LAW CHAPTER REVIEWS (Border Patrol) EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Course
Border Patrol
Institution
Border Patrol
What are the three US federal branches of government - Answer-1. Legislative
2. Executive
3. Judicial
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is under the ___________ branch of government and what department ____________ - Answer-Executive Branch and Department of Homeland Security
What d...
LAW CHAPTER REVIEWS (Border
Patrol) EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What are the three US federal branches of government - Answer-1. Legislative
2. Executive
3. Judicial
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is under the ___________ branch of
government and what department ____________ - Answer-Executive Branch and
Department of Homeland Security
What does the legislative branch of the government do - Answer-Make laws
What does the executive branch of the government do - Answer-Enforce laws
What does the judicial branch of government do - Answer-Interpret laws and resolve
issues
Laws passed by Congress are called - Answer-Statutes
The US Congress is made up one of the following - Answer-US Senate and House of
Representatives
The USC stands for - Answer-United States Code
The CFR stands for - Answer-Code of Federal Regulations
Separation of Powers is - Answer-The division of government into branches with
independent powers and responsibilities
What is the highest appellate court in the United States - Answer-Supreme Court
AN Immigration Courts is an _________ court under what branch of government
_______ - Answer-Administrative
Executive
A decision of a US District Court can be appealed to what court - Answer-US Circuit
Court of Appeals
A decision of US Circuit Court of Appeals can be appealed to what court - Answer-US
Supreme Court
, List the sources of a BPPC's authority - Answer-Constitution
Statues
Regulations
List the limits of a BPPC's authority - Answer-Constitution
Statues
Regulations
Policy/Directives
Which of the following is NOT a source of US Border Patrol authority - Answer-USCBP
Right to Make Entry Directive
Policies ____ limit a BPPC's authority to act - Answer-Can
The Fourth Amendment protects individuals from unreasonable _______ and ________
- Answer-Searches + Seizures
Name the common levels of suspicion in order of greatest to least - Answer-Proof
Beyond a reasonable doubt
Reasonable Certainty
Probable Cause
Reasonable Suspicion
Some/Mere
None/Zero
(PRPRSN Puerto Rican Prison)
Probable cause ____ a higher level of suspicion that reasonable suspicion - Answer-Is
Which one of the following is true about articulable facts - Answer-They are specific and
observable facts
When does the exclusionary rule keep evidence out of a criminal case - Answer-When
an agent breaks the United States Constitution
Which of the following is a possible bad consequence of using race and ethnicity in law
enforcement - Answer-It fosters perceptions of government oppression
Under the Department of Justice (DOJ) policy on discrimination in law enforcement,
what are prohibited factors that can only be used in limited circumstances - Answer-
Race
Ethnicity
Gender
National origin
Religion
Sexual orientation
Gender identity
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