US Constitution - correct answers✅- Supreme law of the
land -- prevails over all laws.
27 amendments
Bill of Rights
US Supreme Court does what? - correct
answers✅Interprets the US Constitution and hears cases
regarding federal laws.
How is the US Constitution relevant to LE? - correct
answers✅- contains rules:
- regarding criminal procedure
- writing, interpreting, and enforcing laws
- prohibiting violation of civil rights
What is the Bill of Rights? - correct answers✅First 10
amendments to the US Constitution
1st Amendment - correct answers✅Freedom of speech,
press, assembly
2nd Amendment - correct answers✅Right to bear arms
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3rd Amendment - correct answers✅No quartering of
soldiers
4th Amendment - correct answers✅Freedom from
unreasonable searches and seizures
LEO are required to have probable cause for a warrant
5th Amendment - correct answers✅Miranda Warnings
Freedom from self incrimination, double jeopardy
Due Process (Federal)
6th Amendment - correct answers✅Speedy trial -- right
to cross examine -- right to counsel -- jury trial
7th Amendment - correct answers✅Federal civil courts
8th Amendment - correct answers✅Free from cruel and
unusual punishments -- excessive bail
9th Amendment - correct answers✅Unenumerated
Rights -- basic human rights
10th Amendment - correct answers✅All things not
given to the federal gov't, goes to the states
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14th Amendment - correct answers✅Due process
(state)
Equal protection for all citizens
Federal Courts - correct answers✅US Supreme - writ of
certiorari
Circuit Courts (Appellate)
District Courts (Trial)
State Courts - correct answers✅PA Supreme
Commonwealth/Superior - Appellate
Common Pleas Court - Trial
Municipal Courts
PA Sources of Law - correct answers✅US Constitution -
creates the floor -- can add more rights, but can't take
them away.
PA Constitution
PA Constitution relevant to LE - correct answers✅Article
1 --- search and seizure, rights of the accused, criminal
proceedings.