MPOETC Certification Test Questions And
Verified Answers.
1st Amendment (1791) ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Freedom of speech, religion
and press and the right to petition
2nd Amendment (1791) ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Right to bear arms
3rd Amendment (1791) ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓The government may not
house soldiers in private homes without consent of the owner
4th Amendment (1791) ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Freedom from unreasonable
search and seizures
5th Amendment (1791) ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Double jeopardy, can't
incriminate yourself, due process
6th Amendment (1791 ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓The right to a speedy and
public trial. The right to confront the accuser
7th Amendment (1791) ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Right to a trial by jury in civil
cases
8th Amendment (1791) ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Prohibits excessive fines and
excessive bail/and cruel unusual punishment
,14th Amendment ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Can't deprive a citizen of life,
liberty or property without due process
Bill of Rights ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓First 10 amendments to the Constitution
PA Constitution ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓More restrictive than US
Constitution
Statutes ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Written laws made by legislatures
civil rights violation ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Unlawful arrest, search and
seizure without probable cause. Holding a prisoner beyond limitations
When can officers enter another jurisdiction ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Hot
pursuit, asked, mutual aid, official business and felony crimes
case laws ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Written decision of appellate courts
deciding actual cases
Tort ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓A violation of the civil law
Probable cause ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Facts and circumstances that lead a
reasonable person to believe a crime had been committed and the suspect
committed the crime
, Three branches of government ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Legislative, Executive,
Judicial
What branch of government do police fall under? ~CORRECT
ANSWER~✓✓Executive
PA Court System ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Common Pleas, Circuit, Supreme
US Court System ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓District, circuit, supreme
Grading of crimes ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Felony, misdemeanor, summary
State of mind (Mens Rea) 4 ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Mental intent to commit
crime
- Recklessly
- Intentionally
- Negligently
- Knowingly
Where are statutes of limitations found? ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Title 42,
section 5552 judiciary code
Verified Answers.
1st Amendment (1791) ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Freedom of speech, religion
and press and the right to petition
2nd Amendment (1791) ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Right to bear arms
3rd Amendment (1791) ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓The government may not
house soldiers in private homes without consent of the owner
4th Amendment (1791) ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Freedom from unreasonable
search and seizures
5th Amendment (1791) ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Double jeopardy, can't
incriminate yourself, due process
6th Amendment (1791 ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓The right to a speedy and
public trial. The right to confront the accuser
7th Amendment (1791) ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Right to a trial by jury in civil
cases
8th Amendment (1791) ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Prohibits excessive fines and
excessive bail/and cruel unusual punishment
,14th Amendment ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Can't deprive a citizen of life,
liberty or property without due process
Bill of Rights ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓First 10 amendments to the Constitution
PA Constitution ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓More restrictive than US
Constitution
Statutes ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Written laws made by legislatures
civil rights violation ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Unlawful arrest, search and
seizure without probable cause. Holding a prisoner beyond limitations
When can officers enter another jurisdiction ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Hot
pursuit, asked, mutual aid, official business and felony crimes
case laws ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Written decision of appellate courts
deciding actual cases
Tort ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓A violation of the civil law
Probable cause ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Facts and circumstances that lead a
reasonable person to believe a crime had been committed and the suspect
committed the crime
, Three branches of government ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Legislative, Executive,
Judicial
What branch of government do police fall under? ~CORRECT
ANSWER~✓✓Executive
PA Court System ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Common Pleas, Circuit, Supreme
US Court System ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓District, circuit, supreme
Grading of crimes ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Felony, misdemeanor, summary
State of mind (Mens Rea) 4 ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Mental intent to commit
crime
- Recklessly
- Intentionally
- Negligently
- Knowingly
Where are statutes of limitations found? ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Title 42,
section 5552 judiciary code
