MPOETC Certification Test questions and
answers 2026\2027 A+ Grade
Freedom of speech, religion and press and the right to petition
- correct answer 1st Amendment (1791)
Right to bear arms
- correct answer 2nd Amendment (1791)
The government may not house soldiers in private homes without consent of the owner
- correct answer 3rd Amendment (1791)
Freedom from unreasonable search and seizures
- correct answer 4th Amendment (1791)
Double jeopardy, can't incriminate yourself, due process
- correct answer 5th Amendment (1791)
The right to a speedy and public trial. The right to confront the accuser
- correct answer 6th Amendment (1791
Right to a trial by jury in civil cases
- correct answer 7th Amendment (1791)
Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail/and cruel unusual punishment
- correct answer 8th Amendment (1791)
,Can't deprive a citizen of life, liberty or property without due process
- correct answer 14th Amendment
First 10 amendments to the Constitution
- correct answer Bill of Rights
More restrictive than US Constitution
- correct answer PA Constitution
Written laws made by legislatures
- correct answer Statutes
Unlawful arrest, search and seizure without probable cause. Holding a prisoner beyond limitations
- correct answer civil rights violation
Hot pursuit, asked, mutual aid, official business and felony crimes
- correct answer When can officers enter another jurisdiction
Written decision of appellate courts deciding actual cases
- correct answer case laws
A violation of the civil law
- correct answer Tort
Facts and circumstances that lead a reasonable person to believe a crime had been committed and the
suspect committed the crime
- correct answer Probable cause
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
- correct answer Three branches of government
Executive
- correct answer What branch of government do police fall under?
, Common Pleas, Circuit, Supreme
- correct answer PA Court System
District, circuit, supreme
- correct answer US Court System
Felony, misdemeanor, summary
- correct answer Grading of crimes
Mental intent to commit crime
- Recklessly
- Intentionally
- Negligently
- Knowingly
- correct answer State of mind (Mens Rea) 4
Title 42, section 5552 judiciary code
- correct answer Where are statutes of limitations found?
The act or process of rendering laws in written form
- correct answer Codification
Physical act of crime (Actus Reus), Mental intend to do so (Mens Rea)
- correct answer 2 elements of a crime
Any instrument that is intended to be used to commit a crime
- correct answer Instrument of a crime
2502 - killing that is premeditated, deliberate and done with malice
- correct answer 1st degree murder
answers 2026\2027 A+ Grade
Freedom of speech, religion and press and the right to petition
- correct answer 1st Amendment (1791)
Right to bear arms
- correct answer 2nd Amendment (1791)
The government may not house soldiers in private homes without consent of the owner
- correct answer 3rd Amendment (1791)
Freedom from unreasonable search and seizures
- correct answer 4th Amendment (1791)
Double jeopardy, can't incriminate yourself, due process
- correct answer 5th Amendment (1791)
The right to a speedy and public trial. The right to confront the accuser
- correct answer 6th Amendment (1791
Right to a trial by jury in civil cases
- correct answer 7th Amendment (1791)
Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail/and cruel unusual punishment
- correct answer 8th Amendment (1791)
,Can't deprive a citizen of life, liberty or property without due process
- correct answer 14th Amendment
First 10 amendments to the Constitution
- correct answer Bill of Rights
More restrictive than US Constitution
- correct answer PA Constitution
Written laws made by legislatures
- correct answer Statutes
Unlawful arrest, search and seizure without probable cause. Holding a prisoner beyond limitations
- correct answer civil rights violation
Hot pursuit, asked, mutual aid, official business and felony crimes
- correct answer When can officers enter another jurisdiction
Written decision of appellate courts deciding actual cases
- correct answer case laws
A violation of the civil law
- correct answer Tort
Facts and circumstances that lead a reasonable person to believe a crime had been committed and the
suspect committed the crime
- correct answer Probable cause
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
- correct answer Three branches of government
Executive
- correct answer What branch of government do police fall under?
, Common Pleas, Circuit, Supreme
- correct answer PA Court System
District, circuit, supreme
- correct answer US Court System
Felony, misdemeanor, summary
- correct answer Grading of crimes
Mental intent to commit crime
- Recklessly
- Intentionally
- Negligently
- Knowingly
- correct answer State of mind (Mens Rea) 4
Title 42, section 5552 judiciary code
- correct answer Where are statutes of limitations found?
The act or process of rendering laws in written form
- correct answer Codification
Physical act of crime (Actus Reus), Mental intend to do so (Mens Rea)
- correct answer 2 elements of a crime
Any instrument that is intended to be used to commit a crime
- correct answer Instrument of a crime
2502 - killing that is premeditated, deliberate and done with malice
- correct answer 1st degree murder
