BLETC Exam #1 questions well
answered already passed
historical foundation of the US constitution - correct answer ✔✔started as the Articles of Confederation
w/ the Bill of Rights being adopted in 1791
1st amendment - correct answer ✔✔freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition
2nd amendment - correct answer ✔✔right to bear arms
4th amendment - correct answer ✔✔protection from unreasonable searches and seizures
5th amendment - correct answer ✔✔(Miranda rights)
- right to a grand jury (capital crimes), to not self incriminate, and to a jury
- right to due process overall
- protection from double jeopardy
grand jury - correct answer ✔✔if indicted: "true bill" and a trial
if not indicted: "no bill" and no trial
6th amendment - correct answer ✔✔- right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury
- right to be informed of the accusation against them
- right to be confronted by the witnesses against them
- right to an attorney
- right to due process overall
8th amendment - correct answer ✔✔protection from cruel and unusual punishment (i.e. excessive
bail/fines)
, 14th amendment - correct answer ✔✔right to equal protections (all citizens have the same rights) under
the law
role of law enforcement - correct answer ✔✔(the executive branch)
- performed at the local level
- to enforce the law, preserve public order, protect life and property, and prevent, detect, and investigate
crime
Georgia State Patrol (GSP) - correct answer ✔✔deal with traffic laws, traffic investigations
- have statewide jurisdiction
Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) - correct answer ✔✔provides investigative and identification
services to local, state, and federal law enforcement
- GCIC, Georgia Crime Lab
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) - correct answer ✔✔deal w/ criminal, civil, and security fields
domestically (kidnapping, extortion, bank robbery, interstate transportation of stolen property/gambling)
- have federal jurisdiction
role of the courts - correct answer ✔✔(the judicial branch)
- to have authority or jurisdiction over specific matters set forth in the constitution
- deal w/ arrested/charged, sentence offenders, and interpret laws and procedures
- made up of five classes of trial courts (magistrate, probate, juvenile, state, and superior)
court hierarchy - correct answer ✔✔1) GA Supreme Court
2) GA Court of Appeals: 4 panels of 3 judges
3) Juvenile Courts/Superior Courts: felonies
4) Probate Courts: wills, fish, and wildlife/State Courts: misdemeanors and traffic
answered already passed
historical foundation of the US constitution - correct answer ✔✔started as the Articles of Confederation
w/ the Bill of Rights being adopted in 1791
1st amendment - correct answer ✔✔freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition
2nd amendment - correct answer ✔✔right to bear arms
4th amendment - correct answer ✔✔protection from unreasonable searches and seizures
5th amendment - correct answer ✔✔(Miranda rights)
- right to a grand jury (capital crimes), to not self incriminate, and to a jury
- right to due process overall
- protection from double jeopardy
grand jury - correct answer ✔✔if indicted: "true bill" and a trial
if not indicted: "no bill" and no trial
6th amendment - correct answer ✔✔- right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury
- right to be informed of the accusation against them
- right to be confronted by the witnesses against them
- right to an attorney
- right to due process overall
8th amendment - correct answer ✔✔protection from cruel and unusual punishment (i.e. excessive
bail/fines)
, 14th amendment - correct answer ✔✔right to equal protections (all citizens have the same rights) under
the law
role of law enforcement - correct answer ✔✔(the executive branch)
- performed at the local level
- to enforce the law, preserve public order, protect life and property, and prevent, detect, and investigate
crime
Georgia State Patrol (GSP) - correct answer ✔✔deal with traffic laws, traffic investigations
- have statewide jurisdiction
Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) - correct answer ✔✔provides investigative and identification
services to local, state, and federal law enforcement
- GCIC, Georgia Crime Lab
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) - correct answer ✔✔deal w/ criminal, civil, and security fields
domestically (kidnapping, extortion, bank robbery, interstate transportation of stolen property/gambling)
- have federal jurisdiction
role of the courts - correct answer ✔✔(the judicial branch)
- to have authority or jurisdiction over specific matters set forth in the constitution
- deal w/ arrested/charged, sentence offenders, and interpret laws and procedures
- made up of five classes of trial courts (magistrate, probate, juvenile, state, and superior)
court hierarchy - correct answer ✔✔1) GA Supreme Court
2) GA Court of Appeals: 4 panels of 3 judges
3) Juvenile Courts/Superior Courts: felonies
4) Probate Courts: wills, fish, and wildlife/State Courts: misdemeanors and traffic
