PHASE 1 WISCONSIN POLICE ACADEMY /(WISCONSIN LAW
ENFORCEMENT) ACTUAL EXAM Q&A/ ALREADY GRADED A+ / 2025.
Fundamentals of CJ) Name of the person filling an appeal - (answer)Appellate
(Fundamentals of CJ) The name of the party that opposes the appeal -
(answer)Respondent
(Fundamentals of CJ) How many judges are in the Wisconsin Supreme Court? -
(answer)7
(Fundamentals of CJ) How many judges are in the U.S. Supreme Court? - (answer)9
(Fundamentals of CJ) What does a warrant command? - (answer)The defendant be
arrested and brought before the court
(Fundamentals of CJ) What does a summons command? - (answer)Orders the
defendant to appear before the court on a certain date and time
(Fundamentals of CJ) The court system is the ______ branch of government in
Wisconsin. - (answer)Third
(Fundamentals of CJ) How many years do judges serve on the Wisconsin Supreme
Court? - (answer)10 years
(Fundamentals of CJ) How many courts of appeals are in Wisconsin Court System?
Where are they? - (answer)4 districts in Madison, Waukesha, Milwaukee, and Wausau
(Fundamentals of CJ) How many years do judges serve on the Wisconsin Circuit
Courts? - (answer)6 years
(Fundamentals of CJ) What is the function of circuit courts in the Wisconsin Court
System? - (answer)Trial courts with jurisdiction in criminal and civil cases
(Fundamentals of CJ) What is the function of Municipal Courts in the Wisconsin Court
System? - (answer)Exclusive jurisdiction over ordinance violations
(Fundamentals of CJ) What is the order of the Wisconsin Court System? - (answer)1.
Supreme Court
2. Court of Appeals
3. Circuit Courts
4. Municipal Courts
(Fundamentals of CJ) Most Appeals Court cases are decided by a ___ -judge panel. -
(answer)3
,(Fundamentals of CJ) Is testimony taken by the Appeals Court? - (answer)No. They rely
on the circuit court record and the written briefs of the litigants to make their decisions
(Agency Policy) What are the mandatory policies for Wisconsin Law Enforcement
agencies? - (answer)- Use of Force [§66.0511(2)]
- Citizen Complaint [§66.0511.(3)]
- High Speed Pursuit [§346.03(6)]
- Open Records [§19.34(1)]
- Domestic Abuse [§968.075(3)]
- Expander of Jurisdiction [§175.40(6)(d) and § 175.40 (6m)]
- Reporting Abuse [§48.981(3)(b)3)]
- Eyewitness Identification [§175.50(2)]
(Agency Policy) What are the policies for Wisconsin Law Enforcement agencies that are
required under certain conditions? - (answer)- Privacy in Locker Rooms [§175.22]
- Police Escorts [§346.215]
- Crime Victims' Rights [§950.08]
- Disposition of Public Records [§19.21(4), (5)]
- Emergency Detention [§51.15(11m)]
(Agency Policy) What is a discretionary policy? - (answer)You have some choices about
how you will complete a task, includes words such as may and should.
(Agency Policy) What is a ministerial policy? - (answer)Tasks you must perform, you
have no choice, includes words such as will and shall.
(Agency Policy) What do policies and procedures provide in law enforcement? -
(answer)Written documents that set forth the expectations for employees in regard to
what is to be done in a broad range of common, foreseeable situations.
(Agency Policy) What is a policy statement? - (answer)It is what is to be done in relation
to a particular issue. Reflects philosophy
(Agency Policy) What Wisconsin State law protects you in the event of a civil lawsuit
from having to pay your own attorney fees or from paying damages if there is a finding
of liability? - (answer)§895.46
(Agency Policy) Does Wisc. Stats. §895.46 protects you if you clearly act outside of the
scope of your authority or are charged with a criminal offense? - (answer)No
(Fundamentals of CJ) Why are we called the Guardians of Rights? - (answer)We are an
extension of the judicial system which tries laws and protects individual rights (ex: right
to property and right to defend oneself)
, (Fundamentals of CJ) What article of the Wisconsin Constitution created circuit courts to
serve as Wisconsin trial courts? - (answer)Article VII
(Fundamentals of CJ) What article of the Wisconsin Constitution authorized the creation
of municipal courts? - (answer)Article VII, Sections 2 and 14
(Fundamentals of CJ) What chapter in the Wisconsin Constitution defines the term "Law
Enforcement Officer" - (answer)165.85 (2)(C)
(Fundamentals of CJ) What is the Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution? -
(answer)Allows individual states to make laws that prohibit or punish acts.
(Fundamentals of CJ) What jurisdiction do Municipal Courts have? - (answer)They have
jurisdiction over ordinance violations and non-criminal traffic violations.
(Fundamentals of CJ) If a conduct violates both state and municipal ordinances, who
decides if the issue of a municipal court citation is given or refer the case to the district
attorney with recommendation that state charges be filed? - (answer)Law Enforcement
(Fundamentals of CJ) What does the Declaration of Independence assert for all men? -
(answer)All men are created equal and have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness
(Fundamentals of CJ) What does the U.S. Constitution provide? - (answer)Common
defense and general welfare of the people, as well as separating the functions into three
different branches of government with a system of checks and balances.
(Fundamentals of CJ) Who empowers Law Enforcement? - (answer)The state which
allows for the use of force, to make arrests, and to take freedoms from those who break
the law.
(Fundamentals of CJ) What Wisconsin Constitution statute outlines duties of the
Sheriff? - (answer)Chapter 59
(Fundamentals of CJ) The law requires that municipalities with a population of ______
or more must provide police protective services. - (answer)5,000. *They can be
provided by creating a municipal court, creating a joint department or contracting for
services with another police agency.
(Fundamentals of CJ) What are tribal governments? - (answer)Federally recognized
Indian tribes that establish their own civil and criminal codes and have their own courts.
(Fundamentals of CJ) Who has jurisdiction over criminal matters on reservations? -
(answer)Subject to Public Law 83-280 (PL 280): All reservation and off reservation trust
lands in Wisconsin, except the Menominee Reservation, are subject to state criminal
jurisdiction.
ENFORCEMENT) ACTUAL EXAM Q&A/ ALREADY GRADED A+ / 2025.
Fundamentals of CJ) Name of the person filling an appeal - (answer)Appellate
(Fundamentals of CJ) The name of the party that opposes the appeal -
(answer)Respondent
(Fundamentals of CJ) How many judges are in the Wisconsin Supreme Court? -
(answer)7
(Fundamentals of CJ) How many judges are in the U.S. Supreme Court? - (answer)9
(Fundamentals of CJ) What does a warrant command? - (answer)The defendant be
arrested and brought before the court
(Fundamentals of CJ) What does a summons command? - (answer)Orders the
defendant to appear before the court on a certain date and time
(Fundamentals of CJ) The court system is the ______ branch of government in
Wisconsin. - (answer)Third
(Fundamentals of CJ) How many years do judges serve on the Wisconsin Supreme
Court? - (answer)10 years
(Fundamentals of CJ) How many courts of appeals are in Wisconsin Court System?
Where are they? - (answer)4 districts in Madison, Waukesha, Milwaukee, and Wausau
(Fundamentals of CJ) How many years do judges serve on the Wisconsin Circuit
Courts? - (answer)6 years
(Fundamentals of CJ) What is the function of circuit courts in the Wisconsin Court
System? - (answer)Trial courts with jurisdiction in criminal and civil cases
(Fundamentals of CJ) What is the function of Municipal Courts in the Wisconsin Court
System? - (answer)Exclusive jurisdiction over ordinance violations
(Fundamentals of CJ) What is the order of the Wisconsin Court System? - (answer)1.
Supreme Court
2. Court of Appeals
3. Circuit Courts
4. Municipal Courts
(Fundamentals of CJ) Most Appeals Court cases are decided by a ___ -judge panel. -
(answer)3
,(Fundamentals of CJ) Is testimony taken by the Appeals Court? - (answer)No. They rely
on the circuit court record and the written briefs of the litigants to make their decisions
(Agency Policy) What are the mandatory policies for Wisconsin Law Enforcement
agencies? - (answer)- Use of Force [§66.0511(2)]
- Citizen Complaint [§66.0511.(3)]
- High Speed Pursuit [§346.03(6)]
- Open Records [§19.34(1)]
- Domestic Abuse [§968.075(3)]
- Expander of Jurisdiction [§175.40(6)(d) and § 175.40 (6m)]
- Reporting Abuse [§48.981(3)(b)3)]
- Eyewitness Identification [§175.50(2)]
(Agency Policy) What are the policies for Wisconsin Law Enforcement agencies that are
required under certain conditions? - (answer)- Privacy in Locker Rooms [§175.22]
- Police Escorts [§346.215]
- Crime Victims' Rights [§950.08]
- Disposition of Public Records [§19.21(4), (5)]
- Emergency Detention [§51.15(11m)]
(Agency Policy) What is a discretionary policy? - (answer)You have some choices about
how you will complete a task, includes words such as may and should.
(Agency Policy) What is a ministerial policy? - (answer)Tasks you must perform, you
have no choice, includes words such as will and shall.
(Agency Policy) What do policies and procedures provide in law enforcement? -
(answer)Written documents that set forth the expectations for employees in regard to
what is to be done in a broad range of common, foreseeable situations.
(Agency Policy) What is a policy statement? - (answer)It is what is to be done in relation
to a particular issue. Reflects philosophy
(Agency Policy) What Wisconsin State law protects you in the event of a civil lawsuit
from having to pay your own attorney fees or from paying damages if there is a finding
of liability? - (answer)§895.46
(Agency Policy) Does Wisc. Stats. §895.46 protects you if you clearly act outside of the
scope of your authority or are charged with a criminal offense? - (answer)No
(Fundamentals of CJ) Why are we called the Guardians of Rights? - (answer)We are an
extension of the judicial system which tries laws and protects individual rights (ex: right
to property and right to defend oneself)
, (Fundamentals of CJ) What article of the Wisconsin Constitution created circuit courts to
serve as Wisconsin trial courts? - (answer)Article VII
(Fundamentals of CJ) What article of the Wisconsin Constitution authorized the creation
of municipal courts? - (answer)Article VII, Sections 2 and 14
(Fundamentals of CJ) What chapter in the Wisconsin Constitution defines the term "Law
Enforcement Officer" - (answer)165.85 (2)(C)
(Fundamentals of CJ) What is the Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution? -
(answer)Allows individual states to make laws that prohibit or punish acts.
(Fundamentals of CJ) What jurisdiction do Municipal Courts have? - (answer)They have
jurisdiction over ordinance violations and non-criminal traffic violations.
(Fundamentals of CJ) If a conduct violates both state and municipal ordinances, who
decides if the issue of a municipal court citation is given or refer the case to the district
attorney with recommendation that state charges be filed? - (answer)Law Enforcement
(Fundamentals of CJ) What does the Declaration of Independence assert for all men? -
(answer)All men are created equal and have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness
(Fundamentals of CJ) What does the U.S. Constitution provide? - (answer)Common
defense and general welfare of the people, as well as separating the functions into three
different branches of government with a system of checks and balances.
(Fundamentals of CJ) Who empowers Law Enforcement? - (answer)The state which
allows for the use of force, to make arrests, and to take freedoms from those who break
the law.
(Fundamentals of CJ) What Wisconsin Constitution statute outlines duties of the
Sheriff? - (answer)Chapter 59
(Fundamentals of CJ) The law requires that municipalities with a population of ______
or more must provide police protective services. - (answer)5,000. *They can be
provided by creating a municipal court, creating a joint department or contracting for
services with another police agency.
(Fundamentals of CJ) What are tribal governments? - (answer)Federally recognized
Indian tribes that establish their own civil and criminal codes and have their own courts.
(Fundamentals of CJ) Who has jurisdiction over criminal matters on reservations? -
(answer)Subject to Public Law 83-280 (PL 280): All reservation and off reservation trust
lands in Wisconsin, except the Menominee Reservation, are subject to state criminal
jurisdiction.
