ACT 235 NCC FINAL TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Crime.
Answer: an act committed in violation of the law
◍ What does the 1st Amendment protect?.
Answer: Freedom of speech, religion, press, and peaceful assembly.
◍ What does the 4th Amendment protect against?.
Answer: Unreasonable searches and seizures.
◍ Tort.
Answer: A civil wrong
◍ Actor.
Answer: Person who is accused of a crime
◍ How is deadly force analyzed under the 4th Amendment?.
Answer: As a seizure under Graham v. Connor and Tennessee v. Garner.
◍ Affiant.
Answer: A person who initiates a criminal proceeding
◍ What does the 5th Amendment guarantee?.
Answer: Due process.
◍ Capital crime.
Answer: a crime that is punishable by death
◍ What does the 6th Amendment guarantee?.
Answer: Right to a speedy trial (including PA's 180‑day rule).
◍ Statutory crime.
, Answer: A crime for which the death penalty can be imposed
◍ Crimen Falsi.
Answer: crime that involves falsification
◍ What does the 8th Amendment prohibit?.
Answer: Excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment.
◍ Crimes Mala in se.
Answer: Evil in themselves
◍ What is the Supremacy Clause?.
Answer: Federal law supersedes conflicting state law.
◍ What is Act 235?.
Answer: Pennsylvania's Lethal Weapons Training Act for privately
employed armed agents.
◍ Mala prohibita.
Answer: acts that are prohibited because they are defined as crimes by law
◍ Does Act 235 equal a concealed carry permit (LTCF)?.
Answer: No.
◍ Intent.
Answer: mental state of mind of will to commit a crime
◍ Overt Act.
Answer: Completion of the crime
◍ When must your Act 235 card be carried?.
Answer: At all times while working armed.
◍ How often must Act 235 be renewed?.
Answer: Every 5 years.
◍ What happens if you fail to carry your 235 card while working?.
Answer: Summary offense (fine + court costs).
◍ What is the rule for firearm transport under Act 235?.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Crime.
Answer: an act committed in violation of the law
◍ What does the 1st Amendment protect?.
Answer: Freedom of speech, religion, press, and peaceful assembly.
◍ What does the 4th Amendment protect against?.
Answer: Unreasonable searches and seizures.
◍ Tort.
Answer: A civil wrong
◍ Actor.
Answer: Person who is accused of a crime
◍ How is deadly force analyzed under the 4th Amendment?.
Answer: As a seizure under Graham v. Connor and Tennessee v. Garner.
◍ Affiant.
Answer: A person who initiates a criminal proceeding
◍ What does the 5th Amendment guarantee?.
Answer: Due process.
◍ Capital crime.
Answer: a crime that is punishable by death
◍ What does the 6th Amendment guarantee?.
Answer: Right to a speedy trial (including PA's 180‑day rule).
◍ Statutory crime.
, Answer: A crime for which the death penalty can be imposed
◍ Crimen Falsi.
Answer: crime that involves falsification
◍ What does the 8th Amendment prohibit?.
Answer: Excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment.
◍ Crimes Mala in se.
Answer: Evil in themselves
◍ What is the Supremacy Clause?.
Answer: Federal law supersedes conflicting state law.
◍ What is Act 235?.
Answer: Pennsylvania's Lethal Weapons Training Act for privately
employed armed agents.
◍ Mala prohibita.
Answer: acts that are prohibited because they are defined as crimes by law
◍ Does Act 235 equal a concealed carry permit (LTCF)?.
Answer: No.
◍ Intent.
Answer: mental state of mind of will to commit a crime
◍ Overt Act.
Answer: Completion of the crime
◍ When must your Act 235 card be carried?.
Answer: At all times while working armed.
◍ How often must Act 235 be renewed?.
Answer: Every 5 years.
◍ What happens if you fail to carry your 235 card while working?.
Answer: Summary offense (fine + court costs).
◍ What is the rule for firearm transport under Act 235?.
