MPOETC ACT 120 Certification Exam
Review 2025 | Pennsylvania Police Academy
Study Guide with 100% Correct Q&A.
Situation where two people agree to commit a crime and are caught later?
conspiracy
When applying a tourniquet to someone, where should you write the time on their body at
which it was applied?
forehead
What color does a police officer work in? (Traffic Light Analogy)
yellow
What is the normal speed limit for an urban area?
35 mph
What should you NOT do when someone robs a Police Officer?
use lethal force
What federal agency should you notify if you come into contact with a clandestine lab?
DEA
What is the status of an AR Rifle when the bolt is closed, the chamber is empty, and the
magazine is seated in the magazine well?
cruiser ready
What is the status of a Shot Gun that has a filled magazine tube, a forward slide, and an
activated chamber safety switch?
cruiser ready
What is the constitutional right to free speech, religion, and press?
1st amendment
What is the constitutional right to a person's secured house, paper, and effects?
4th amendment
, What is the constitutional right against self-incrimination, due process, compensation for public
taking of property, and double-jeopardy? This right established "Miranda Warnings" in the case
of Miranda v. Arizona.
5th amendment
What is the constitutional right to speedy trial, to counsel, and to be confronted by witnesses
and/or accusers?
6th amendment
What is the constitutional right to bail and protection from cruel and unusual punishment?
8th amendment
What is the constitutional right to life, liberty, property, and equal rights for all?
14th amendment
What U.S. Supreme Court case made the disposition of the "Exclusionary Rule?"
mapp v. ohio
What amendment provides guidelines and sets standards for the use of force?
4th amendment
What Pennsylvania State Supreme Court case defines the concept that a person cannot be
convicted of ethnic intimidation without being found guilty of a predicate offense?
commonwealth v. maglioccio
What 18 Pa.C.S. statute is charged when someone punches a Pennsylvania police officer?
aggravated assault
What 18 Pa.C.S. statute is charged when someone punches their significant other?
simple assault
In addition to aggravated assault, what other 18 Pa.C.S. statute would be charged against a
woman who attempted to stab a man and missed?
criminal attempt
What should be filed when a juvenile strikes a teacher?
juvenile petition
Review 2025 | Pennsylvania Police Academy
Study Guide with 100% Correct Q&A.
Situation where two people agree to commit a crime and are caught later?
conspiracy
When applying a tourniquet to someone, where should you write the time on their body at
which it was applied?
forehead
What color does a police officer work in? (Traffic Light Analogy)
yellow
What is the normal speed limit for an urban area?
35 mph
What should you NOT do when someone robs a Police Officer?
use lethal force
What federal agency should you notify if you come into contact with a clandestine lab?
DEA
What is the status of an AR Rifle when the bolt is closed, the chamber is empty, and the
magazine is seated in the magazine well?
cruiser ready
What is the status of a Shot Gun that has a filled magazine tube, a forward slide, and an
activated chamber safety switch?
cruiser ready
What is the constitutional right to free speech, religion, and press?
1st amendment
What is the constitutional right to a person's secured house, paper, and effects?
4th amendment
, What is the constitutional right against self-incrimination, due process, compensation for public
taking of property, and double-jeopardy? This right established "Miranda Warnings" in the case
of Miranda v. Arizona.
5th amendment
What is the constitutional right to speedy trial, to counsel, and to be confronted by witnesses
and/or accusers?
6th amendment
What is the constitutional right to bail and protection from cruel and unusual punishment?
8th amendment
What is the constitutional right to life, liberty, property, and equal rights for all?
14th amendment
What U.S. Supreme Court case made the disposition of the "Exclusionary Rule?"
mapp v. ohio
What amendment provides guidelines and sets standards for the use of force?
4th amendment
What Pennsylvania State Supreme Court case defines the concept that a person cannot be
convicted of ethnic intimidation without being found guilty of a predicate offense?
commonwealth v. maglioccio
What 18 Pa.C.S. statute is charged when someone punches a Pennsylvania police officer?
aggravated assault
What 18 Pa.C.S. statute is charged when someone punches their significant other?
simple assault
In addition to aggravated assault, what other 18 Pa.C.S. statute would be charged against a
woman who attempted to stab a man and missed?
criminal attempt
What should be filed when a juvenile strikes a teacher?
juvenile petition
