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TCOLE Ultimate Study Test Bank Questions
and Answers
1. A device or a drug that is unsafe for self-medication and that is not included
in Schedules I through V or Penalty Groups 1 through 4 of Chapter 481
Health and Safety Code" defines: - ANSWER Dangerous Drug
2. A juvenile may be taken into custody for the following reasons: - ANSWER
Pursuant to the laws of arrest of the Penal Code and probable cause that the
child has engaged in delinquent conduct.
3. According to the Penal Code, what is an affirmative defense to prosecution
that the actor was compelled by threat of serious bodily injury to engage in
the proscribed conduct? - ANSWER Duress
4. An emotional symptom of stress can be. - ANSWER Depression
5. If a peace officer sexually harasses another person while in uniform during
his or her duties as a public servant, he/she has committed what offense? -
ANSWER Official Oppression
6. According to the traffic code, an operator may not follow closer than
__________ feet from a fire apparatus responding to a fire alarm or drive
into or park the vehicle in the block where the fire apparatus has stopped to
answer a fire alarm. - ANSWER 500
7. Alcohol concentration relates to:
a) The number of grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood
b) the number of grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath
c) the number of grams of alcohol per 67 milliliters of urine
d) all of the above - ANSWER all of the above
8. A person commits an offense only if he _______________ engages in
conduct. - ANSWER voluntarily
9. The expression or use of facts without distortion by personal feelings or
prejudices is the definition of _________. - ANSWER objectivity
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10.A person steals a credit card with the intent to use the card; he has
committed..... - ANSWER credit card abuse
11.Physical balance is the position that allows you the ability to move while
maintaining balance, strength and ______________. - ANSWER advantage
12.According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a peace officer may arrest,
without a warrant, when a felony or breach of the peace has been committed
in the presence or within view of a ______ and such person verbally orders
the arrest of the offender. - ANSWER magistrate
13.According to CCP Art. 14.02, a peace officer may arrest, without warrant,
when a felony or breach of the peace has been committed in the presence or
within the view of a magistrate, and such magistrate ________________ the
arrest of the offender. - ANSWER verbally orders
14.According to the Transportation Code, an operator may not drive at a speed
greater than is reasonable and ______ under the circumstances existing. -
ANSWER prudent
15.A vehicle that cannot produce more than two-brake horsepower, is the
definition of a/an ____________________. - ANSWER moped
16.A peace officer cannot act on reasonable suspicion alone.
true or false? - ANSWER false
17.An Arrest can be both an emotional and physical problem for the officer and
arrestee. Uncertainty is likely to result in compensating behavior.
Compensating behavior may take one of the following forms: - ANSWER
Verbal abuse
18.A vehicle passing another vehicle to the left shall return to an authorized
lane before coming within ________ feet of approaching vehicles. -
ANSWER 200
19.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
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20.Every vehicle upon a highway within this State at any time from a half hour
after sunset to a half hour before sunrise and at any other time when, due to
insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons and
vehicles on the highway are not clearly discernible at a distance of
____________ feet ahead shall display lighted lamps and illuminating
devices as required. - ANSWER 1,000
21.According to Section 8.05 of the Penal Code, It is an affirmative defense to
prosecution that the actor engaged in the proscribed conduct because he was
compelled to do so by threat of imminent death or serious bodily injury to
himself or another. This is called _________. - ANSWER Duress
22.According to the Occupations Code, a person licensed as a peace officer
must complete 40 hours of legislatively required continuing education
training once every _______. - ANSWER 24 months
23.In a physical arrest, the police role is essentially ______________. -
ANSWER defensive
24.A commitment is a court order - ANSWER to place an accused in jail.
25.The police role in physical arrest is two-fold, to protect the public and
__________. - ANSWER to take the violator into custody
26.Which of the following groups or persons does NOT fall under the
jurisdiction of the Transportation Code while upon a roadway?
a) Motor vehicle
b) A person riding an animal
c) A person riding a bicycle
d) A motor-driven cycle
e) All of the above fall under the jurisdiction of the Transportation Code -
ANSWER All of the above fall under the jurisdiction of the Transportation Code
27. "Not having the normal use of mental or physical faculties by reason of the
introduction of alcohol, a controlled substance, a drug, a dangerous drug, or
any combination of two or more of those substances, or any other substance
into the body" is a definition of - ANSWER intoxicated
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28.Word gets around if an officer is _____________________________ in
one's work, and one's ability to serve is increased. - ANSWER Fair and
Objective
29.An operator may not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a
passenger, stand or park an occupied or unoccupied vehicle within _____
feet on the approach to a flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign or traffic
control signal located at the side of a roadway. - ANSWER 30
30.In the SFST Walk and Turn test, the suspect must be instructed to take nine
steps up the line and ____ steps back down the line. - ANSWER 9
31.According to Commission Rules, if a current license holder is arrested for
any offense above a Class C misdemeanor, the license holder shall report the
facts of the arrest to the Commission in writing within _______. - ANSWER
30 days
32.Which of the following public officials is not a magistrate? - ANSWER
District Attorneys
33.What is the purpose of a Writ of Habeas Corpus? - ANSWER To test the
legality of the detention of a person who has been arrested
34.An adverse judgement or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge
of or examination of the facts defines: - ANSWER prejudice
35.What is the most common form of prejudice? - ANSWER Racial
36.The state court with final appellate jurisdiction in death penalty cases is -
ANSWER the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
37.Holding a person for a person for a limited time, but who, as yet, is not
answerable to a criminal offense defines: - ANSWER Temporary Detention
38.To drive a bus with a seating capacity of more than twenty-four (24)
passengers, you must have a: - ANSWER Class B CDL drivers license
39.The act of regarding one's culture as the center of the universe and hence as
the basis for all comparisons with other cultures defines: - ANSWER
ethnocentrism
TCOLE Ultimate Study Test Bank Questions
and Answers
1. A device or a drug that is unsafe for self-medication and that is not included
in Schedules I through V or Penalty Groups 1 through 4 of Chapter 481
Health and Safety Code" defines: - ANSWER Dangerous Drug
2. A juvenile may be taken into custody for the following reasons: - ANSWER
Pursuant to the laws of arrest of the Penal Code and probable cause that the
child has engaged in delinquent conduct.
3. According to the Penal Code, what is an affirmative defense to prosecution
that the actor was compelled by threat of serious bodily injury to engage in
the proscribed conduct? - ANSWER Duress
4. An emotional symptom of stress can be. - ANSWER Depression
5. If a peace officer sexually harasses another person while in uniform during
his or her duties as a public servant, he/she has committed what offense? -
ANSWER Official Oppression
6. According to the traffic code, an operator may not follow closer than
__________ feet from a fire apparatus responding to a fire alarm or drive
into or park the vehicle in the block where the fire apparatus has stopped to
answer a fire alarm. - ANSWER 500
7. Alcohol concentration relates to:
a) The number of grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood
b) the number of grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath
c) the number of grams of alcohol per 67 milliliters of urine
d) all of the above - ANSWER all of the above
8. A person commits an offense only if he _______________ engages in
conduct. - ANSWER voluntarily
9. The expression or use of facts without distortion by personal feelings or
prejudices is the definition of _________. - ANSWER objectivity
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10.A person steals a credit card with the intent to use the card; he has
committed..... - ANSWER credit card abuse
11.Physical balance is the position that allows you the ability to move while
maintaining balance, strength and ______________. - ANSWER advantage
12.According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a peace officer may arrest,
without a warrant, when a felony or breach of the peace has been committed
in the presence or within view of a ______ and such person verbally orders
the arrest of the offender. - ANSWER magistrate
13.According to CCP Art. 14.02, a peace officer may arrest, without warrant,
when a felony or breach of the peace has been committed in the presence or
within the view of a magistrate, and such magistrate ________________ the
arrest of the offender. - ANSWER verbally orders
14.According to the Transportation Code, an operator may not drive at a speed
greater than is reasonable and ______ under the circumstances existing. -
ANSWER prudent
15.A vehicle that cannot produce more than two-brake horsepower, is the
definition of a/an ____________________. - ANSWER moped
16.A peace officer cannot act on reasonable suspicion alone.
true or false? - ANSWER false
17.An Arrest can be both an emotional and physical problem for the officer and
arrestee. Uncertainty is likely to result in compensating behavior.
Compensating behavior may take one of the following forms: - ANSWER
Verbal abuse
18.A vehicle passing another vehicle to the left shall return to an authorized
lane before coming within ________ feet of approaching vehicles. -
ANSWER 200
19.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
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20.Every vehicle upon a highway within this State at any time from a half hour
after sunset to a half hour before sunrise and at any other time when, due to
insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons and
vehicles on the highway are not clearly discernible at a distance of
____________ feet ahead shall display lighted lamps and illuminating
devices as required. - ANSWER 1,000
21.According to Section 8.05 of the Penal Code, It is an affirmative defense to
prosecution that the actor engaged in the proscribed conduct because he was
compelled to do so by threat of imminent death or serious bodily injury to
himself or another. This is called _________. - ANSWER Duress
22.According to the Occupations Code, a person licensed as a peace officer
must complete 40 hours of legislatively required continuing education
training once every _______. - ANSWER 24 months
23.In a physical arrest, the police role is essentially ______________. -
ANSWER defensive
24.A commitment is a court order - ANSWER to place an accused in jail.
25.The police role in physical arrest is two-fold, to protect the public and
__________. - ANSWER to take the violator into custody
26.Which of the following groups or persons does NOT fall under the
jurisdiction of the Transportation Code while upon a roadway?
a) Motor vehicle
b) A person riding an animal
c) A person riding a bicycle
d) A motor-driven cycle
e) All of the above fall under the jurisdiction of the Transportation Code -
ANSWER All of the above fall under the jurisdiction of the Transportation Code
27. "Not having the normal use of mental or physical faculties by reason of the
introduction of alcohol, a controlled substance, a drug, a dangerous drug, or
any combination of two or more of those substances, or any other substance
into the body" is a definition of - ANSWER intoxicated
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28.Word gets around if an officer is _____________________________ in
one's work, and one's ability to serve is increased. - ANSWER Fair and
Objective
29.An operator may not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a
passenger, stand or park an occupied or unoccupied vehicle within _____
feet on the approach to a flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign or traffic
control signal located at the side of a roadway. - ANSWER 30
30.In the SFST Walk and Turn test, the suspect must be instructed to take nine
steps up the line and ____ steps back down the line. - ANSWER 9
31.According to Commission Rules, if a current license holder is arrested for
any offense above a Class C misdemeanor, the license holder shall report the
facts of the arrest to the Commission in writing within _______. - ANSWER
30 days
32.Which of the following public officials is not a magistrate? - ANSWER
District Attorneys
33.What is the purpose of a Writ of Habeas Corpus? - ANSWER To test the
legality of the detention of a person who has been arrested
34.An adverse judgement or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge
of or examination of the facts defines: - ANSWER prejudice
35.What is the most common form of prejudice? - ANSWER Racial
36.The state court with final appellate jurisdiction in death penalty cases is -
ANSWER the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
37.Holding a person for a person for a limited time, but who, as yet, is not
answerable to a criminal offense defines: - ANSWER Temporary Detention
38.To drive a bus with a seating capacity of more than twenty-four (24)
passengers, you must have a: - ANSWER Class B CDL drivers license
39.The act of regarding one's culture as the center of the universe and hence as
the basis for all comparisons with other cultures defines: - ANSWER
ethnocentrism
