Mapp v. Ohio

Mapp v. Ohio - Quiz

1. What is the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Mapp v. Ohio primarily about?

A) Applying the exclusionary rule to the states
B) Regulating interstate gambling operations
C) Defining the rights of federal employees
D) Establishing the right to bear arms

2. Which principle did the Supreme Court use to incorporate the Fourth Amendment into the Fourteenth Amendment?

A) State sovereignty
B) Selective incorporation
C) Judicial review
D) Common law precedent

3. Which Supreme Court case established that evidence obtained by federal officers in violation of the Fourth Amendment could not be used in federal proceedings?

A) Boyd v. United States
B) Rochin v. California
C) Wolf v. Colorado
D) Weeks v. United States

4. In the case Wolf v. Colorado, what did the Court conclude regarding the exclusionary rule and states?

A) The exclusionary rule was prohibited in state courts
B) State officers must follow the same rules as federal officers
C) It was not a departure from due process to allow states to introduce illegally obtained evidence
D) States were legally required to adopt the exclusionary rule

5. Before 1924, what was the primary legal remedy for individuals whose Fourth Amendment rights were violated?

A) Suing the officers involved for damages or replevin
B) Petitioning the state governor for a pardon
C) Having the evidence excluded from court
D) Asking the Supreme Court for an injunction

6. What criteria did the Supreme Court use between 1949 and 1961 to exclude evidence obtained by state officers?

A) Any violation of property rights
B) Lack of a written warrant
C) Conduct that shocked the conscience
D) The severity of the crime committed

7. What did police claim they were looking for when they first arrived at Mapp's home?

A) Illegal betting slips
B) A suspect named Virgil Ogletree
C) Shondor Birns
D) Pornographic materials

8. What happened when Mapp was initially shown a piece of paper the police claimed was a warrant?

A) She snatched it and put it in her blouse
B) She accepted it and allowed the search
C) She burned it in the fireplace
D) She called her lawyer to have it validated

9. Why was Mapp initially charged but acquitted following the police search of her home?

A) Possession of numbers-game paraphernalia
B) Possession of a pistol
C) Illegal gambling operations
D) Harboring a fugitive

10. What was the final charge for which Mapp was convicted and sentenced to prison?

A) Attempted shakedown of Don King
B) Assault on a police officer
C) Possession of lewd and lascivious materials
D) Operating an illegal gambling house

11. Why did the Supreme Court of Ohio affirm Mapp's conviction despite the illegal search?

A) The evidence was found in a common area
B) Mapp had consented to the search
C) The police had not used brutal force
D) The police had actually obtained a valid warrant

12. Which Amendment's Due Process Clause was used to incorporate the exclusionary rule?

A) Fourteenth Amendment
B) Fourth Amendment
C) Sixth Amendment
D) Fifth Amendment

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