Question 1

If police officers honestly believe they are enforcing the law and not committing a crime, then they are not criminally guilty.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzalez (2005), the Court ruled that individuals have a constitutional right to have restraining orders enforced.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Lawsuits against individual federal law enforcement officers for constitutional violations are called _______________ _______________.

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Bivens act...

Question 4

All states allow citizens to bring suits against them for the constitutional violations of their officers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The defense of vicarious official immunity means that police departments and local governments can claim the official immunity of their employees.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Police are rarely charged with, or convicted of, criminal misconduct.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Police officers and government agencies cannot be sued for failing to stop private people from inflicting injuries on others. This is known as the:

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A)  no-special-relationship rule.
B)  no-affirmative-duty-to-protect rule.
C)  state-did-not-create-the-danger rule.
D)  avoid-danger rule.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

According to Pinder v. Johnson , involving a lawsuit by a mother against a police officer and others for the death of her children in a fire:

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A)  public officials owe private citizens the right to protect them from one another.
B)  a violation of clearly established law is not recoverable.
C)  the due process clause does not require government actors to affirmatively protect life.
D)  an affirmative duty to protect life can never arise on the part of government officials.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Which of the following is statistically the single greatest cause of injury to women in America?

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A)  homicide by strangers
B)  domestic violence
C)  drinking and driving
D)  sexual assaultE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Courts that have allowed the state-created-danger exception apply it in one of two ways. The first way requires a special relationship between the government and the victim, plus:

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A)  a plaintiff who committed only a minor offense.
B)  an affirmative defense.
C)  a danger created by the state.
D)  a danger created by the plaintiff.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

In Beltran v. City of El Paso (2004) , the Court ruled that:

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A)  a 911 operator had an affirmative duty to protect a mother and her daughter from their husband and father, who murdered them.
B)  a 911 operator had no affirmative duty to protect a mother and daughter from their husband and father, who murdered them.
C)  the 911 operator violated the due process rights of the murdered mother and daughter, due to the operator's failure to protect them.
D)  the 911 operator violated the constitutional rights of the murdered mother and daughter, due to the operator conveying untruthful information.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 12

_______________ remedies are used to discipline public officials to remedy misconduct.

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Question 13

What are lawsuits against individual law enforcement officers called?

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A)  Bivens actions
B)  Gaines actions
C)  respondeat actions
D)  government actionsE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Suits under the Civil Rights Act are commonly called _______________ _______________.

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The answer of Suits under the Civil Rights Act are...

Question 15

According to SCOTUS, there is an exception to the no-duty-to-protect rule called the special-relationship exception. That special relationship is:

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A)  dependent on the crime committed.
B)  custody.
C)  while a suspect is being interrogated.
D)  when a warrant is being served.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

Research indicates that:

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A)  civilian review procedures rarely sustain citizens' complaints about the police.
B)  civilian review procedures overwhelmingly sustain citizens' complaints about the police.
C)  civilian review boards refuse to hear many of the complaints filed against the police.
D)  most civilian review boards are allowed to take disciplinary action against police officers.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

In order to win a § 1983 lawsuit against a police officer, the plaintiff must prove that the officer was acting under color of state law when the officer engaged in the behavior that is the subject of the suit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Who are always protected by absolute immunity from civil lawsuits while they are performing their official duties?

Accepted Answer

A)  judges
B)  prosecutors
C)  juries
D)  police officersE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Under the doctrine of respondeat superior , state and local governments and their agencies are liable for their employees' torts, if the employees committed the torts during the course of their employment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Prosecutors have qualified immunity for their conduct as advocates in the judicial phase of the criminal process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Constitutional Violations II Other Remedies Against Official Misconduct

Who are always protected by absolute immunity from civil lawsuits while they are performing their official duties?

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What are lawsuits against individual law enforcement officers called?

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Lawsuits against individual federal law enforcement officers for constitutional violations are called _______________ _______________.

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According to Pinder v. Johnson , involving a lawsuit by a mother against a police officer and others for the death of her children in a fire:

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Courts that have allowed the state-created-danger exception apply it in one of two ways. The first way requires a special relationship between the government and the victim, plus:

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In Beltran v. City of El Paso (2004) , the Court ruled that:

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Prosecutors have qualified immunity for their conduct as advocates in the judicial phase of the criminal process.

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Suits under the Civil Rights Act are commonly called _______________ _______________.

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Under the doctrine of respondeat superior , state and local governments and their agencies are liable for their employees' torts, if the employees committed the torts during the course of their employment.

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The defense of vicarious official immunity means that police departments and local governments can claim the official immunity of their employees.

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If police officers honestly believe they are enforcing the law and not committing a crime, then they are not criminally guilty.

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Police are rarely charged with, or convicted of, criminal misconduct.

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Which of the following is statistically the single greatest cause of injury to women in America?

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_______________ remedies are used to discipline public officials to remedy misconduct.

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In Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzalez (2005), the Court ruled that individuals have a constitutional right to have restraining orders enforced.

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In order to win a § 1983 lawsuit against a police officer, the plaintiff must prove that the officer was acting under color of state law when the officer engaged in the behavior that is the subject of the suit.

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Research indicates that:

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Police officers and government agencies cannot be sued for failing to stop private people from inflicting injuries on others. This is known as the:

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All states allow citizens to bring suits against them for the constitutional violations of their officers.

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According to SCOTUS, there is an exception to the no-duty-to-protect rule called the special-relationship exception. That special relationship is:

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