TCOLE BPOC PRACTICE UPDATED EXAM
SCRIPT WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution _____.
Answer: gives you the right to trial, open to the public
◉ Cruel and unusual punishment are prohibited by which
amendment?
Answer: 8th
◉ According to the _____ Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, powers
not specifically reserved to the federal government are reserved to
the state government.
Answer: 10th
◉ According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a _____ is an order
issued by a judge directed to anyone having a person in their
custody, commanding them to produce such person and show why
they are in custody.
Answer: writ of habeas corpus
◉ Which court case affirmed a person's right to free speech?
Answer: Duran v. City of Douglas, AZ
,◉ The 5th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives citizens the
protection from _____.
Answer: self-incrimination
◉ The _____ Amendment limits the level of force that may be used to
reasonable force.
Answer: 4th
◉ The primary components of the American Justice System are _____.
Answer: police, courts, and correctional
◉ _____ is the law that defines the personal and property rights of
individuals.
Answer: Civil law
◉ According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, which of the
following is NOT a magistrate?
Answer: District Attorney's
◉ According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, which of the
following are NOT Texas peace officers?
Answer: Special agents of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.
,◉ According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Court of
Criminal Appeals does NOT _____.
Answer: review decisions of civil cases
◉ According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, the _____ courts shall
have original jurisdiction of all misdemeanors of which exclusive
original jurisdiction is not given to the justice court, and when the
fine to be imposed shall exceed five hundred dollars.
Answer: county
◉ According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a peace officer who
investigates a family violence allegation or who responds to a
disturbance call that may involve family violence shall advise any
possible adult victim of all reasonable means to prevent further
family violence, including _____.
Answer: given written notice of a victim's legal rights
◉ According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, which is NOT a use
of force option for dispersing a riot?
Answer: Use any degree of force.
◉ According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, an affidavit made
before a magistrate charging the commission of an offense is called
a/an _____.
, Answer: complaint
◉ According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, the security given by
the accused that he will appear and answer before the proper court
the accusation brought against him is known as _____.
Answer: bail
◉ According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a written statement
of a grand jury accusing a person of an offense is a/an _____.
Answer: indictment
◉ According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a person is arrested
when the person has been _____.
Answer: taken into custody
◉ According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a written statement
that is filled and presented on behalf of the State of Texas by a
district attorney that charges a person with an offense that may be
prosecuted according to the law is called a/an _____.
Answer: information
◉ According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a peace officer from
another state may pursue a fleeing person into Texas and arrest
them there, if the person is suspected of committing _____.
SCRIPT WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution _____.
Answer: gives you the right to trial, open to the public
◉ Cruel and unusual punishment are prohibited by which
amendment?
Answer: 8th
◉ According to the _____ Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, powers
not specifically reserved to the federal government are reserved to
the state government.
Answer: 10th
◉ According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a _____ is an order
issued by a judge directed to anyone having a person in their
custody, commanding them to produce such person and show why
they are in custody.
Answer: writ of habeas corpus
◉ Which court case affirmed a person's right to free speech?
Answer: Duran v. City of Douglas, AZ
,◉ The 5th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives citizens the
protection from _____.
Answer: self-incrimination
◉ The _____ Amendment limits the level of force that may be used to
reasonable force.
Answer: 4th
◉ The primary components of the American Justice System are _____.
Answer: police, courts, and correctional
◉ _____ is the law that defines the personal and property rights of
individuals.
Answer: Civil law
◉ According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, which of the
following is NOT a magistrate?
Answer: District Attorney's
◉ According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, which of the
following are NOT Texas peace officers?
Answer: Special agents of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.
,◉ According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Court of
Criminal Appeals does NOT _____.
Answer: review decisions of civil cases
◉ According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, the _____ courts shall
have original jurisdiction of all misdemeanors of which exclusive
original jurisdiction is not given to the justice court, and when the
fine to be imposed shall exceed five hundred dollars.
Answer: county
◉ According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a peace officer who
investigates a family violence allegation or who responds to a
disturbance call that may involve family violence shall advise any
possible adult victim of all reasonable means to prevent further
family violence, including _____.
Answer: given written notice of a victim's legal rights
◉ According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, which is NOT a use
of force option for dispersing a riot?
Answer: Use any degree of force.
◉ According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, an affidavit made
before a magistrate charging the commission of an offense is called
a/an _____.
, Answer: complaint
◉ According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, the security given by
the accused that he will appear and answer before the proper court
the accusation brought against him is known as _____.
Answer: bail
◉ According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a written statement
of a grand jury accusing a person of an offense is a/an _____.
Answer: indictment
◉ According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a person is arrested
when the person has been _____.
Answer: taken into custody
◉ According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a written statement
that is filled and presented on behalf of the State of Texas by a
district attorney that charges a person with an offense that may be
prosecuted according to the law is called a/an _____.
Answer: information
◉ According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a peace officer from
another state may pursue a fleeing person into Texas and arrest
them there, if the person is suspected of committing _____.
