MPOETC Certification Test Questions with Correct Solutions A+

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