MPOETC CERTIFICATION TEST | 151 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
1st Amendment (1791) Answer - Freedom of speech, religion and press and
the right to petition
2nd Amendment (1791) Answer - Right to bear arms
3rd Amendment (1791) Answer - The government may not house soldiers in
private homes without consent of the owner
4th Amendment (1791) Answer - Freedom from unreasonable search and
seizures
5th Amendment (1791) Answer - Double jeopardy, can't incriminate yourself,
due process
6th Amendment (1791 Answer - The right to a speedy and public trial. The
right to confront the accuser
7th Amendment (1791) Answer - Right to a trial by jury in civil cases
8th Amendment (1791) Answer - Prohibits excessive fines and excessive
bail/and cruel unusual punishment
,14th Amendment Answer - Can't deprive a citizen of life, liberty or property
without due process
Bill of Rights Answer - First 10 amendments to the Constitution
PA Constitution Answer - More restrictive than US Constitution
Statutes Answer - Written laws made by legislatures
civil rights violation Answer - Unlawful arrest, search and seizure without
probable cause. Holding a prisoner beyond limitations
When can officers enter another jurisdiction Answer - Hot pursuit, asked,
mutual aid, official business and felony crimes
case laws Answer - Written decision of appellate courts deciding actual cases
Tort Answer - A violation of the civil law
Probable cause Answer - Facts and circumstances that lead a reasonable
person to believe a crime had been committed and the suspect committed the
crime
Three branches of government Answer - Legislative, Executive, Judicial
What branch of government do police fall under? Answer - Executive
PA Court System Answer - Common Pleas, Circuit, Supreme
, US Court System Answer - District, circuit, supreme
Grading of crimes Answer - Felony, misdemeanor, summary
State of mind (Mens Rea) 4 Answer - Mental intent to commit crime
- Recklessly
- Intentionally
- Negligently
- Knowingly
Where are statutes of limitations found? Answer - Title 42, section 5552
judiciary code
Codification Answer - The act or process of rendering laws in written form
2 elements of a crime Answer - Physical act of crime (Actus Reus), Mental
intend to do so (Mens Rea)
Instrument of a crime Answer - Any instrument that is intended to be used to
commit a crime
1st degree murder Answer - 2502 - killing that is premeditated, deliberate and
done with malice
Felony Crimes Answer - Murder, rape, kidnapping, arson, robbery, burglary,
embezzlement, forgery, theft, and perjury
ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
1st Amendment (1791) Answer - Freedom of speech, religion and press and
the right to petition
2nd Amendment (1791) Answer - Right to bear arms
3rd Amendment (1791) Answer - The government may not house soldiers in
private homes without consent of the owner
4th Amendment (1791) Answer - Freedom from unreasonable search and
seizures
5th Amendment (1791) Answer - Double jeopardy, can't incriminate yourself,
due process
6th Amendment (1791 Answer - The right to a speedy and public trial. The
right to confront the accuser
7th Amendment (1791) Answer - Right to a trial by jury in civil cases
8th Amendment (1791) Answer - Prohibits excessive fines and excessive
bail/and cruel unusual punishment
,14th Amendment Answer - Can't deprive a citizen of life, liberty or property
without due process
Bill of Rights Answer - First 10 amendments to the Constitution
PA Constitution Answer - More restrictive than US Constitution
Statutes Answer - Written laws made by legislatures
civil rights violation Answer - Unlawful arrest, search and seizure without
probable cause. Holding a prisoner beyond limitations
When can officers enter another jurisdiction Answer - Hot pursuit, asked,
mutual aid, official business and felony crimes
case laws Answer - Written decision of appellate courts deciding actual cases
Tort Answer - A violation of the civil law
Probable cause Answer - Facts and circumstances that lead a reasonable
person to believe a crime had been committed and the suspect committed the
crime
Three branches of government Answer - Legislative, Executive, Judicial
What branch of government do police fall under? Answer - Executive
PA Court System Answer - Common Pleas, Circuit, Supreme
, US Court System Answer - District, circuit, supreme
Grading of crimes Answer - Felony, misdemeanor, summary
State of mind (Mens Rea) 4 Answer - Mental intent to commit crime
- Recklessly
- Intentionally
- Negligently
- Knowingly
Where are statutes of limitations found? Answer - Title 42, section 5552
judiciary code
Codification Answer - The act or process of rendering laws in written form
2 elements of a crime Answer - Physical act of crime (Actus Reus), Mental
intend to do so (Mens Rea)
Instrument of a crime Answer - Any instrument that is intended to be used to
commit a crime
1st degree murder Answer - 2502 - killing that is premeditated, deliberate and
done with malice
Felony Crimes Answer - Murder, rape, kidnapping, arson, robbery, burglary,
embezzlement, forgery, theft, and perjury
