PTLEA CPO CHAPTER 1 STUDY GUIDE CERTIFICATION
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● The first 10 of the 27 amendments are a special group known as.... Answer: The Bill of
Rights (Pg 6)
● Law. Answer: A form of social control and a method of encouraging people to behave in a
certain way (Pg 6)
● Define the law within a social context, how the evolution of the law governs our
communities CP-211.1. Answer: -In a complicated modern society, written laws are
necessary to maintain order.
● Statutory law. Answer: -Congress, state legislatures, or local governing authorities, in
response to a perceived need, right in enact these laws. -They include criminal, civil,
administrative laws (pg 6)
● Criminal law. Answer: -Defines Unacceptable behaviors and government prosecution of
those who commit them
● Civil law. Answer: - pertains to the legal action a person takes to resolve a private dispute
with another person (pg6)
● Describe the differences between criminal and civil statutory law CP-211.2. Answer:
Criminal law differs from civil law, where emphasis is more on dispute resolution and victim
compensation then on punishment (pg6)
● Ordinance. Answer: Statues in acted by a municipal or county government (Pg6)
● Describe the importance of a probation officer maintaining familiarity with local
ordinances in the performance of his or her job duties CP-211.3. Answer: - local
governments create ordinances that regulate matters of narrow application, such as curfews
for minors, restrictions on the hours for selling alcohol, or parking regulations
● Administrative law. Answer: - sometimes called regulatory law, is the body of law that
allows for the creation of public regulatory agencies (pg 7)
● Florida administrative code chapter 33-302. Answer: Governs probation and parole
services (Pg 7)
, ● Case law. Answer: The decisions of the court system, the judicial branch (pg7)
● Describe how case law affect the job duties of the probation officer CP-211.5. Answer:
- Once an appellate court create a rule, known as president, you are required to follow that
rule, unless a higher court changes the rule
● Describe how administrative law affect the job duties of a probation officer CP-211.4.
Answer: Florida administrative code is an important example of administrative law and guides
the department and for filling it statutory obligation (Pg7)
● Constitutional law. Answer: Defines our form of representative government, and identifies
the powers and limitations of it three branches. It consist of standards set forth in the
constitution, and in court decisions, interpreting the constitution headed down by US district
and supreme courts (Pg7)
● Supremacy clause. Answer: A significant idea incorporated into the US Constitution is by
the founding fathers. Set forth in article 6, the supremacy clause states that when laws
conflict, federal law generally over the rules state and local law. State law can be more
restrictive than federal law, but it cannot undermined the federal standard (pg7)
● Describe the correlation between the powers of the US Constitution and the Florida
constitution CP-211.6. Answer: - The state of Florida has its own state constitution that
generally parallels the US Constitution.
● Constitutions main body consist of.... Answer: The seven articles of the Constitution
(pg7)
● The purpose of the articles of the constitution.... Answer: To form a contract between
the people of the United States in the United States government which spells out the
responsibility and authority of the government (Pg 8)
● The three branches of government. Answer: 1. Executive branch
● Executive branch. Answer: - headed by the president
● Legislative branch. Answer: - directed by Congress, which includes the House of
Representatives and the Senate
● Judicial branch. Answer: - headed by the Supreme Court
● Describe the role and purpose of the amendments to the United States Constitution
CP-211.8. Answer: The purpose is to ensure that the government does not infringe upon the
rights of the individual. Amendments to the constitution is our improvements, corrections, or
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● The first 10 of the 27 amendments are a special group known as.... Answer: The Bill of
Rights (Pg 6)
● Law. Answer: A form of social control and a method of encouraging people to behave in a
certain way (Pg 6)
● Define the law within a social context, how the evolution of the law governs our
communities CP-211.1. Answer: -In a complicated modern society, written laws are
necessary to maintain order.
● Statutory law. Answer: -Congress, state legislatures, or local governing authorities, in
response to a perceived need, right in enact these laws. -They include criminal, civil,
administrative laws (pg 6)
● Criminal law. Answer: -Defines Unacceptable behaviors and government prosecution of
those who commit them
● Civil law. Answer: - pertains to the legal action a person takes to resolve a private dispute
with another person (pg6)
● Describe the differences between criminal and civil statutory law CP-211.2. Answer:
Criminal law differs from civil law, where emphasis is more on dispute resolution and victim
compensation then on punishment (pg6)
● Ordinance. Answer: Statues in acted by a municipal or county government (Pg6)
● Describe the importance of a probation officer maintaining familiarity with local
ordinances in the performance of his or her job duties CP-211.3. Answer: - local
governments create ordinances that regulate matters of narrow application, such as curfews
for minors, restrictions on the hours for selling alcohol, or parking regulations
● Administrative law. Answer: - sometimes called regulatory law, is the body of law that
allows for the creation of public regulatory agencies (pg 7)
● Florida administrative code chapter 33-302. Answer: Governs probation and parole
services (Pg 7)
, ● Case law. Answer: The decisions of the court system, the judicial branch (pg7)
● Describe how case law affect the job duties of the probation officer CP-211.5. Answer:
- Once an appellate court create a rule, known as president, you are required to follow that
rule, unless a higher court changes the rule
● Describe how administrative law affect the job duties of a probation officer CP-211.4.
Answer: Florida administrative code is an important example of administrative law and guides
the department and for filling it statutory obligation (Pg7)
● Constitutional law. Answer: Defines our form of representative government, and identifies
the powers and limitations of it three branches. It consist of standards set forth in the
constitution, and in court decisions, interpreting the constitution headed down by US district
and supreme courts (Pg7)
● Supremacy clause. Answer: A significant idea incorporated into the US Constitution is by
the founding fathers. Set forth in article 6, the supremacy clause states that when laws
conflict, federal law generally over the rules state and local law. State law can be more
restrictive than federal law, but it cannot undermined the federal standard (pg7)
● Describe the correlation between the powers of the US Constitution and the Florida
constitution CP-211.6. Answer: - The state of Florida has its own state constitution that
generally parallels the US Constitution.
● Constitutions main body consist of.... Answer: The seven articles of the Constitution
(pg7)
● The purpose of the articles of the constitution.... Answer: To form a contract between
the people of the United States in the United States government which spells out the
responsibility and authority of the government (Pg 8)
● The three branches of government. Answer: 1. Executive branch
● Executive branch. Answer: - headed by the president
● Legislative branch. Answer: - directed by Congress, which includes the House of
Representatives and the Senate
● Judicial branch. Answer: - headed by the Supreme Court
● Describe the role and purpose of the amendments to the United States Constitution
CP-211.8. Answer: The purpose is to ensure that the government does not infringe upon the
rights of the individual. Amendments to the constitution is our improvements, corrections, or
