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In New York v. Quarles (1983), the Supreme Court ruled that Miranda rights do not have to be read if a suspect

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already has a criminal record.
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puts public safety at immediate risk.
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looks as if he or she has just committed a crime.
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is someone the arresting officer already knows.
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Which of these statements accurately describes the Fifth Amendment?

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Searches and seizures must be reasonable.
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A search warrant based on probable cause is required.
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The police may not question citizens immediately if public safety is at risk.
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All citizens are entitled to due process.
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Under due process, all people accused of crimes are subject to

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rules depending on their social class.
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rules depending on their gender.
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rules their city agrees to.
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rules that are the same for everyone.
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Miranda
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property
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search and seizure
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to keep the government from abusing its authority
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to prove to citizens that the government would be tough on criminals
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to enable the government to find ways to assert its authority
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to show leniency to people who are accused of crimes
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A man walking down the street appears to have an illegal weapon. What can a police officer do?

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The officer must immediately go before a judge to obtain a search warrant.
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With reasonable cause, the officer can stop this individual and frisk him.
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With reasonable cause, the officer can arrest the individual without reading the Miranda warning.
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Nothing. The officer cannot stop anyone based on appearance alone.
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Which is a grand jury right?

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the right to the same treatment and rules that all citizens receive
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the right to avoid confessing to a crime
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the right to indictment before trial for a capital crime
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the right to avoid being tried twice for the same crime
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In Duckworth v. Eagan (1988), the Supreme Court held that the police

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had been too harshly burdened by the Miranda decision and no longer had to follow it.
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could create their own Miranda warning if it communicated the same message.
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did not need to read the Miranda warning if they considered a suspect to be dangerous.
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could create any warning they chose so long as they got a conviction.
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The Fourth Amendment states that a reasonable search and seizure must

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include a warrant and be based on an indictment.
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include a warrant and be based on probable cause.
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be based on probable cause and include due process.
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be based on probable cause and include a Miranda warning.
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How did the Supreme Court rule in the Miranda decision?

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Ernesto Miranda was found guilty on all counts.
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Ernesto Miranda had been denied his rights.
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Ernesto Miranda could not be tried twice for the same crime.
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Ernesto Miranda did not have the right to avoid self-incrimination.

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