The State of New Jersey argued that teachers and school administrators acted like parents in their dealings with students and for that reason searches conducted by school officials should not be governed by the Fourth Amendment. The Court _____________ this argument. 

		accepted
		rejected

10 points

QUESTION 14

1. The State of New Jersey argued that students should have no legitimate expectation of privacy in articles of personal property unnecessarily carried into a school. The Court ___________ this argument.

		accepted
		rejected

10 points

QUESTION 15

1. The Court in the case held that reasonableness of searches of students must be examined under a twofold inquiry. Which one of the following best describes the twofold inquiry?

		First, school officials must have probable cause. Second, they must have a warrant.
		First, school officials must investigate the allegation. Second, they must have reasonable suspicion to search a student.
		First, school officials must have probable cause to show that the student has committed a crime or a violation of the school rules. Second, the search of the student must be confined within reasonable scope.
		First, school officials must have reasonable suspicion to search the student. Second, the search must be confined within reasonable scope.

10 points

QUESTION 16

1. The Court in the case held that the search conducted by the school official was ____________.

		legal
		illegal

10 points

QUESTION 17

1. Mapp v. Ohio: The police entered Miss Mapp's house and conducted a full-scale search. They found obscene materials in her house. The Court held that the search was illegal and the evidence obtained should be excluded. The significance of Mapp v. Ohio is that ______________________.

		the Court in the case first created the exclusionary rule
		the Court in the case extended the application of the exclusionary rule to the states

10 points

QUESTION 18

1. Nix v. Williams: The defendant kidnapped a 10-year-old girl from YMCA and murdered her. While police officers were transporting the defendant from one city to another, one officer made a "Christian burial speech" to the defendant. As a result, the defendant led the police to the girl's body. The Court ruled that the "Christian burial speech" _____________ the defendant's Miranda rights.

		violated
		did not violate

10 points

QUESTION 19

1. The Court in the case held that _______________.

		the girl's body could not be used as evidence because of the police violation of the defendant's Miranda rights
		the girl's body could be used as evidence because the police did not violate the defendant's Miranda rights
		the girl's body could be used as evidence because the police would have found the body anyway

10 points

QUESTION 20

1. The purpose of frisk is ______________.

		to discover drugs
		to discover any contraband
		to remove weapons
		all of the above

10 points

QUESTION 21

1. A building has the reputation of being a crack-house. An officer sees Ron come out of the building. He has reasonable suspicion to believe Ron may have bought drugs in the house. The officer stops him. Suspecting that he may be armed, the officer reaches into his pocket and finds a gun. The seizure of the gun ___________ justified under the stop and frisk doctrine.

		can be
		cannot be

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