The 1961 Supreme Court decision in
Mapp v. Ohio created the exclusionary rule. What impact does the exclusionary rule have on the American legal system?
a. The Bill of Rights does not apply to state criminal procedures, thus excluding state and local police from Fourth Amendment restrictions.
b. Blatantly obvious evidence against a suspect excludes the police from having to secure a warrant.
c. Any evidence obtained by police in violation of the Bill of Rights must be excluded from admission in a court of law.
d. The police may never legally arrest anyone without a properly issued warrant in his or her possession.
e. Individuals who enter the country illegally have no rights under the Constitution or statutory criminal procedures.
Question -2-According to the Katz test, what must the government secure before violating a persons actual and reasonable expectation of privacy?
a. a warrant demonstrating probable cause
b. a grand jury indictment
c. a Miranda warning
d. an evidentiary hearing
e. implied consent of the person being searched
Question -3-The Fourth Amendment has had a very strong impact on the American legal system and has been a source of many Supreme Court rulings. The Fourth Amendment deals with
a. the right to bear arms.
b. the right to peaceably assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
c. the right of the people to be secure against unreasonable searches and seizures.
d. the powers of the state governments in relation to the federal government.
e. the right to an attorney.
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