WISCONSIN POLICE ACADEMY PHASE 3
CERTIFICATION REVIEW 2026 COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS AND TESTED QUESTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ (Con Law) What are four sources of law?.
Answer: - Constitution
- Statute
- Case law
- Administrative law
⩥ (Con law) What is a constitution?.
Answer: Document that establishes the government of a nation or a
state.
⩥ (Con law) What is a statute?.
Answer: Federal or state law enacted by elected members of the
legislature.
⩥ (Con law) What is a case law?.
Answer: Law created by the judiciary as a result of interpreting existing
laws.
,⩥ (Con law) What is an administrative law?.
Answer: Created by administrative agencies, including regulations,
policies and procedures, hearings, and appeals hear by the agencies
⩥ (Con law) What are the three branches of government?.
Answer: - Legislative
- Executive
- Judicial
⩥ (Con law) What does the legislative branch do?.
Answer: Confirms or rejects presidential appointments and has the
authority to declare war. It includes congress (senate and house of reps)
⩥ (Con law) What does the executive branch do?.
Answer: Carries out and enforces laws. includes president, vp, cabinet,
executive depart.. etc.
⩥ (Con law) What does the judicial branch do?.
Answer: Interprets the meaning of laws, applies laws to individual cases,
and decides if laws violate the Constitution.
⩥ (Con law) What legal business do state laws cover?.
,Answer: Traffic offenses, divorce, wills & estates, buying & selling
property.
⩥ (Con law) Most cases are handled by _____..
Answer: The state courts under state law
⩥ (Con law) What are the two different types of court systems?.
Answer: - Criminal
- Civil
⩥ (Con law) Define the criminal court system..
Answer: The government seeks to punish a person for violating the rules
that have been set by a state legislature or congress.
⩥ (Con law) Define the civil court system..
Answer: Usually, a dispute between individuals or organizations as to
right and/or duties they owe each other. (Generally, law enforcement is
not involved)
⩥ (Con law) What do federal courts cover?.
Answer: - Violations of federal law (statutory or constitutional)
- Federal statutes
- Decide the constitutionality of these federal statutes
, ⩥ (Con law) For federal court, what does trial court do?.
Answer: They resolve disputes by determining the facts and applying
legal principles to those facts. This is where federal cases begin.
⩥ (Con law) How many and where are the district courts or federal trial
courts?.
Answer: 2. One in the eastern district Milwaukee/Green Bay. The other
in western district Madison.
⩥ (Con law) Which circuit for the United States court of appeals does
Wisconsin belong to?.
Answer: 7th in Chicago
⩥ (Con law) The Wisconsin court system is what branch of government
in Wisconsin?.
Answer: Third
⩥ (Con law) A crime is conduct which is prohibited by _______ and
punishable by _____ or ______ or both..
Answer: - State law
- Fine
- Imprisonment
CERTIFICATION REVIEW 2026 COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS AND TESTED QUESTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ (Con Law) What are four sources of law?.
Answer: - Constitution
- Statute
- Case law
- Administrative law
⩥ (Con law) What is a constitution?.
Answer: Document that establishes the government of a nation or a
state.
⩥ (Con law) What is a statute?.
Answer: Federal or state law enacted by elected members of the
legislature.
⩥ (Con law) What is a case law?.
Answer: Law created by the judiciary as a result of interpreting existing
laws.
,⩥ (Con law) What is an administrative law?.
Answer: Created by administrative agencies, including regulations,
policies and procedures, hearings, and appeals hear by the agencies
⩥ (Con law) What are the three branches of government?.
Answer: - Legislative
- Executive
- Judicial
⩥ (Con law) What does the legislative branch do?.
Answer: Confirms or rejects presidential appointments and has the
authority to declare war. It includes congress (senate and house of reps)
⩥ (Con law) What does the executive branch do?.
Answer: Carries out and enforces laws. includes president, vp, cabinet,
executive depart.. etc.
⩥ (Con law) What does the judicial branch do?.
Answer: Interprets the meaning of laws, applies laws to individual cases,
and decides if laws violate the Constitution.
⩥ (Con law) What legal business do state laws cover?.
,Answer: Traffic offenses, divorce, wills & estates, buying & selling
property.
⩥ (Con law) Most cases are handled by _____..
Answer: The state courts under state law
⩥ (Con law) What are the two different types of court systems?.
Answer: - Criminal
- Civil
⩥ (Con law) Define the criminal court system..
Answer: The government seeks to punish a person for violating the rules
that have been set by a state legislature or congress.
⩥ (Con law) Define the civil court system..
Answer: Usually, a dispute between individuals or organizations as to
right and/or duties they owe each other. (Generally, law enforcement is
not involved)
⩥ (Con law) What do federal courts cover?.
Answer: - Violations of federal law (statutory or constitutional)
- Federal statutes
- Decide the constitutionality of these federal statutes
, ⩥ (Con law) For federal court, what does trial court do?.
Answer: They resolve disputes by determining the facts and applying
legal principles to those facts. This is where federal cases begin.
⩥ (Con law) How many and where are the district courts or federal trial
courts?.
Answer: 2. One in the eastern district Milwaukee/Green Bay. The other
in western district Madison.
⩥ (Con law) Which circuit for the United States court of appeals does
Wisconsin belong to?.
Answer: 7th in Chicago
⩥ (Con law) The Wisconsin court system is what branch of government
in Wisconsin?.
Answer: Third
⩥ (Con law) A crime is conduct which is prohibited by _______ and
punishable by _____ or ______ or both..
Answer: - State law
- Fine
- Imprisonment
