Assignment:
Typed, Times New Roman, 12pt font, black ink
1" margins, double-spaced, stapled (for hard copies to be submitted if/when we return to campus)
1. Explain why the Fourth Amendment applies to the federal government and to state, county, and municipal governments.
2. Explain the meaning of search and seizure.
3. How does a stop differ from an arrest?
4. How does a frisk differ from a search?
5. At what point does a stop and frisk develop into a search and seizure?
6. What restrictions does the Fourth Amendment put on private security guards, such as store detectives or private investigators?
7. Explain why people might sue when they feel their rights have been violated. Is there something that makes it so attractive to sue law enforcement? Keep in mind the deep pockets theory.
8. Should a case be dismissed because the one piece of evidence that would surely prove the defendant was guilty was not admitted because of a police error in obtaining it?
9. To protect the public, can government ever really go "too far"?
10. Why should a government agent try to get a warrant whenever possible?