CRJU 247B Quiz 3

A _______________ fact is an event that is witnessed and can be explained, as opposed to a gut reaction or a mere hunch.

Articulable

Many government investigations are conducted by undercover agents or "false friends" posing as others. Generally, these searches are illegal.

False

To define when a search takes place, which two important factors need to be considered?

Government action and reasonable expectation of privacy.

If the police activity in question does not involve a person, house, paper, or effect:

No Fourth Amendment protections exist.

A _____________ field is any unoccupied or undeveloped real property falling outside the curtilage of a home.

Open

The first part of the Fourth Amendment, "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated..." is referred to as the:

Reasonableness Clause

A ______________ of a person occurs when a police officer by means of physical force or show of authority-intentionally restrains an individual's liberty in such a manner that a reasonable person would believe that he or she is not free to leave.

Seizure

In which case did the Supreme Court state that a seizure has occurred if the officer's conduct in conjunction with the questioning would convince a reasonable person that he or she is not free to leave?

Terry v. Ohio

The Fourth Amendment protects persons, houses, papers, and effects from __________________ searches and seizures.

Unreasonable

When people _______________ convey information or provide material to third parties, they cannot have a reasonable expectation of privacy (even if those third parties are best friends) because the third parties could easily turn the information over to the authorities.

Voluntarily