In Whren v. United States (1996) the Supreme Court ruled that _________________

a. the test of whether police properly stopped a motor vehicle is whether a reasonable
officer would have stopped the vehicle based on the driver having committed a traffic
infraction
b. officers’ motives in stopping an automobile are irrelevant if there is an objective basis
for the stop
c. police may stop any vehicle to search for drugs if the vehicle is in an area where drug
trafficking has recently occurred
d. investigatory stops of vehicles may be made based solely on anonymous tips received
by police


Answer: B

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