Legal Division Practice Exams (Use Of Force, 4th, 5th And 6th Amendment) Questions & Answers

Allows federal authorities to absorb state law and make it a federal offense when there is no federal statute on point. It does not grant or limit state jurisdiction on federal property. {Ans: The Assimilative Crimes Act}allows a lawsuit against an individual federal officer for violating someone's 4th, 5th, or 8th amendment rights while acting under color of law. {Ans: Bivens}When two or more agents conspire to deprive a citizen of constitutional rights, this is the appropriate statute to bring a criminal prosecution. {Ans: 18 U.S.C. 241}How will a reviewing court decide whether an intermediate weapon was objectively reasonable? {Ans: the court will decide whether a reasonable officer could believe that the intermediate weapon was necessary}The improper use (misuse) of government property or denying the government the use of the property. {Ans: the crime of conversion Under 18 U.S.C. §641}Smith was a federal agent who was authorized to drive a government vehicle 24 hours a day because of his duties. On his day off, he spotted some geese at his house that had been digging up his fancy landscaping. Attempting to scare the geese away from his lawn, he started his government vehicle and flashed