to
identify the locations at which cell phone calls were placed
The Supreme Court has ruled that prisoners should generally appeal their cases first
in state courts.
Some critics argue that which of the following have weakened the exclusionary rule almost to the point that it applies only to extreme forms of police misconduct?
inevitable discovery exception good faith exception plain view exception
As a result of changes in sentencing policies, the U.S. prison population, per capita,
is the largest in the world.
Which of these groups is typically more protective of individual rights?
judges
The Supreme Court has generally held that those convicted in state courts and who appeal on the grounds that their federal constitutional rights were violated are limited to
one appeal.
Which of the following states that evidence is admissible when it is immediately visible in the course of stopping a person for another infraction?
plain view exception
The right of an individual to be left alone without any interference from others is known as the right to
privacy.
Which term describes the set of procedures authorities must follow before a person can be lawfully punished for an offense?
procedural due process
The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments
provide that no person can be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law
In a 2010 CNN survey, 2 in 5 Americans stated that individuals arrested by police on suspicion of terrorism
should not be read their Miranda rights.
Griswold v. Connecticut was a case dealing with
the right to privacy.
Which of the following amendments contribute to ensuring criminal due process?
the Sixth Amendment the Eighth Amendment the Fourth Amendment the Fifth Amendment
Which of the following acts of legislation after the September 11 terrorist attacks gave government greater surveillance power to monitor phone calls and emails without a warrant or court order?
the USA Patriot Act
Which of the following allows the admission into trial of otherwise excludable evidence if the evidence was obtained by police who thought they were following proper procedure?.
the good faith exception
In the 1963 Gideon case, the Supreme Court established that
the government must provide lawyers to individuals who cannot afford their own attorney
Which of the following is NOT considered a Sixth Amendment protection?
the right to bear arms
Griswold v. Connecticut is the landmark case that established the right to privacy. The case involved the question of whether a state can prohibit
the use of contraceptives by a married couple.
The USA Patriot Act was passed
to combat terrorism.
Which of the following is a right of the accused that is protected by the Fifth Amendment?
to have a grand jury weigh the prosecution's evidence
In Hamden v. Rumsfeld, the Supreme Court ruled that the use of secret military tribunals to try detainees accused of terrorism was ______, as detainees were entitled to a trial affording all the guarantees contained in the Constitution.
unconstitutional
The Supreme Court consistently ruled that the George W. Bush administration's practice of denying constitutional and legal protections to enemy combatants was
under the jurisdiction of the United States courts.
In Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the Supreme Court ruled that restrictions on abortion were legal so long as they didn't place an ______ ____ on a woman's right to obtain an abortion. Multiple choice question.
undue burden