1st Trimester - Farmingdale Exam Questions with Correct Answers

1st Trimester - Farmingdale Exam Questions with Correct Answers Duty Captain - Answer-Is in command when the CO & XO are not available Integrity Control Officer (ICO) - Answer-Oversees the command's integrity Discretion - Answer-The ability of a professional to make a judgement using prior experience Justice - Answer-Doing the right thing for the right reasons. Does not play favorites or act against people bc of who they are. Law - Answer-Is a set of rules developed by the govenment Social Contract - Answer-surrendering one's right to hurt others in order to receive society's protection United States Law - Answer-1. The English Common Law 2. The U.S. Constitution 3. Statutes 4. Court Decisions (case law) English Common Law - Answer-the principles that emerged from the judges' decisions United States Constitution - Answer-The Constitution is the fundamental written law of the United States, which means that no other written law or court decision is permitted to conflict with its provisions Statutes - Answer-The formalized written laws enacted by a legislature are Criminal Law - Answer-designed to protect the public interest by preventing and punishing conduct that society deems to be wrongful or undesirable (i.e: Robbery, assault) Civil Law - Answer-Also known as Torts. Civil wrongs causing injury, for which defendants may be liable to compensate victims Probable Cause - Answer-reasonable cause to believe or reasonable grounds to believe law has been broken Preponderance of the Evidence - Answer-level of proof is attained when the evidence presented is more convincing than the evidence offered against it. This will tip the scale to favor one party