Which of the Following Best Describes the Exclusionary Rule

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the exclusionary rule?

• A) It prevents an innkeeper from refusing a room to anyone able to pay.
• B) It prevents an innkeeper from consenting to a search of an occupied guest room.
• C) It prevents the use of illegally obtained evidence in court.
• D) It requires a hotel to disclose expenses imposed for the use of a phone in guest rooms.

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Definitions:

Perpetrate A Fraud

The act of intentionally deceiving someone or a group in order to gain an unfair or illegal advantage, often financial.

Personally Liable

A legal term referring to an individual's responsibility to settle a debt or legal judgment from their personal assets.

Corporate Bonds

Debt securities issued by corporations to finance their operations, which typically pay periodic interest payments and return the principal at maturity.

Common Stock

A security that evidences ownership in a corporation. A share of common stock gives the owner a proportionate interest in the corporation with regard to control, earnings, and net assets. Common stock is lowest in priority with respect to payment of dividends and distribution of the corporation’s assets on dissolution.