Georgia Law- GPSTC Tifton UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Three Components to the CJ System - CORRECT ANSWER - -Law Enforcement
-Courts
-Corrections
Five Stages within the CJ Process - CORRECT ANSWER - -Entry
-Prosecution and Pre-Trial services
-Adjudication
-Sentencing
-Corrections
Where can criminal law in the US be found in? - CORRECT ANSWER - -common law
-constitution
-statutes
-administration/regulatory agencies
What is the purpose of the Constitution? - CORRECT ANSWER - sets the boundaries
within which government is permitted to operate and applies to government officials
What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights? - CORRECT ANSWER - limit the power of the
Federal Government and specifically enumerating those rights that belong specifically to the
people
First Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly,
and petition the government for a redress of grievances
Second Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - Right to bear arms
,Third Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - No soldier can be in your home without
consent
Fourth Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - Right against unreasonable search and
seizure
Fifth Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - Freedom against self-incrimination and double
jeopardy
Sixth Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - -Right to speedy trial by an impartial jury
-To be confronted with the witnesses against him
-Entitled to an attorney
Seventh Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - right to trial by jury in civil cases
Eighth Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - Prohibits cruel and unusual punishment,
excessive fines, and excessive bail
Ninth Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - Listing of certain rights in the Constitution
shall not be construed to deny or disparage other rights retained by the people
Tenth Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - retains the rights to the States or to the
people; allows states to add laws
Fourteenth amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - No state shall make or enforce any law
which shall deprive anyone of life, liberty, or property without due process of law
What are the two duties of the corrections system? - CORRECT ANSWER - -punishment
-rehabilitation
,What are the three types of law? - CORRECT ANSWER - -constitutional
-statutory
-administrative
What is constitutional law? - CORRECT ANSWER - supreme law of the land; neither
congress or state can enact a law that contradicts the Constitution
What is statutory law? - CORRECT ANSWER - body of law created by acts of the
legislature; subordinate to Constitutional law
What is administrative law? - CORRECT ANSWER - created by administrative agencies
in the form of rules, regulations, orders, and decisions to carry out regulatory powers and duties
of such agencies
Examples of admin law includes rules and regulations of the Georgia POST council or GCIC
Year the Declaration of Independence was written - CORRECT ANSWER - 1776
Year the Constitution was written - CORRECT ANSWER - 1787
When did the Constitution go into effect? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1789
Year the Bill of Rights were written? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1791
What cases can Magistrate courses handle? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Civil claims totaling
$15,000 or less
-Criminal cases; preliminary hearings, search/arrest warrants, bail
, Levels of Law - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Federal - overrides all laws
2. State
3. City Ordinances
**State and City can only add laws, not take away
What states are included in the 11th Circuit for Supreme Court? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Florida, Alabama, Georgia
What is the Oath of Honor? - CORRECT ANSWER - Honor, Integrity, and Respect are
never betrayed. I will always hold myself and others accountable for having the courage to do
the right thing.
What are ethics? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Moral principles
-Rules of conduct
-Values of human conduct
Ethical requirement of officers in regards to laws, statutes, regulations, orders, and codes -
CORRECT ANSWER - must observe all of them
How are gifts, gratuities, etc. handled by officers? - CORRECT ANSWER - prohibited; do
not accept
What relationships are prohibited for officers? - CORRECT ANSWER - -anyone under
investigation, indictment, arrest, incarcerated
-"open and notorious criminal reputation"
What establishments should be avoided by officers? - CORRECT ANSWER - where the
law is frequently violated
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Three Components to the CJ System - CORRECT ANSWER - -Law Enforcement
-Courts
-Corrections
Five Stages within the CJ Process - CORRECT ANSWER - -Entry
-Prosecution and Pre-Trial services
-Adjudication
-Sentencing
-Corrections
Where can criminal law in the US be found in? - CORRECT ANSWER - -common law
-constitution
-statutes
-administration/regulatory agencies
What is the purpose of the Constitution? - CORRECT ANSWER - sets the boundaries
within which government is permitted to operate and applies to government officials
What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights? - CORRECT ANSWER - limit the power of the
Federal Government and specifically enumerating those rights that belong specifically to the
people
First Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly,
and petition the government for a redress of grievances
Second Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - Right to bear arms
,Third Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - No soldier can be in your home without
consent
Fourth Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - Right against unreasonable search and
seizure
Fifth Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - Freedom against self-incrimination and double
jeopardy
Sixth Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - -Right to speedy trial by an impartial jury
-To be confronted with the witnesses against him
-Entitled to an attorney
Seventh Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - right to trial by jury in civil cases
Eighth Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - Prohibits cruel and unusual punishment,
excessive fines, and excessive bail
Ninth Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - Listing of certain rights in the Constitution
shall not be construed to deny or disparage other rights retained by the people
Tenth Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - retains the rights to the States or to the
people; allows states to add laws
Fourteenth amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - No state shall make or enforce any law
which shall deprive anyone of life, liberty, or property without due process of law
What are the two duties of the corrections system? - CORRECT ANSWER - -punishment
-rehabilitation
,What are the three types of law? - CORRECT ANSWER - -constitutional
-statutory
-administrative
What is constitutional law? - CORRECT ANSWER - supreme law of the land; neither
congress or state can enact a law that contradicts the Constitution
What is statutory law? - CORRECT ANSWER - body of law created by acts of the
legislature; subordinate to Constitutional law
What is administrative law? - CORRECT ANSWER - created by administrative agencies
in the form of rules, regulations, orders, and decisions to carry out regulatory powers and duties
of such agencies
Examples of admin law includes rules and regulations of the Georgia POST council or GCIC
Year the Declaration of Independence was written - CORRECT ANSWER - 1776
Year the Constitution was written - CORRECT ANSWER - 1787
When did the Constitution go into effect? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1789
Year the Bill of Rights were written? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1791
What cases can Magistrate courses handle? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Civil claims totaling
$15,000 or less
-Criminal cases; preliminary hearings, search/arrest warrants, bail
, Levels of Law - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Federal - overrides all laws
2. State
3. City Ordinances
**State and City can only add laws, not take away
What states are included in the 11th Circuit for Supreme Court? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Florida, Alabama, Georgia
What is the Oath of Honor? - CORRECT ANSWER - Honor, Integrity, and Respect are
never betrayed. I will always hold myself and others accountable for having the courage to do
the right thing.
What are ethics? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Moral principles
-Rules of conduct
-Values of human conduct
Ethical requirement of officers in regards to laws, statutes, regulations, orders, and codes -
CORRECT ANSWER - must observe all of them
How are gifts, gratuities, etc. handled by officers? - CORRECT ANSWER - prohibited; do
not accept
What relationships are prohibited for officers? - CORRECT ANSWER - -anyone under
investigation, indictment, arrest, incarcerated
-"open and notorious criminal reputation"
What establishments should be avoided by officers? - CORRECT ANSWER - where the
law is frequently violated
