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Mapp v. Ohio - Quiz
Contributed by: Drew
  • 1. What is the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Mapp v. Ohio primarily about?
A) Defining the rights of federal employees
B) Establishing the right to bear arms
C) Regulating interstate gambling operations
D) Applying the exclusionary rule to the states
  • 2. Which principle did the Supreme Court use to incorporate the Fourth Amendment into the Fourteenth Amendment?
A) Judicial review
B) State sovereignty
C) Selective incorporation
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) Wolf v. Colorado
C) Rochin v. California
D) Weeks v. United States
  • 4. In the case Wolf v. Colorado, what did the Court conclude regarding the exclusionary rule and states?
A) State officers must follow the same rules as federal officers
B) It was not a departure from due process to allow states to introduce illegally obtained evidence
C) The exclusionary rule was prohibited in state courts
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) Petitioning the state governor for a pardon
B) Having the evidence excluded from court
C) Suing the officers involved for damages or replevin
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) Conduct that shocked the conscience
B) Lack of a written warrant
C) The severity of the crime committed
D) Any violation of property rights
  • 7. What did police claim they were looking for when they first arrived at Mapp's home?
A) Shondor Birns
B) Illegal betting slips
C) A suspect named Virgil Ogletree
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 burned it in the fireplace
C) She called her lawyer to have it validated
D) She accepted it and allowed the search
  • 9. Why was Mapp initially charged but acquitted following the police search of her home?
A) Illegal gambling operations
B) Harboring a fugitive
C) Possession of numbers-game paraphernalia
D) Possession of a pistol
  • 10. What was the final charge for which Mapp was convicted and sentenced to prison?
A) Attempted shakedown of Don King
B) Operating an illegal gambling house
C) Possession of lewd and lascivious materials
D) Assault on a police officer
  • 11. Why did the Supreme Court of Ohio affirm Mapp's conviction despite the illegal search?
A) Mapp had consented to the search
B) The police had not used brutal force
C) The evidence was found in a common area
D) The police had actually obtained a valid warrant
  • 12. Which Amendment's Due Process Clause was used to incorporate the exclusionary rule?
A) Sixth Amendment
B) Fourth Amendment
C) Fifth Amendment
D) Fourteenth Amendment
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