MTA Constitutional Rights 3

Question 1

Which amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment and excessive bail?

Accepted Answer

Eighth Amendment

Answer

The Eighth Amendment specifically prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishment.

Question 2

The 'fruit of the poisonous tree' doctrine provides that:

Accepted Answer

Evidence derived from an illegal search or seizure is also inadmissible

Answer

Fruit of the poisonous tree extends the exclusionary rule to all derivative evidence tainted by the initial constitutional violation.

Question 3

Under the Fourth Amendment, a 'reasonable expectation of privacy' test was established in:

Accepted Answer

Katz v. United States

Answer

Katz v. United States (1967) established that Fourth Amendment protection follows a person's reasonable expectation of privacy, not just physical spaces.

Question 4

An officer searches a home with a warrant for stolen electronics and finds illegal drugs in a desk drawer. The drugs are:

Accepted Answer

Admissible if the drugs were in a place where electronics could reasonably be found

Answer

Officers may seize items in plain view during a warrant search only if found in areas where the listed items could conceivably be located.

Question 5

The 'good faith exception' to the exclusionary rule, established in United States v. Leon, allows admission of evidence when:

Accepted Answer

Officers act in objectively reasonable reliance on a facially valid warrant later found defective

Answer

Leon's good faith exception applies when officers reasonably rely on a warrant that is subsequently invalidated due to a defect.

MTA - Police Exam Practice Test

MTA - Police Exam Practice Test

MTA Constitutional Rights 3