FDLE POLICE STATE Exam Questions
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Law is a form of social control or a method of encouraging people to behave in a -
Answer✔Certain way
There are several sources of laws that govern the way we live in the United States,
including constitutional law, statutory law, ordinances, criminal law, case law, and -
Answer✔Civil law
Constitutional law defines the form of government Americans have established;
the Constitution defines our representational government and its three branch structure -
Answer✔Executive,legislative, judicial
constitutional law consists of
standards set forth in the Constitution and of court decisions or interpretations of the
Constitution handed down by - Answer✔The U.S district supreme courts
Statutory law is written and enacted by Congress, state legislatures, or local governing
authorities in response to a perceived need. Statutory law includes -
Answer✔Civil,criminal,administrative and regulatory laws
Within statutory law, some provisions define unacceptable behaviors and government
prosecution of those who commit them. These statutes are called - Answer✔Criminal law
criminal law
must clearly describe the unacceptable behavior and set - Answer✔Set a punisjmemt for it
Statutes enacted by a municipal (city) or county government are known as - Answer✔Ordinaces
Ordinances apply only within the jurisdiction of the governmental
entity that enacted them. Some ordinance violations are ________while others are ________
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infractions. - Answer✔Criminal,civil
_________ pertains to the legal action that a person takes to resolve a private dispute with
another person - Answer✔Civil law
__________is the body of law that allows for the creation of public regulatory
agencies. - Answer✔Administrative law
_________is formed by the decisions of the court system (the judicial branch). - Answer✔Case
law
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution comprise - Answer✔The bill
Of rights
The________ Amendment protects the freedom of speech, press, peaceful assembly, and
religion. - Answer✔First
The ________ Amendment guarantees the right to bear arms. - Answer✔Second
The ______ Amendment prohibits unreasonable search and seizure and generally requires a
warrant signed
by an independent magistrate (judge). - Answer✔Fourth
Law enforcement activities affected by the Fourth Amendment
include law enforcement's _______ into homes, vehicles, luggage, purses, or other places
where a person has a
_________________________ including his or her person, and interference with people's right
to possess
and maintain control over their property - Answer✔Entry, Reasonable expectation of privacy
Law enforcement stops and arrests, including the use of force on
persons, are considered _________ and must meet the reasonableness requirement of the 4th
Amendment, which provides certain exceptions to law enforcement - Answer✔Seizures
The _______ Amendment is best known for prohibiting compelled self-incrimination. -
Answer✔Fifth
The term ________ broadly describes criminal or noncriminal acts that are punishable
under Florida law. - Answer✔Offense
A _________ is any crime committed for which the maximum penalty is death
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or incarceration in a state correctional facility for more than one year. - Answer✔Felony
A felony carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in a state correctional
facility, a fine of up to $10,000, or both. - Answer✔1st Degree
A ________________felony is punishable by a maximum of 15 years in a state correctional
facility, a fine of up to
$10,000, or both. - Answer✔2nd Degree
A _____-degree felony carries a maximum penalty of _______ years in a state correctional
facility, a fine of up to
$5,000, or both. - Answer✔Third, 5
A ____________ is any criminal offense with a maximum incarceration penalty in a county jail
of up to one
yea - Answer✔Misdemeanor
An offense for which the only penalty may be a fine, forfeiture, or other civil penalty is a
noncriminal
violation, also known as a _____________ - Answer✔Civil Infraction
The law recognizes four standards of legal justification for stopping, searching, seizing and
being punished for their crimes : mere
suspicion, ____________ suspicion, _________cause, and proof beyond a
__________________. - Answer✔Reasonable, probable cause, reasonable doubt
A ____________encounter
occurs when an officer comes into voluntary contact with a citizen under circumstances in
which a reasonable
person would feel free to disregard the police and go about his or her business. It involves no
coercion, no
detention, and therefore is no Fourth Amendment seizure - Answer✔Consensual
________ suspicion is sometimes described as a hunch or gut feeling based on law enforcement
training and
knowledge. _______suspicion does not grant any enforcement authority. Detaining a person or
searching him
or her requires more than ________suspicion. - Answer✔Mere, Mere, Mere
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