Minnesota Post Test
Question 1: What amendment is the Exclusionary Rule
grounded in
CORRECT ANSWER : 4th amendment. prohibits the use of
illegally obtained material for use at a trial
Question 2: What amendment includes the right against self-
incrimination as well as the right to be only tried once (double jeopardy)
CORRECT ANSWER : 5th amendment you cant testify
against yourself or be tried for the same crime twice
Question 3: What amendment includes the right to a speedy
trial, public trial and impartial jury
CORRECT ANSWER : 6th amendment right to confront a
witness or see the person accusing them of the crime face to face
Question 4: The supreme court ruled that this amendment's
cruel and unusual punishment clause also applies to the states
CORRECT ANSWER : 8th amendment
Question 5: The 4th amendment can be divided into 2 parts
CORRECT ANSWER : Proper issue of warrants and search
and seizure
Question 6: To satisfy the 4th amendment, an investigative
stop must be based on what
CORRECT ANSWER: Reasonable suspicion
Question 7: Reasonable suspicion is the same as probable
cause according to the 4th amendment (true or false)
CORRECT ANSWER : False
Question 8: The Bill of Rights originally only applied to
actions of the federal government, but certain rights were made applicable to the states by what Amendment.
CORRECT ANSWER : 14th Amendment Also, all people
born in the United States are citizens automatically.
Question 9: Which Amendment contains the Due Process and
Equal Protection Clauses
CORRECT ANSWER : 14th Amendment
Question 10: The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the
first how many Amendments
CORRECT ANSWER : The first 10 Amendments
Question 11: Name the US Supreme Court rule which created
the motor vehicle search warrant exception.
- Exclusionary rule
- Garner Doctrine
- Carroll Doctrine
- Escobedo Exception
CORRECT ANSWER : Carroll Doctrine
Question 12: Probable cause is greater than reasonable
suspicion and is the standard used to make an arrest or obtain a search warrant.
- True
- False
CORRECT ANSWER : True
Question 13: 1. Police officers need a warrant to search a cell
phone unless there are exigent circumstances.
- True
- False
CORRECT ANSWER : True
Question 14: 1. Regarding cell phone searches an exigent
circumstance may be one of the following;
- Child Abduction
- Bomb Detonation Information
- Drug Deal information
- Both a and b
- None of the above
CORRECT ANSWER : Both a and b must be for very serious
crimes and not smaller crimes