MCOLES STATE LICENSING EXAM PREP (EXCERPT) | COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH 100% RATED EXPERT SOLUTIONS |2026 LATEST UPDATED
1. You receive a report from dispatch of a possible domestic dispute in progress. The caller states the neighbors are
arguing and requests police. Dispatch says the caller heard gunshots coming from the residence. You arrive and it's quiet.
The lights are off. The correct way to respond would be to do which of the following?
(A) Go to the door, announce your presence, and wait for a response
(B) Proceed cautiously and silently enter the house
(C) Verify with dispatch that you have the correct ad: (C) Verify with dispatch that you have the correct address and
wait in patrol car to see if there are signs of movement
2. You respond to a car accident. One driver was driving 5-10 miles over the
speed limit and had a BAC of .06. You do not have enough to charge for OWI
— therefore you should:: Issue a speeding ticket
3. You stop a motorcycle and realize he has no motorcycle endorsement. The appropriate course of action is?: Arrest
the cyclist for a misdemeanor.
4. Refusal to be fingerprinted is a:: 90 day Misdemeanor
5. True or False. A person guilty of a misdemeanor must be fingerprinted within 48 hours: False. Must be
fingerprinted within 72 hours
6. 5 Fundamentals of Marksmanship: (1) Stance
(2) Grip
,(3) Trigger Control
(3) Sight Alignment
(4) Sight Picture
(5) Breathing
NOTE* THE STATE TEST WILL ASK YOU WHICH ORDER THESE ARE MOST IMPORTANT. BE SURE TO
ASK YOUR
INSTRUCTORS AND LOOK IN YOUR FIREARMS BOOK. SEVERAL STATE TEST QUESTIONS WILL ASK
"WHICH IS THE MOST CORRECT ORDER" or "WHICH IS THE BEST ORDER OF THE FOLLOWING" and it
will list them. Be sure to study the MCOLES objectives thoroughly for this section and memorize the correct order.
7. During a Felony stop, who has control over the suspect vehicle?
(A) Primary Vehicle
(B) Secondary Vehicle
(C) Backup Unit: (A) Primary Vehicle
8. You're on patrol and you pull a vehicle over on a highway. You have no backup vehicles coming. What is the proper
way to position your vehicle?
(A) Behind and offset to the left on an angle
(B) Behind and offset to the right on an angle
(C) Behind the vehicle and centered: (A) Behind and offset to the left on an angle
9. The primary unit of a high risk traffic stop should position their vehicle:
,(A) Behind and offset to the left
(B) Behind and offset to the right
(C) Behind and offset to the left on an angle: (B) Behind and offset to the right
10. The backup unit of a high risk stop should position their vehicle in which manner:
(A) Behind and offset to the left
(B) Behind and offset to the right
(C) Behind and offset to the left on an angle: (A) Behind and offset to the left
11. Graham v. Connor: (A) OBJECTIVE REASONABLENESS when using Deadly Force
12. Tennessee v. Gardner: CAN'T SHOOT A FLEEING FELON
13. Maryland v. Wilson: Officers may ORDER PASSENGERS TO EXIT VEHICLE even if there is no evidence
that the passenger is involved in any wrongdoing
14. Terry v. Ohio: STOP AND FRISK with articulated reasonable suspicion of weapons. Reasonable suspicion
exists that crime is afoot, a crime has occurred, or is occurring.
15. Pennsylvania v. Mimms: Police can legally ORDER A PERSON TO EXIT THEIR VEHICLE.
This was issued after the respondent was lawfully detained, was reasonable, and thus permissible under the Fourth
Amendment.
16. Maybury v. Madison: A case under the Marshall court that implemented the rule of judicial review. It was a
landmark case in saying that the court has the final say on constitutionality.
, 17. Canton v. Harris: The FAILURE TO TRAIN must reflect a deliberate or conscious choice by the municipality.
-The NEED TO TRAIN officers in the constitutional limitations on the use of deadly force can be said so obvious,
that failure to do so could properly be characterized as "deliberate indifference" to constitutional rights.
- LACK OF TRAINING is reason for suit
18. Arizona v. Gant: SEARCH INCIDENT TO ARREST if: The arrestee might access the vehicle @ the time of
search, or the vehicle contains evidence of the offense he was arrested for.
19. South Dakota v. Opperman: An INVENTORY SEARCH, following standard police procedures, of an
impounded vehicle is not an unreasonable search so long as it is not done as a pretext concealing an investigatory
police motive to locate evidence or other unlawful seizure.
20. People v. Shankle: OFFICER ASKED DRIVER OUT OF VEHICLE AND ASKED FOR ID. VOLUNTARY.
Evidence was deemed admissible.
21. People v. Freeman: Officers UNLAWFULLY ORDERED THE DRIVER OUT OF A PARKED VEHICLE to
obtain ID. Evidence of the crime was suppressed.
22. Mapp v. Ohio: EVIDENCE ILLEGALY OBTAINED IS NOT ADMISSABLE IN TRIAL
23. People v. Parham: MUST BE ABLE TO ARTICULATE REASON FOR STOP
24. People v. Peebles: VEHICLE MAY BE STOPPED FOR REASONABLE SUSPICION, JUST AS PEOPLE
CAN BE.
25. Illinois v. Wardlow: Unprovoked flight from a high crime area is reasonable suspicion to stop and detain.
26. Butler v. Detroit: QUALIFIED IMMUNITY AND EXCESSIVE FORCE
27. True or False. Anonymous tips are admissible in court.: False. Anonymous tips are
not admissible in court UNLESS further evidence or investigation can corroborate the information obtained through
anonymous tip.
WITH 100% RATED EXPERT SOLUTIONS |2026 LATEST UPDATED
1. You receive a report from dispatch of a possible domestic dispute in progress. The caller states the neighbors are
arguing and requests police. Dispatch says the caller heard gunshots coming from the residence. You arrive and it's quiet.
The lights are off. The correct way to respond would be to do which of the following?
(A) Go to the door, announce your presence, and wait for a response
(B) Proceed cautiously and silently enter the house
(C) Verify with dispatch that you have the correct ad: (C) Verify with dispatch that you have the correct address and
wait in patrol car to see if there are signs of movement
2. You respond to a car accident. One driver was driving 5-10 miles over the
speed limit and had a BAC of .06. You do not have enough to charge for OWI
— therefore you should:: Issue a speeding ticket
3. You stop a motorcycle and realize he has no motorcycle endorsement. The appropriate course of action is?: Arrest
the cyclist for a misdemeanor.
4. Refusal to be fingerprinted is a:: 90 day Misdemeanor
5. True or False. A person guilty of a misdemeanor must be fingerprinted within 48 hours: False. Must be
fingerprinted within 72 hours
6. 5 Fundamentals of Marksmanship: (1) Stance
(2) Grip
,(3) Trigger Control
(3) Sight Alignment
(4) Sight Picture
(5) Breathing
NOTE* THE STATE TEST WILL ASK YOU WHICH ORDER THESE ARE MOST IMPORTANT. BE SURE TO
ASK YOUR
INSTRUCTORS AND LOOK IN YOUR FIREARMS BOOK. SEVERAL STATE TEST QUESTIONS WILL ASK
"WHICH IS THE MOST CORRECT ORDER" or "WHICH IS THE BEST ORDER OF THE FOLLOWING" and it
will list them. Be sure to study the MCOLES objectives thoroughly for this section and memorize the correct order.
7. During a Felony stop, who has control over the suspect vehicle?
(A) Primary Vehicle
(B) Secondary Vehicle
(C) Backup Unit: (A) Primary Vehicle
8. You're on patrol and you pull a vehicle over on a highway. You have no backup vehicles coming. What is the proper
way to position your vehicle?
(A) Behind and offset to the left on an angle
(B) Behind and offset to the right on an angle
(C) Behind the vehicle and centered: (A) Behind and offset to the left on an angle
9. The primary unit of a high risk traffic stop should position their vehicle:
,(A) Behind and offset to the left
(B) Behind and offset to the right
(C) Behind and offset to the left on an angle: (B) Behind and offset to the right
10. The backup unit of a high risk stop should position their vehicle in which manner:
(A) Behind and offset to the left
(B) Behind and offset to the right
(C) Behind and offset to the left on an angle: (A) Behind and offset to the left
11. Graham v. Connor: (A) OBJECTIVE REASONABLENESS when using Deadly Force
12. Tennessee v. Gardner: CAN'T SHOOT A FLEEING FELON
13. Maryland v. Wilson: Officers may ORDER PASSENGERS TO EXIT VEHICLE even if there is no evidence
that the passenger is involved in any wrongdoing
14. Terry v. Ohio: STOP AND FRISK with articulated reasonable suspicion of weapons. Reasonable suspicion
exists that crime is afoot, a crime has occurred, or is occurring.
15. Pennsylvania v. Mimms: Police can legally ORDER A PERSON TO EXIT THEIR VEHICLE.
This was issued after the respondent was lawfully detained, was reasonable, and thus permissible under the Fourth
Amendment.
16. Maybury v. Madison: A case under the Marshall court that implemented the rule of judicial review. It was a
landmark case in saying that the court has the final say on constitutionality.
, 17. Canton v. Harris: The FAILURE TO TRAIN must reflect a deliberate or conscious choice by the municipality.
-The NEED TO TRAIN officers in the constitutional limitations on the use of deadly force can be said so obvious,
that failure to do so could properly be characterized as "deliberate indifference" to constitutional rights.
- LACK OF TRAINING is reason for suit
18. Arizona v. Gant: SEARCH INCIDENT TO ARREST if: The arrestee might access the vehicle @ the time of
search, or the vehicle contains evidence of the offense he was arrested for.
19. South Dakota v. Opperman: An INVENTORY SEARCH, following standard police procedures, of an
impounded vehicle is not an unreasonable search so long as it is not done as a pretext concealing an investigatory
police motive to locate evidence or other unlawful seizure.
20. People v. Shankle: OFFICER ASKED DRIVER OUT OF VEHICLE AND ASKED FOR ID. VOLUNTARY.
Evidence was deemed admissible.
21. People v. Freeman: Officers UNLAWFULLY ORDERED THE DRIVER OUT OF A PARKED VEHICLE to
obtain ID. Evidence of the crime was suppressed.
22. Mapp v. Ohio: EVIDENCE ILLEGALY OBTAINED IS NOT ADMISSABLE IN TRIAL
23. People v. Parham: MUST BE ABLE TO ARTICULATE REASON FOR STOP
24. People v. Peebles: VEHICLE MAY BE STOPPED FOR REASONABLE SUSPICION, JUST AS PEOPLE
CAN BE.
25. Illinois v. Wardlow: Unprovoked flight from a high crime area is reasonable suspicion to stop and detain.
26. Butler v. Detroit: QUALIFIED IMMUNITY AND EXCESSIVE FORCE
27. True or False. Anonymous tips are admissible in court.: False. Anonymous tips are
not admissible in court UNLESS further evidence or investigation can corroborate the information obtained through
anonymous tip.
