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

1. Police are allowed to stop all vehicles passing through a sobriety checkpoint without a warrant.
2. The Fourth Amendment does not require police officers to knock and announce their presence before entering a person's home to execute a search warrant.
3. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that after an individual is arrested and in police custody away from his or her vehicle, the police must obtain a search warrant to search the suspect's vehicle.
4. In the case of Terry v. Ohio (1968), the U.S. Supreme Court authorized the use of on-the-spot searches of detained individuals if the officer suspects the person is carrying a weapon.
5. In Maryland v. Wilson, the Court held that police may not order passengers out of vehicles they stop.


1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. False

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