Wisconsin 720 Academy Phase 1 Test LATEST VERSION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH STUDY GUIDE DETAILED AND
VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS, LATEST UPDATE 2025,2026
GRADED A
There are 94 judicial districts - CORRECT ANSWER
Characteristics of federal trial courts....(how long do judges hold their
terms and are they appointed or elected? what cases do they hear?
how many judicial districts are there?)
Federal judges are appointed for life
Federal appellate courts hear appeals from the districts courts (trial
courts) located within its circuit, as well as appeals decisions of
federal administrative agencies.
There are 13 judicial circuits. - CORRECT ANSWER
Characteristics of federal appellate courts....(how long do judges hold
their terms and are they appointed or elected? what cases do they
hear? how many judicial circuits are there?)
Federal judges are appointed for life
Highest court in the united states.
They hear cases that have lost in federal courts of appeals or in
Wisconsin supreme court. - CORRECT ANSWER Characteristics
of federal Supreme Courts....(how long do judges hold their terms and
are they appointed or elected? what cases do they hear?)
Municipal courts, Circuit courts, Court of Appeals, and Wisconsin
Supreme court - CORRECT ANSWER What are the four courts
that make up the Wisconsin court system? (lowest to highest)
There 7 justices and they are elected for 10-year terms
,Justices only hear cases that will develop or clarify the law and have
absolute discretion of what cases they may want to hear.
They ensure that the state's court system operates fairly and
efficiently. - CORRECT ANSWER What are the characteristics of
the Wisconsin Supreme court? (How many justices? Are the Justices
elected or appointed and how long are the terms if any? What is the
criteria for them to be able to review a case? What are the justices
duty at this level?)
Court of appeal judges are elected to 6-year terms
Considered an "error-correcting court, they determine that someone's
rights were prejudiced by improper evidence or by an incorrect
decision in the lower courts.
There are 4 appellate districts - CORRECT ANSWER What are
the characteristics of the Court of Appeals? (Are the Judges elected
or appointed and how long are the terms if any? What are their
duties/why do they review a case? how many appellate districts are
there)
Circuit court judges are elected for 6-year terms but must have been
an attorney for 5 years in Wisconsin beforehand
They have jurisdiction in all civil and criminal matters within the state.
So they hear cases regarding probate, juvenile, traffic and matters, as
well as civil and criminal jury trials - CORRECT ANSWER What
are the characteristics of the Circuit courts? (Are the Judges elected
or appointed and how long are the terms if any? what cases do they
hear?)
Municipal courts cases begin with the issuance of a citation -
CORRECT ANSWER What are the characteristics of the
Municipal courts? (what cases do they hear?)
Court order authorizing law enforcement officers to make an arrest or
conduct a search - CORRECT ANSWER Definition of warrant
,An order to appear before a judge or magistrate - CORRECT
ANSWER Definition of summons
an appeal is review of what happened in a lower court to determine
whether an error occurred and whether the affected individual is
entitled to relief
The subject has 20 days from the date of sentencing to file an appeal,
and the state has 45 days to appeal it - CORRECT ANSWER
What is the process of appealing a criminal conviction and what is
it?(how many days do they have to appeal and how many days does
the state have make a decision)
Sir Robert Peel - CORRECT ANSWER Who is considered the
father of modern law enforcement?
He created the first modern police force, the Metropolitan (London)
Police in 1829. and was responsible for the passage of the Catholic
Emancipation Act (1829). - CORRECT ANSWER What did Sir
Robert Peel do?
He believed that poor quality of policing caused social disorder and
formulated a concept of professional police - CORRECT ANSWER
What did Sir Robert Peel believe when it came to policing?
He was appointed as Berkley's first Chief of Police and created what
we now call a "Code of Ethics", which included eliminating the
acceptance of gratuities, rewards or favors. - CORRECT ANSWER
Who is August Vollmer and what did he do?
created a merit-based civil service, which created the concept of a
competitive exam, competitive process, and employment was based
on knowledge, skills, and abilities - CORRECT ANSWER What is
the Pendleton Act and what did it do?
, Law enforcement duty is too protect the individuals rights as it is an
extension of the judicial system, which tries the laws - CORRECT
ANSWER What does guardian of rights mean?
protected rights such as "right to property, right to defend oneself,
right to protect ones property"
Limits the intrusive powers of the state
Was the first paper to define government's duties - CORRECT
ANSWER What is Magna Carta? and what did it do?
Asserted that all men are created equal and have the right to life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness - CORRECT ANSWER What
does the Declaration of Independence do?
Sets up the authority of law enforcement as well as provided the
common defense and the general welfare of the people.
Separates the functions and powers of the government into three
different branches with a system of checks and balances - CORRECT
ANSWER What does the US Constitution do?
Law enforcement has the responsibility and authority to "maintain
order" and "uphold the law" without violating due process -
CORRECT ANSWER what is the legal basis of law enforcement?
(what are their responsibilities)
Allows individual states to make laws that prohibit or punish acts
the states are also allowed to establish their own government with
punishment - CORRECT ANSWER What does the 10th
amendment do?
-Equal access/equal treatment (entitles to equal access to law
enforcement)
-Justifiable actions (enforce laws that are legally defensible)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH STUDY GUIDE DETAILED AND
VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS, LATEST UPDATE 2025,2026
GRADED A
There are 94 judicial districts - CORRECT ANSWER
Characteristics of federal trial courts....(how long do judges hold their
terms and are they appointed or elected? what cases do they hear?
how many judicial districts are there?)
Federal judges are appointed for life
Federal appellate courts hear appeals from the districts courts (trial
courts) located within its circuit, as well as appeals decisions of
federal administrative agencies.
There are 13 judicial circuits. - CORRECT ANSWER
Characteristics of federal appellate courts....(how long do judges hold
their terms and are they appointed or elected? what cases do they
hear? how many judicial circuits are there?)
Federal judges are appointed for life
Highest court in the united states.
They hear cases that have lost in federal courts of appeals or in
Wisconsin supreme court. - CORRECT ANSWER Characteristics
of federal Supreme Courts....(how long do judges hold their terms and
are they appointed or elected? what cases do they hear?)
Municipal courts, Circuit courts, Court of Appeals, and Wisconsin
Supreme court - CORRECT ANSWER What are the four courts
that make up the Wisconsin court system? (lowest to highest)
There 7 justices and they are elected for 10-year terms
,Justices only hear cases that will develop or clarify the law and have
absolute discretion of what cases they may want to hear.
They ensure that the state's court system operates fairly and
efficiently. - CORRECT ANSWER What are the characteristics of
the Wisconsin Supreme court? (How many justices? Are the Justices
elected or appointed and how long are the terms if any? What is the
criteria for them to be able to review a case? What are the justices
duty at this level?)
Court of appeal judges are elected to 6-year terms
Considered an "error-correcting court, they determine that someone's
rights were prejudiced by improper evidence or by an incorrect
decision in the lower courts.
There are 4 appellate districts - CORRECT ANSWER What are
the characteristics of the Court of Appeals? (Are the Judges elected
or appointed and how long are the terms if any? What are their
duties/why do they review a case? how many appellate districts are
there)
Circuit court judges are elected for 6-year terms but must have been
an attorney for 5 years in Wisconsin beforehand
They have jurisdiction in all civil and criminal matters within the state.
So they hear cases regarding probate, juvenile, traffic and matters, as
well as civil and criminal jury trials - CORRECT ANSWER What
are the characteristics of the Circuit courts? (Are the Judges elected
or appointed and how long are the terms if any? what cases do they
hear?)
Municipal courts cases begin with the issuance of a citation -
CORRECT ANSWER What are the characteristics of the
Municipal courts? (what cases do they hear?)
Court order authorizing law enforcement officers to make an arrest or
conduct a search - CORRECT ANSWER Definition of warrant
,An order to appear before a judge or magistrate - CORRECT
ANSWER Definition of summons
an appeal is review of what happened in a lower court to determine
whether an error occurred and whether the affected individual is
entitled to relief
The subject has 20 days from the date of sentencing to file an appeal,
and the state has 45 days to appeal it - CORRECT ANSWER
What is the process of appealing a criminal conviction and what is
it?(how many days do they have to appeal and how many days does
the state have make a decision)
Sir Robert Peel - CORRECT ANSWER Who is considered the
father of modern law enforcement?
He created the first modern police force, the Metropolitan (London)
Police in 1829. and was responsible for the passage of the Catholic
Emancipation Act (1829). - CORRECT ANSWER What did Sir
Robert Peel do?
He believed that poor quality of policing caused social disorder and
formulated a concept of professional police - CORRECT ANSWER
What did Sir Robert Peel believe when it came to policing?
He was appointed as Berkley's first Chief of Police and created what
we now call a "Code of Ethics", which included eliminating the
acceptance of gratuities, rewards or favors. - CORRECT ANSWER
Who is August Vollmer and what did he do?
created a merit-based civil service, which created the concept of a
competitive exam, competitive process, and employment was based
on knowledge, skills, and abilities - CORRECT ANSWER What is
the Pendleton Act and what did it do?
, Law enforcement duty is too protect the individuals rights as it is an
extension of the judicial system, which tries the laws - CORRECT
ANSWER What does guardian of rights mean?
protected rights such as "right to property, right to defend oneself,
right to protect ones property"
Limits the intrusive powers of the state
Was the first paper to define government's duties - CORRECT
ANSWER What is Magna Carta? and what did it do?
Asserted that all men are created equal and have the right to life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness - CORRECT ANSWER What
does the Declaration of Independence do?
Sets up the authority of law enforcement as well as provided the
common defense and the general welfare of the people.
Separates the functions and powers of the government into three
different branches with a system of checks and balances - CORRECT
ANSWER What does the US Constitution do?
Law enforcement has the responsibility and authority to "maintain
order" and "uphold the law" without violating due process -
CORRECT ANSWER what is the legal basis of law enforcement?
(what are their responsibilities)
Allows individual states to make laws that prohibit or punish acts
the states are also allowed to establish their own government with
punishment - CORRECT ANSWER What does the 10th
amendment do?
-Equal access/equal treatment (entitles to equal access to law
enforcement)
-Justifiable actions (enforce laws that are legally defensible)
