In U.S. V. Martinez-Fuerte (1976), SCOTUS Held That

question 50

Multiple Choice

In U.S. v. Martinez-Fuerte (1976) , SCOTUS held that:

• A)police can constitutionally stop a vehicle at a fixed checkpoint for a brief questioning of the occupants, even though they have no reason to believe the vehicle contains illegal aliens.
• B)police stopping vehicles at a fixed checkpoint without reasonable suspicion that the vehicle contains illegal aliens violates the Fourth Amendment.
• C)the Fourth Amendment requires police to have probable cause to believe a vehicle contains illegal aliens before they can stop it at a fixed checkpoint.
• D)it is constitutional for police to stop a vehicle at a fixed checkpoint, and they can search the entire vehicle and its occupants without reasonable suspicion or probable cause.