Question 1

A man walking down the street appears to have an illegal weapon. What can a police officer do?

Accepted Answer

b. With reasonable cause, the officer can stop this individual and frisk him.

Question 2

In the term due process, the word process refers to the way in which

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b. trials are conducted.

Question 3

In Duckworth v. Eagan (1988), the Supreme Court held that the police

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b. could create their own Miranda warning if it communicated the same message.

Question 4

Which of these statements best describes double jeopardy?

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d. A citizen cannot be tried twice for the same crime.

Question 5

The exclusionary rule states that if evidence is found during an illegal search, it

Accepted Answer

b. cannot be admitted into consideration.

Question 6

How did the Supreme Court rule in the Miranda decision?

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b. Ernesto Miranda had been denied his rights.

Question 7

Which of these statements accurately describes the Fifth Amendment?

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d. All citizens are entitled to due process.

Question 8

If the government wants to take land to build a highway, the Fifth Amendment says that the affected property owners must

Accepted Answer

a. be compensated for the land.

Question 9

The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution protects citizens' _________ rights.

Accepted Answer

search and seizure

Question 10

Which is a grand jury right?

Accepted Answer

c. the right to indictment before trial for a capital crime

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