According to SCOTUS's opinion in U.S. v. Montoya de Hernandez (1985), involving the detention of a traveler at the border, the standard of evidence necessary to detain a traveler at the border, beyond the scope of a routine custom search and inspection, is:

a. probable cause

b. no evidence at all, because the Fourth Amendment does not apply at the border.
c. a clear indication of illegal activity.
d. reasonable suspicion.


d

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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a. True b. False

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A. government. B. society. C. individual. D. race. E. None of the above.

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a. cohort design b. time-series design c. classical experiment d. quasi-experimental design

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