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

1. Police need a warrant to search the contents of a cell phone during an arrest.
2. If a driver is rude to an officer during a traffic stop, this is enough to constitute probable cause to search the vehicle.
3. Reasonable suspicion may be based upon several weak arguments that, when taken together in the context of the situation, would lead a reasonable person to believe that a crime is being committed.
4. Under Terry v. Ohio, reasonable suspicion is enough for an officer to conduct a pat-down search.
5. Reasonable suspicion may be based upon information supplied by police informants.


1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE

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