FDLE POLICE STATE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Law is a form of social control or a method of encouraging people to
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behave in a - ANSWER✔✔✔-Certain way
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There are several sources of laws that govern the way we live in the
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United States, | |
including constitutional law, statutory law, ordinances, criminal law, case
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|law, and - ANSWER✔✔✔-Civil law
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Constitutional law defines the form of government Americans have
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established; |
the Constitution defines our representational government and its three
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branch structure - ANSWER✔✔✔-Executive,legislative, judicial
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constitutional law consists of | | | |
standards set forth in the Constitution and of court decisions or
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interpretations of the | | |
Constitution handed down by - ANSWER✔✔✔-The U.S district supreme
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courts
,Statutory law is written and enacted by Congress, state legislatures, or
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local governing
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authorities in response to a perceived need. Statutory law includes -
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ANSWER✔✔✔-Civil,criminal,administrative and regulatory laws | | |
Within statutory law, some provisions define unacceptable behaviors
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and government
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prosecution of those who commit them. These statutes are called -
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ANSWER✔✔✔-Criminal law |
criminal law | |
must clearly describe the unacceptable behavior and set -
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ANSWER✔✔✔-Set a punisjmemt for it | | | |
Statutes enacted by a municipal (city) or county government are known
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as - ANSWER✔✔✔-Ordinaces
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Ordinances apply only within the jurisdiction of the governmental
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entity that enacted them. Some ordinance violations are ________while
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others are ________
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infractions. - ANSWER✔✔✔-Criminal,civil | |
,_________ pertains to the legal action that a person takes to resolve a
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private dispute with
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another person - ANSWER✔✔✔-Civil law
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__________is the body of law that allows for the creation of public
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regulatory |
agencies. - ANSWER✔✔✔-Administrative law
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_________is formed by the decisions of the court system (the judicial
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branch). - ANSWER✔✔✔-Case law
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The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution comprise -
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ANSWER✔✔✔-The bill |
Of rights
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The________ Amendment protects the freedom of speech, press,
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peaceful assembly, and religion. - ANSWER✔✔✔-First
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The ________ Amendment guarantees the right to bear arms. -
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ANSWER✔✔✔-Second
The ______ Amendment prohibits unreasonable search and seizure and
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generally requires a warrant signed
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, by an independent magistrate (judge). - ANSWER✔✔✔-Fourth
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Law enforcement activities affected by the Fourth Amendment
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include law enforcement's _______ into homes, vehicles, luggage,
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purses, or other places where a person has a
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_________________________ including his or her person, and | | | | | | |
interference with people's right to possess
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and maintain control over their property - ANSWER✔✔✔-Entry,
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Reasonable expectation of privacy | | |
Law enforcement stops and arrests, including the use of force on
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persons, are considered _________ and must meet the reasonableness
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requirement of the 4th Amendment, which provides certain exceptions
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to law enforcement - ANSWER✔✔✔-Seizures
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The _______ Amendment is best known for prohibiting compelled self-
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incrimination. - ANSWER✔✔✔-Fifth | |
The term ________ broadly describes criminal or noncriminal acts that
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are punishable
| |
under Florida law. - ANSWER✔✔✔-Offense
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CORRECT ANSWERS
Law is a form of social control or a method of encouraging people to
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
behave in a - 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 - ANSWER✔✔✔-Civil law
| | | |
Constitutional law defines the form of government Americans have
| | | | | | | | |
established; |
the Constitution defines our representational government and its three
| | | | | | | | |
branch structure - 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 - 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 -
| | | | | | | | | | |
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 -
| | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔✔-Criminal law |
criminal law | |
must clearly describe the unacceptable behavior and set -
| | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔✔-Set a punisjmemt for it | | | |
Statutes enacted by a municipal (city) or county government are known
| | | | | | | | | | |
as - ANSWER✔✔✔-Ordinaces
| |
Ordinances apply only within the jurisdiction of the governmental
| | | | | | | | |
entity that enacted them. Some ordinance violations are ________while
| | | | | | | |
others are ________
| | |
infractions. - ANSWER✔✔✔-Criminal,civil | |
,_________ pertains to the legal action that a person takes to resolve a
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
private dispute with
| | |
another person - ANSWER✔✔✔-Civil law
| | | |
__________is the body of law that allows for the creation of public
| | | | | | | | | | | |
regulatory |
agencies. - ANSWER✔✔✔-Administrative law
| | |
_________is formed by the decisions of the court system (the judicial
| | | | | | | | | | |
branch). - ANSWER✔✔✔-Case law
| | |
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution comprise -
| | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔✔-The bill |
Of rights
|
The________ Amendment protects the freedom of speech, press,
| | | | | | | |
peaceful assembly, and religion. - ANSWER✔✔✔-First
| | | | |
The ________ Amendment guarantees the right to bear arms. -
| | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔✔-Second
The ______ Amendment prohibits unreasonable search and seizure and
| | | | | | | |
generally requires a warrant signed
| | | | | |
, by an independent magistrate (judge). - ANSWER✔✔✔-Fourth
| | | | | |
Law enforcement activities affected by the Fourth Amendment
| | | | | | | |
include law enforcement's _______ into homes, vehicles, luggage,
| | | | | | | |
purses, or other places where a person has a
| | | | | | | | |
_________________________ including his or her person, and | | | | | | |
interference with people's right to possess
| | | | | |
and maintain control over their property - ANSWER✔✔✔-Entry,
| | | | | | | |
Reasonable expectation of privacy | | |
Law enforcement stops and arrests, including the use of force on
| | | | | | | | | | |
persons, are considered _________ and must meet the reasonableness
| | | | | | | | |
requirement of the 4th Amendment, which provides certain exceptions
| | | | | | | | |
to law enforcement - ANSWER✔✔✔-Seizures
| | | |
The _______ Amendment is best known for prohibiting compelled self-
| | | | | | | | |
incrimination. - ANSWER✔✔✔-Fifth | |
The term ________ broadly describes criminal or noncriminal acts that
| | | | | | | | | |
are punishable
| |
under Florida law. - ANSWER✔✔✔-Offense
| | | |
