2026: Complete Exam Prep with
Questions, Answers & Detailed
Explanations
In what case was wiretapping NOT considered a search, subject to Fourth Amendment
protections? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Olmstead v US
In what case does a "reasonable expectation of privacy" become the standard to assess whether
a search has occurred? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Katz v US
According to CA v Greenwood, law enforcement may not search garbage that has been placed
out for collection without a warrant. - CORRECT ANSWERS-False
In Oliver v US, what measures did Oliver take to make sure that his field remained private?
Choose all that apply. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Guard dogs
Correct AnswerCorrect- Response
Posted no trespassing signs
Correct Response
Security cameras
,What case, in your opinion, guides the FAA in it's treatment of drone surveillance by law
enforcement? In other words, which case is most closely tied to the legality of low-flying aerial
surveillance without a warrant? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Florida v Riley
Kyllo v US suggests that thermal imaging by law enforcement is permissible without a warrant,
under special circumstances. - CORRECT ANSWERS-False
Illinois v Caballes tells us that drug-sniffing dogs are NOT considered a search subject to the
warrant requirement. - CORRECT ANSWERS-True
Which of the following was a unanimous decision? - CORRECT ANSWERS-US v Jones
In Florida v Jardines, the majority opinion veers from a traditional "privacy" right, and instead
focuses on this right. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Property rights
Because a front porch is considered curtilage, law enforcement may NOT use a drug sniffing dog
there without a warrant. - CORRECT ANSWERS-True
The Fourth Amendment gives us what criteria for search and seizure procedure? Choose all that
apply. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Searches must not be unreasonable
Correct Response
Searches must be performed in a timely manner
Correct Response
Searches should involve a warrant
Correct Response
, Searches and warrants should be based on probable cause
Wiretapping has always been considered a search subject to the warrant requirement. -
CORRECT ANSWERS-False
What does the SCOTUS decision in Katz v US (1967) tells us? Choose all that apply. - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Fourth Amendment protects people
Correct Response
FourthFAmendmentFprotectsFtangibleFandFintangible
CorrectFResponse
FourthFAmendmentFisFbasedFonFaFsubjectFandFobjectiveFreasonableFexpectationFofFprivacy
CorrectFResponse
FourthFAmendmentFwasn'tFintendedFtoFbeFusedFasFaFbarrierFtoFlawFenforcement
LawFenforcementFmustFalwaysFobtainFaFwarrantFifFtheyFwantFtoFuseFevidenceFfromFrecordedFco
nversationsFbetweenFfriends/Facquaintances.F-FFCORRECTFANSWERS-False
InFwhichFcaseFdidFSCOTUSFestablishFtheFFalseFFriendFRule?F-FFCORRECTFANSWERS-USFvFWhite
WhichFofFtheFfollowingFisFNOTFaFconsiderationFinFdeterminingFcurtilage?F-FFCORRECTFANSWERS-
Visibility
LawFenforcementFalwaysFneedFaFwarrantFtoFsearchFyourFgarbage.F-FFCORRECTFANSWERS-False