NC BLET ARREST, SEARCH AND
SEIZURE/CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
G.S. 15A-401 - ANS making a warrantless arrest
G.S. 15A-404 - ANS a citizen detention (need probable cause)
G.S. 15A-405 - ANS assistance to enforcement officers by private persons to effect arrest or
prevent escape
What are the 3 sources of law? - ANS Constitutional, Statutory, and Common
Constitutional law is the ____________________ of the land. - ANS Supreme Law
Written laws enacted by the legislative branches of the state or federal governments are called
what? - ANS Statutes
Written laws of local governments (cities and counties) are called what? - ANS Ordinances
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, Also referred to as case law, these types of laws are non-written and may establish rules and
principles where the legislature has not enacted statutes - ANS Common Law
A type of law that declares, commands, or prohibits something. It also gives out penalties. -
ANS Statutory Law
What are the two types of law? - ANS Procedural and Substantive
How many articles are contained within the U.S. Constitution? - ANS 7
True or False? Every law at all levels of government must comply with the U.S. Constitution. -
ANS True
What is the most important article of the U.S. Constitution and why? - ANS 6th, contains the
Supremacy Clause
What clause says that the Constitution, laws, and treaties of the United States are the Supreme
Law of the Land? - ANS Supremacy Clause
What are the four procedural safeguards for persons accused of crimes? - ANS Habeas
Corpus, Jury, Bills of Attainder, Ex Post Facto Laws
The first 10 Amendments of the Constitution are referred to as what? - ANS Bill of Rights
What rights are conferred by the First Amendment? - ANS Right to freedom of religion,
speech, press, assembly, and petition
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SEIZURE/CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
G.S. 15A-401 - ANS making a warrantless arrest
G.S. 15A-404 - ANS a citizen detention (need probable cause)
G.S. 15A-405 - ANS assistance to enforcement officers by private persons to effect arrest or
prevent escape
What are the 3 sources of law? - ANS Constitutional, Statutory, and Common
Constitutional law is the ____________________ of the land. - ANS Supreme Law
Written laws enacted by the legislative branches of the state or federal governments are called
what? - ANS Statutes
Written laws of local governments (cities and counties) are called what? - ANS Ordinances
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, Also referred to as case law, these types of laws are non-written and may establish rules and
principles where the legislature has not enacted statutes - ANS Common Law
A type of law that declares, commands, or prohibits something. It also gives out penalties. -
ANS Statutory Law
What are the two types of law? - ANS Procedural and Substantive
How many articles are contained within the U.S. Constitution? - ANS 7
True or False? Every law at all levels of government must comply with the U.S. Constitution. -
ANS True
What is the most important article of the U.S. Constitution and why? - ANS 6th, contains the
Supremacy Clause
What clause says that the Constitution, laws, and treaties of the United States are the Supreme
Law of the Land? - ANS Supremacy Clause
What are the four procedural safeguards for persons accused of crimes? - ANS Habeas
Corpus, Jury, Bills of Attainder, Ex Post Facto Laws
The first 10 Amendments of the Constitution are referred to as what? - ANS Bill of Rights
What rights are conferred by the First Amendment? - ANS Right to freedom of religion,
speech, press, assembly, and petition
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