MPOETC Certification Test (Latest Update
) questions and Verified
Answers 100% Correct
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
) questions and Verified
Answers 100% Correct
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
