LEO Legal 2 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. Laws Do everything except guarantee peoples' freedom to do what
they want.
2. Branches of government Legislative, Executive, Judicial.
3. Legislative branch Responsible for creating the laws.
4. Judicial branch Responsible for interpreting the laws.
5. Executive branch Responsible for enforcing the laws.
6. Supremacy clause States that when state laws conflict with federal laws, federal laws
are enforced.
7. Statutory Law Written and enacted by Congress, state legislatures, or local
governing authorities in response to a perceived need.
8. Criminal Law Identifies behaviors deemed unacceptable by society and sets
punishments for them.
9. Civil Law The legal action that a person takes to resolve a non-criminal
dispute with another person.
10. Case Law The body of law formed by the decisions of the court system.
11. Legal knowledge sources You should avoid obtaining legal knowledge from all of these
sources except your agency's legal bulletins.
12. Articles of the Constitution Form the main body and are a contract between the people of
the United States and the three branches of government.
13. 2nd Amendment Guarantees the right to bear arms.
14. 1st Amendment Protects the freedom of speech.
, 15. 4th Amendment Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
16. 5th Amendment Protects against compelled self-incrimination.
17. 8th Amendment Prohibits excessive bails and fines and cruel and unusual pun-
ishment.
18. 2nd Amendment Guarantees the right to keep and bear arms.
19. 5th Amendment Guarantees due process of law.
20. 8th Amendment Prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual
punishments.
21. 14th Amendment Guarantees due process and equal protection under the law.
22. Substantive due process Focuses on the fundamental fairness of laws.
23. Procedural due process Focuses on the fairness of the procedures used to enforce the
laws.
24. Bill of Rights The first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
25. Charge A formal accusation of a criminal offense.
26. Citation A reference to a legal case or statute.
27. Offense A breach of the law punishable under Florida law.
28. Violation A breach of law that may result in a penalty.
29. Non-criminal violation An offense where the potential penalty is only a fine, forfeiture,
or other civil penalty.
30. Local criminal ordinance vio- May be punishable by up to 60 days in jail or a fine of up to $500.
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1. Laws Do everything except guarantee peoples' freedom to do what
they want.
2. Branches of government Legislative, Executive, Judicial.
3. Legislative branch Responsible for creating the laws.
4. Judicial branch Responsible for interpreting the laws.
5. Executive branch Responsible for enforcing the laws.
6. Supremacy clause States that when state laws conflict with federal laws, federal laws
are enforced.
7. Statutory Law Written and enacted by Congress, state legislatures, or local
governing authorities in response to a perceived need.
8. Criminal Law Identifies behaviors deemed unacceptable by society and sets
punishments for them.
9. Civil Law The legal action that a person takes to resolve a non-criminal
dispute with another person.
10. Case Law The body of law formed by the decisions of the court system.
11. Legal knowledge sources You should avoid obtaining legal knowledge from all of these
sources except your agency's legal bulletins.
12. Articles of the Constitution Form the main body and are a contract between the people of
the United States and the three branches of government.
13. 2nd Amendment Guarantees the right to bear arms.
14. 1st Amendment Protects the freedom of speech.
, 15. 4th Amendment Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
16. 5th Amendment Protects against compelled self-incrimination.
17. 8th Amendment Prohibits excessive bails and fines and cruel and unusual pun-
ishment.
18. 2nd Amendment Guarantees the right to keep and bear arms.
19. 5th Amendment Guarantees due process of law.
20. 8th Amendment Prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual
punishments.
21. 14th Amendment Guarantees due process and equal protection under the law.
22. Substantive due process Focuses on the fundamental fairness of laws.
23. Procedural due process Focuses on the fairness of the procedures used to enforce the
laws.
24. Bill of Rights The first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
25. Charge A formal accusation of a criminal offense.
26. Citation A reference to a legal case or statute.
27. Offense A breach of the law punishable under Florida law.
28. Violation A breach of law that may result in a penalty.
29. Non-criminal violation An offense where the potential penalty is only a fine, forfeiture,
or other civil penalty.
30. Local criminal ordinance vio- May be punishable by up to 60 days in jail or a fine of up to $500.
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