FDLE POLICE STATE EXAM REVIEW NEWEST 2026
QUESTIONS and CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+
Law is a form of social control or a method of encouraging people to behave in a -
CORRECT ANSWER-Certain way
There are several sources of laws that govern the way we live in the United
States,
including constitutional law, statutory law, ordinances, criminal law, case law, and
- CORRECT ANSWER-Civil law
Constitutional law defines the form of government Americans have established;
the Constitution defines our representational government and its three branch
structure - CORRECT ANSWER-Executive,legislative, judicial
constitutional law consists of
standards set forth in the Constitution and of court decisions or interpretations of
the
Constitution handed down by - CORRECT ANSWER-The U.S district supreme
courts
,Statutory law is written and enacted by Congress, state legislatures, or local
governing
authorities in response to a perceived need. Statutory law includes - CORRECT
ANSWER-Civil,criminal,administrative and regulatory laws
Within statutory law, some provisions define unacceptable behaviors and
government
prosecution of those who commit them. These statutes are called - CORRECT
ANSWER-Criminal law
criminal law
must clearly describe the unacceptable behavior and set - CORRECT ANSWER-
Set a punisjmemt for it
The term ________ broadly describes criminal or noncriminal acts that are
punishable
under Florida law. - CORRECT ANSWER-Offense
A _________ is any crime committed for which the maximum penalty is death
,or incarceration in a state correctional facility for more than one year. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Felony
A felony carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in a state correctional
facility, a fine of up to $10,000, or both. - CORRECT ANSWER-1st Degree
A ________________felony is punishable by a maximum of 15 years in a state
correctional facility, a fine of up to
$10,000, or both. - CORRECT ANSWER-2nd Degree
A _____-degree felony carries a maximum penalty of _______ years in a state
correctional facility, a fine of up to
$5,000, or both. - CORRECT ANSWER-Third, 5
A ____________ is any criminal offense with a maximum incarceration penalty in
a county jail of up to one
yea - CORRECT ANSWER-Misdemeanor
An offense for which the only penalty may be a fine, forfeiture, or other civil
penalty is a noncriminal
, violation, also known as a _____________ - CORRECT ANSWER-Civil Infraction
The law recognizes four standards of legal justification for stopping, searching,
seizing and being punished for their crimes : mere
suspicion, ____________ suspicion, _________cause, and proof beyond a
__________________. - CORRECT ANSWER-Reasonable, probable cause,
reasonable doubt
A ____________encounter
occurs when an officer comes into voluntary contact with a citizen under
circumstances in which a reasonable
person would feel free to disregard the police and go about his or her business. It
involves no coercion, no
detention, and therefore is no Fourth Amendment seizure - CORRECT
ANSWER-Consensual
________ suspicion is sometimes described as a hunch or gut feeling based on
law enforcement training and
knowledge. _______suspicion does not grant any enforcement authority.
Detaining a person or searching him
QUESTIONS and CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+
Law is a form of social control or a method of encouraging people to behave in a -
CORRECT ANSWER-Certain way
There are several sources of laws that govern the way we live in the United
States,
including constitutional law, statutory law, ordinances, criminal law, case law, and
- CORRECT ANSWER-Civil law
Constitutional law defines the form of government Americans have established;
the Constitution defines our representational government and its three branch
structure - CORRECT ANSWER-Executive,legislative, judicial
constitutional law consists of
standards set forth in the Constitution and of court decisions or interpretations of
the
Constitution handed down by - CORRECT ANSWER-The U.S district supreme
courts
,Statutory law is written and enacted by Congress, state legislatures, or local
governing
authorities in response to a perceived need. Statutory law includes - CORRECT
ANSWER-Civil,criminal,administrative and regulatory laws
Within statutory law, some provisions define unacceptable behaviors and
government
prosecution of those who commit them. These statutes are called - CORRECT
ANSWER-Criminal law
criminal law
must clearly describe the unacceptable behavior and set - CORRECT ANSWER-
Set a punisjmemt for it
The term ________ broadly describes criminal or noncriminal acts that are
punishable
under Florida law. - CORRECT ANSWER-Offense
A _________ is any crime committed for which the maximum penalty is death
,or incarceration in a state correctional facility for more than one year. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Felony
A felony carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in a state correctional
facility, a fine of up to $10,000, or both. - CORRECT ANSWER-1st Degree
A ________________felony is punishable by a maximum of 15 years in a state
correctional facility, a fine of up to
$10,000, or both. - CORRECT ANSWER-2nd Degree
A _____-degree felony carries a maximum penalty of _______ years in a state
correctional facility, a fine of up to
$5,000, or both. - CORRECT ANSWER-Third, 5
A ____________ is any criminal offense with a maximum incarceration penalty in
a county jail of up to one
yea - CORRECT ANSWER-Misdemeanor
An offense for which the only penalty may be a fine, forfeiture, or other civil
penalty is a noncriminal
, violation, also known as a _____________ - CORRECT ANSWER-Civil Infraction
The law recognizes four standards of legal justification for stopping, searching,
seizing and being punished for their crimes : mere
suspicion, ____________ suspicion, _________cause, and proof beyond a
__________________. - CORRECT ANSWER-Reasonable, probable cause,
reasonable doubt
A ____________encounter
occurs when an officer comes into voluntary contact with a citizen under
circumstances in which a reasonable
person would feel free to disregard the police and go about his or her business. It
involves no coercion, no
detention, and therefore is no Fourth Amendment seizure - CORRECT
ANSWER-Consensual
________ suspicion is sometimes described as a hunch or gut feeling based on
law enforcement training and
knowledge. _______suspicion does not grant any enforcement authority.
Detaining a person or searching him
