MPOETC Certification Test Exam Review Questions
& Answers.
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 (Men’s 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 (Acts Reus), Mental intend
to do so (Men’s Rea)
Instrument of a crime - Correct Answer Any instrument that is intended to be used to
commit a crime
1st degree murder - Correct Answer 2502 - killing that is premeditated, deliberate and
done with malice
Felony Crimes - Correct Answer Murder, rape, kidnapping, arson, robbery, burglary,
embezzlement, forgery, theft, and perjury
Voluntary Manslaughter - Correct Answer 2503 - unlawful killing of a human being in
sudden heat of passion upon sufficient legal provocation. Felony 2
Stalking - Correct Answer 2709 - Repeatedly following, harassing, or threatening an
individual. M1
Kidnapping - Correct Answer 2901 - The unlawful removal or restraint of a person
against his or her will.
Rape - Correct Answer 3121 - Penetration however slight, forcible without consent. B
& Answers.
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 (Men’s 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 (Acts Reus), Mental intend
to do so (Men’s Rea)
Instrument of a crime - Correct Answer Any instrument that is intended to be used to
commit a crime
1st degree murder - Correct Answer 2502 - killing that is premeditated, deliberate and
done with malice
Felony Crimes - Correct Answer Murder, rape, kidnapping, arson, robbery, burglary,
embezzlement, forgery, theft, and perjury
Voluntary Manslaughter - Correct Answer 2503 - unlawful killing of a human being in
sudden heat of passion upon sufficient legal provocation. Felony 2
Stalking - Correct Answer 2709 - Repeatedly following, harassing, or threatening an
individual. M1
Kidnapping - Correct Answer 2901 - The unlawful removal or restraint of a person
against his or her will.
Rape - Correct Answer 3121 - Penetration however slight, forcible without consent. B
