Applied Authorities Exam Practice 1 2025 – Study Guide & Scenario-Based
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you pat down someone Durning a search incident to arrest. If you want to go under the person's
clothing what level of suspicion do you need? - correct answer ✔✔ Reasonable suspicion
A suspected drug smuggler drives into a hotel parking lot and goes inside to spend the night.
After he goes inside, agents look through the windows of his car and see bundles of controlled
substances in the back seat. The agents can enter the car.. - correct answer ✔✔ With no
additional suspicion because they have probal cause
While on routine patrol on a ranch, an agent looks through an open door of a large work
building and recognizes a vehicle that was recently stolen in the area. May he lawfully enter the
barn. - correct answer ✔✔ No, he needs awarrant.
A friendly hiker charts with you for a bit and tells you that she is hiking south into Mexico, which
is 1/4 mile down the trail from your current location. Can you conduct a border search. - correct
answer ✔✔ yes, based on these facts alone.
A truck crossed the border into the United States from Mexico. An agent sees it but decides to
follow the truck instead of pulling it over. The agent has eyes on the truck the whole time. After
15 minutes, the agent decides to execute a stop. What would allow the agent to do an extended
border search? - correct answer ✔✔ Reasonable suspicion of criminal activity.
ON a highway 18 miles from the border, you activate your emergency lights to pull over a van
that you have reasonable suspicion is a load vehicle. The van pulls over but the driver and the
passengers jump out and scatter, leaving the door wide open. They left their bags behind. You
can enter the car and examine the bags. - correct answer ✔✔ Based on these facts alone
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you pat down someone Durning a search incident to arrest. If you want to go under the person's
clothing what level of suspicion do you need? - correct answer ✔✔ Reasonable suspicion
A suspected drug smuggler drives into a hotel parking lot and goes inside to spend the night.
After he goes inside, agents look through the windows of his car and see bundles of controlled
substances in the back seat. The agents can enter the car.. - correct answer ✔✔ With no
additional suspicion because they have probal cause
While on routine patrol on a ranch, an agent looks through an open door of a large work
building and recognizes a vehicle that was recently stolen in the area. May he lawfully enter the
barn. - correct answer ✔✔ No, he needs awarrant.
A friendly hiker charts with you for a bit and tells you that she is hiking south into Mexico, which
is 1/4 mile down the trail from your current location. Can you conduct a border search. - correct
answer ✔✔ yes, based on these facts alone.
A truck crossed the border into the United States from Mexico. An agent sees it but decides to
follow the truck instead of pulling it over. The agent has eyes on the truck the whole time. After
15 minutes, the agent decides to execute a stop. What would allow the agent to do an extended
border search? - correct answer ✔✔ Reasonable suspicion of criminal activity.
ON a highway 18 miles from the border, you activate your emergency lights to pull over a van
that you have reasonable suspicion is a load vehicle. The van pulls over but the driver and the
passengers jump out and scatter, leaving the door wide open. They left their bags behind. You
can enter the car and examine the bags. - correct answer ✔✔ Based on these facts alone
