MPOETC Certification Test questions and
answers 2024\2025 A+ Grade
1st Amendment (1791)
- correct answer Freedom of speech, religion and press and the right to petition
2nd Amendment (1791)
- correct answer Right to bear arms
3rd Amendment (1791)
- correct answer The government may not house soldiers in private homes without consent of the
owner
4th Amendment (1791)
- correct answer Freedom from unreasonable search and seizures
5th Amendment (1791)
- correct answer Double jeopardy, can't incriminate yourself, due process
6th Amendment (1791
- correct answer The right to a speedy and public trial. The right to confront the accuser
7th Amendment (1791)
- correct answer Right to a trial by jury in civil cases
8th Amendment (1791)
- correct answer Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail/and cruel unusual punishment
,14th Amendment
- correct answer Can't deprive a citizen of life, liberty or property without due process
Bill of Rights
- correct answer First 10 amendments to the Constitution
PA Constitution
- correct answer More restrictive than US Constitution
Statutes
- correct answer Written laws made by legislatures
civil rights violation
- correct answer Unlawful arrest, search and seizure without probable cause. Holding a prisoner beyond
limitations
When can officers enter another jurisdiction
- correct answer Hot pursuit, asked, mutual aid, official business and felony crimes
case laws
- correct answer Written decision of appellate courts deciding actual cases
Tort
- correct answer A violation of the civil law
Probable cause
- correct answer Facts and circumstances that lead a reasonable person to believe a crime had been
committed and the suspect committed the crime
Three branches of government
- correct answer Legislative, Executive, Judicial
, What branch of government do police fall under?
- correct answer Executive
PA Court System
- correct answer Common Pleas, Circuit, Supreme
US Court System
- correct answer District, circuit, supreme
Grading of crimes
- correct answer Felony, misdemeanor, summary
State of mind (Mens Rea) 4
- correct answer Mental intent to commit crime
- Recklessly
- Intentionally
- Negligently
- Knowingly
Where are statutes of limitations found?
- correct answer Title 42, section 5552 judiciary code
Codification
- correct answer The act or process of rendering laws in written form
2 elements of a crime
- correct answer Physical act of crime (Actus Reus), Mental intend to do so (Mens Rea)
Instrument of a crime
- correct answer Any instrument that is intended to be used to commit a crime
answers 2024\2025 A+ Grade
1st Amendment (1791)
- correct answer Freedom of speech, religion and press and the right to petition
2nd Amendment (1791)
- correct answer Right to bear arms
3rd Amendment (1791)
- correct answer The government may not house soldiers in private homes without consent of the
owner
4th Amendment (1791)
- correct answer Freedom from unreasonable search and seizures
5th Amendment (1791)
- correct answer Double jeopardy, can't incriminate yourself, due process
6th Amendment (1791
- correct answer The right to a speedy and public trial. The right to confront the accuser
7th Amendment (1791)
- correct answer Right to a trial by jury in civil cases
8th Amendment (1791)
- correct answer Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail/and cruel unusual punishment
,14th Amendment
- correct answer Can't deprive a citizen of life, liberty or property without due process
Bill of Rights
- correct answer First 10 amendments to the Constitution
PA Constitution
- correct answer More restrictive than US Constitution
Statutes
- correct answer Written laws made by legislatures
civil rights violation
- correct answer Unlawful arrest, search and seizure without probable cause. Holding a prisoner beyond
limitations
When can officers enter another jurisdiction
- correct answer Hot pursuit, asked, mutual aid, official business and felony crimes
case laws
- correct answer Written decision of appellate courts deciding actual cases
Tort
- correct answer A violation of the civil law
Probable cause
- correct answer Facts and circumstances that lead a reasonable person to believe a crime had been
committed and the suspect committed the crime
Three branches of government
- correct answer Legislative, Executive, Judicial
, What branch of government do police fall under?
- correct answer Executive
PA Court System
- correct answer Common Pleas, Circuit, Supreme
US Court System
- correct answer District, circuit, supreme
Grading of crimes
- correct answer Felony, misdemeanor, summary
State of mind (Mens Rea) 4
- correct answer Mental intent to commit crime
- Recklessly
- Intentionally
- Negligently
- Knowingly
Where are statutes of limitations found?
- correct answer Title 42, section 5552 judiciary code
Codification
- correct answer The act or process of rendering laws in written form
2 elements of a crime
- correct answer Physical act of crime (Actus Reus), Mental intend to do so (Mens Rea)
Instrument of a crime
- correct answer Any instrument that is intended to be used to commit a crime
