Phase 1 Wisconsin Police Academy Questions and Answers Already
Graded
(Fundamentals of CJ) Name of the person filling an appeal
Ans: Appellate
(Fundamentals of CJ) The name of the party that opposes the appeal
Ans: Respondent
(Fundamentals of CJ) How many judges are in the Wisconsin Supreme Court?
Ans: 7
(Fundamentals of CJ) How many judges are in the U.S. Supreme Court?
Ans: 9
(Fundamentals of CJ) What does a warrant command?
Ans: The defendant be arrested and brought before the court
(Fundamentals of CJ) What does a summons command?
Ans: 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.
Ans: Third
(Fundamentals of CJ) How many years do judges serve on the Wisconsin Supreme Court?
Ans: 10 years
(Fundamentals of CJ) How many courts of appeals are in Wisconsin Court System? Where are
they?
Ans: 4 districts in Madison, Waukesha, Milwaukee, and Wausau
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,(Fundamentals of CJ) How many years do judges serve on the Wisconsin Circuit Courts?
Ans: 6 years
(Fundamentals of CJ) What is the function of circuit courts in the Wisconsin Court System?
Ans: Trial courts with jurisdiction in criminal and civil cases
(Fundamentals of CJ) What is the function of Municipal Courts in the Wisconsin Court System?
Ans: Exclusive jurisdiction over ordinance violations
(Fundamentals of CJ) What is the order of the Wisconsin Court System?
Ans: 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.
Ans: 3
(Fundamentals of CJ) Is testimony taken by the Appeals Court?
Ans: 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?
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,Ans: - 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?
Ans: - 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?
Ans: 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?
Ans: 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?
Ans: 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?
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, Ans: 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?
Ans: §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?
Ans: No
(Fundamentals of CJ) Why are we called the Guardians of Rights?
Ans: 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?
Ans: Article VII
(Fundamentals of CJ) What article of the Wisconsin Constitution authorized the creation of
municipal courts?
Ans: Article VII, Sections 2 and 14
(Fundamentals of CJ) What chapter in the Wisconsin Constitution defines the term "Law
Enforcement Officer"
Ans: 165.85 (2)(C)
(Fundamentals of CJ) What is the Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution?
Ans: Allows individual states to make laws that prohibit or punish acts.
(Fundamentals of CJ) What jurisdiction do Municipal Courts have?
Ans: 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?
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Graded
(Fundamentals of CJ) Name of the person filling an appeal
Ans: Appellate
(Fundamentals of CJ) The name of the party that opposes the appeal
Ans: Respondent
(Fundamentals of CJ) How many judges are in the Wisconsin Supreme Court?
Ans: 7
(Fundamentals of CJ) How many judges are in the U.S. Supreme Court?
Ans: 9
(Fundamentals of CJ) What does a warrant command?
Ans: The defendant be arrested and brought before the court
(Fundamentals of CJ) What does a summons command?
Ans: 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.
Ans: Third
(Fundamentals of CJ) How many years do judges serve on the Wisconsin Supreme Court?
Ans: 10 years
(Fundamentals of CJ) How many courts of appeals are in Wisconsin Court System? Where are
they?
Ans: 4 districts in Madison, Waukesha, Milwaukee, and Wausau
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,(Fundamentals of CJ) How many years do judges serve on the Wisconsin Circuit Courts?
Ans: 6 years
(Fundamentals of CJ) What is the function of circuit courts in the Wisconsin Court System?
Ans: Trial courts with jurisdiction in criminal and civil cases
(Fundamentals of CJ) What is the function of Municipal Courts in the Wisconsin Court System?
Ans: Exclusive jurisdiction over ordinance violations
(Fundamentals of CJ) What is the order of the Wisconsin Court System?
Ans: 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.
Ans: 3
(Fundamentals of CJ) Is testimony taken by the Appeals Court?
Ans: 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?
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,Ans: - 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?
Ans: - 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?
Ans: 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?
Ans: 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?
Ans: 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?
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, Ans: 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?
Ans: §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?
Ans: No
(Fundamentals of CJ) Why are we called the Guardians of Rights?
Ans: 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?
Ans: Article VII
(Fundamentals of CJ) What article of the Wisconsin Constitution authorized the creation of
municipal courts?
Ans: Article VII, Sections 2 and 14
(Fundamentals of CJ) What chapter in the Wisconsin Constitution defines the term "Law
Enforcement Officer"
Ans: 165.85 (2)(C)
(Fundamentals of CJ) What is the Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution?
Ans: Allows individual states to make laws that prohibit or punish acts.
(Fundamentals of CJ) What jurisdiction do Municipal Courts have?
Ans: 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?
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