Idaho POST Exam 2025-2026 (Practice
Test) Questions With Correct Answers
Which |of |these |offenses |HAS |a |statue |of |limitation?
Aggravated |assault
3 |multiple |choice |options
Which |of |these |drugs |does |NOT |have |a |mandatory |minimum.
LSD
3 |multiple |choice |options
The |Supreme |court |case |of |_________ |v. |_________ |established |modern |day |search |incident |
arrest. |after |being |cuffed |and |secured |in |the |back |of |a |cop |car, |officers |searched |his |car |and |
found |a |gun |and |drugs.
Arizona |v |Gant
3 |multiple |choice |options
Which |Supreme |Court |Case |highlights |warrantless |searches.?
The |court |held |that |a |"search" |takes |place |whenever |the |govt |intrudes |on |a |reasonable |
expectation |of |privacy. |Officers |cannot |have |citizens |act |as |their |agent.
Katz |V |US
3 |multiple |choice |options
Which |Supreme |court |cases |established |rules |over |Probation |& |Parole?
Griffin |V |Wisconsin
3 |multiple |choice |options
What's |a |problem |LE |may |encounter |when |dealing |with |a |victim |of |Domestic |Violence?
Victim |may |recant
3 |multiple |choice |options
Why |is |it |important |to |conduct |a |follow |up |in |a |domestic |violence |investigation?
,To |gather |further |information |like, |interviews |or |statements, |photos, |medical |records
3 |multiple |choice |options
What |is |the |most |common |type |of |stalking?
Simple |obsessional |stalking
3 |multiple |choice |options
True |or |False: |Strangulation |is |a |form |of |choking.
False
1 |multiple |choice |option
The |cycle |of |violence: |Tension |building, |________________, |honeymoon
Explosion
3 |multiple |choice |options
The |escalation |of |violence: |________________________, |property |damage, |physical |abuse
Verbal |abuse
3 |multiple |choice |options
For |officer |safety, |an |officer |should |keep |a |distance |of |_______ |to |_______ |feet |from |someone
|he/she |comes |in |contact |with.
4 |to |6
3 |multiple |choice |options
Which |is |NOT |an |example |of |effective |communication?
Say |what |you |mean |to |say
3 |multiple |choice |options
Which |case |law |giving |us |"residing |together", |indicating |a |couple |that |resides |together |can |
now |be |charge |with |domestic |battery
State |V |Schultz
3 |multiple |choice |options
Terrorism |ideals |are |not |prosecuted |under |the |1st |Amendment. |They |are |not |considered |
criminals |until |________ |is |applied.
,Violence
3 |multiple |choice |options
Which |is |NOT |a |terrorist |extremist?
Security |threat |groups
3 |multiple |choice |options
True |or |False: |An |officer |pulls |over |a |state |legislator |and |find |him |to |be |driving |while |under |
the |influence. |Due |to |the |legislature |being |in |session, |the |officer |cites |the |legislator |for |D.U.I |
instead |of |arresting |him. |The |officer |could |not |bring |the |legislator |to |jail |due |to |the |legislature |
being |in |session.
True
1 |multiple |choice |option
What |type |of |evidence |is |real |or |physical |evidence. |that |can |be |DIRECT |or |CIRCUMSTANTIAL
Tangible |evidence
3 |multiple |choice |options
A |lay |witness |or |expert |witness |are |examples |of |what |type |of |evidence?
Testimonial |evidence
3 |multiple |choice |options
Photos, |graphs, |examples, |crash |recons |are |all |examples |of |what |type |of |evidence?
Demonstrative |evidence
3 |multiple |choice |options
The |report |of |another |person's |words |by |a |witness, |which |is |usually |disallowed |as |evidence |in |
a |court |of |law |is |defined |as:
Hearsay
3 |multiple |choice |options
Two |types |of |evidence |that |proves |or |disproves |facts:
Direct |& |circumstantial
3 |multiple |choice |options
, Which |of |these |would |NOT |make |evidence |admissible |in |court?
Illegally |obtained
3 |multiple |choice |options
Where |is |the |4th |amendment |found |in |the |Idaho |constitution?
"Unreasonable |searches |and |seizures |prohibited." |- |The |right |of |the |people |to |be |secure |in |
their |persons, |houses, |papers |and |effects |against |unreasonable |searches |and |seizures |shall |not
|be |violated; |and |no |warrant |shall |issue |without |probable |cause |shown |by |AFFIDAVIT, |
particularly |describing |the |place |to |be |searched |and |the |person |or |thing |to |be |seized
Article |1 |Section |17
3 |multiple |choice |options
Which |case |law |created |the |search |incident |to |arrest |doctrine |exception.
When |police |officers |arrest |a |person |at |home, |they |cannot |search |the |entire |home |without |a |
warrant, |but |they |may |search |the |area |within |the |immediate |reach |of |the |person.
Chimel |v |California
3 |multiple |choice |options
Which |case |law |created |the |exclusionary |rule.
Stated |that |evidence |obtained |in |violation |of |the |4th |Amendment's |protection |against |
unreasonable |search |and |seizures |could |not |be |used |against |a |person |in |Federal |Court.
Weeks |V |US
3 |multiple |choice |options
What |is |the |"Fruit |of |the |poisonous |tree |doctrine"? |Evidence |is |excluded |from |trial |if |it |was |
gained |through |evidence |uncovered |in |an |illegal |arrest, |unreasonable |search, |or |coercive |
interrogation.
Silverthorne |Lumber |Co.
3 |multiple |choice |options
Which |is |NOT |a |reason |to |conduct |a |terry |frisk?
Test) Questions With Correct Answers
Which |of |these |offenses |HAS |a |statue |of |limitation?
Aggravated |assault
3 |multiple |choice |options
Which |of |these |drugs |does |NOT |have |a |mandatory |minimum.
LSD
3 |multiple |choice |options
The |Supreme |court |case |of |_________ |v. |_________ |established |modern |day |search |incident |
arrest. |after |being |cuffed |and |secured |in |the |back |of |a |cop |car, |officers |searched |his |car |and |
found |a |gun |and |drugs.
Arizona |v |Gant
3 |multiple |choice |options
Which |Supreme |Court |Case |highlights |warrantless |searches.?
The |court |held |that |a |"search" |takes |place |whenever |the |govt |intrudes |on |a |reasonable |
expectation |of |privacy. |Officers |cannot |have |citizens |act |as |their |agent.
Katz |V |US
3 |multiple |choice |options
Which |Supreme |court |cases |established |rules |over |Probation |& |Parole?
Griffin |V |Wisconsin
3 |multiple |choice |options
What's |a |problem |LE |may |encounter |when |dealing |with |a |victim |of |Domestic |Violence?
Victim |may |recant
3 |multiple |choice |options
Why |is |it |important |to |conduct |a |follow |up |in |a |domestic |violence |investigation?
,To |gather |further |information |like, |interviews |or |statements, |photos, |medical |records
3 |multiple |choice |options
What |is |the |most |common |type |of |stalking?
Simple |obsessional |stalking
3 |multiple |choice |options
True |or |False: |Strangulation |is |a |form |of |choking.
False
1 |multiple |choice |option
The |cycle |of |violence: |Tension |building, |________________, |honeymoon
Explosion
3 |multiple |choice |options
The |escalation |of |violence: |________________________, |property |damage, |physical |abuse
Verbal |abuse
3 |multiple |choice |options
For |officer |safety, |an |officer |should |keep |a |distance |of |_______ |to |_______ |feet |from |someone
|he/she |comes |in |contact |with.
4 |to |6
3 |multiple |choice |options
Which |is |NOT |an |example |of |effective |communication?
Say |what |you |mean |to |say
3 |multiple |choice |options
Which |case |law |giving |us |"residing |together", |indicating |a |couple |that |resides |together |can |
now |be |charge |with |domestic |battery
State |V |Schultz
3 |multiple |choice |options
Terrorism |ideals |are |not |prosecuted |under |the |1st |Amendment. |They |are |not |considered |
criminals |until |________ |is |applied.
,Violence
3 |multiple |choice |options
Which |is |NOT |a |terrorist |extremist?
Security |threat |groups
3 |multiple |choice |options
True |or |False: |An |officer |pulls |over |a |state |legislator |and |find |him |to |be |driving |while |under |
the |influence. |Due |to |the |legislature |being |in |session, |the |officer |cites |the |legislator |for |D.U.I |
instead |of |arresting |him. |The |officer |could |not |bring |the |legislator |to |jail |due |to |the |legislature |
being |in |session.
True
1 |multiple |choice |option
What |type |of |evidence |is |real |or |physical |evidence. |that |can |be |DIRECT |or |CIRCUMSTANTIAL
Tangible |evidence
3 |multiple |choice |options
A |lay |witness |or |expert |witness |are |examples |of |what |type |of |evidence?
Testimonial |evidence
3 |multiple |choice |options
Photos, |graphs, |examples, |crash |recons |are |all |examples |of |what |type |of |evidence?
Demonstrative |evidence
3 |multiple |choice |options
The |report |of |another |person's |words |by |a |witness, |which |is |usually |disallowed |as |evidence |in |
a |court |of |law |is |defined |as:
Hearsay
3 |multiple |choice |options
Two |types |of |evidence |that |proves |or |disproves |facts:
Direct |& |circumstantial
3 |multiple |choice |options
, Which |of |these |would |NOT |make |evidence |admissible |in |court?
Illegally |obtained
3 |multiple |choice |options
Where |is |the |4th |amendment |found |in |the |Idaho |constitution?
"Unreasonable |searches |and |seizures |prohibited." |- |The |right |of |the |people |to |be |secure |in |
their |persons, |houses, |papers |and |effects |against |unreasonable |searches |and |seizures |shall |not
|be |violated; |and |no |warrant |shall |issue |without |probable |cause |shown |by |AFFIDAVIT, |
particularly |describing |the |place |to |be |searched |and |the |person |or |thing |to |be |seized
Article |1 |Section |17
3 |multiple |choice |options
Which |case |law |created |the |search |incident |to |arrest |doctrine |exception.
When |police |officers |arrest |a |person |at |home, |they |cannot |search |the |entire |home |without |a |
warrant, |but |they |may |search |the |area |within |the |immediate |reach |of |the |person.
Chimel |v |California
3 |multiple |choice |options
Which |case |law |created |the |exclusionary |rule.
Stated |that |evidence |obtained |in |violation |of |the |4th |Amendment's |protection |against |
unreasonable |search |and |seizures |could |not |be |used |against |a |person |in |Federal |Court.
Weeks |V |US
3 |multiple |choice |options
What |is |the |"Fruit |of |the |poisonous |tree |doctrine"? |Evidence |is |excluded |from |trial |if |it |was |
gained |through |evidence |uncovered |in |an |illegal |arrest, |unreasonable |search, |or |coercive |
interrogation.
Silverthorne |Lumber |Co.
3 |multiple |choice |options
Which |is |NOT |a |reason |to |conduct |a |terry |frisk?
