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NC BLET STATE EXAM REVIEW GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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NC BLET STATE EXAM REVIEW GUIDEQUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is Constitutional law - Answer-Basic law of the land
Sets forth the fundamental principles for government, including grants and limitations of
power.
This type of law has greater permanence, is broader in the application, and concern
more fundamental issues of law than statues enacted by the legislative branch of
government - Answer-Constitutional Law
What is Statutory Law - Answer-Written laws enacted by legislative branches of the
state or federal governments.
Declares, commands, or prohibits something.
What type of law declares, commands, or prohibits something? - Answer-Statutory law
These are written laws enacted by the legislative branch of the state and federal
governments - Answer-Statutory laws
What is Common law - Answer-Judge made law
Judicial decisions establish rules and principles where statutes have not been enacted
or needs clarification.
This type of law is also referred to as case law - Answer-Common law
What are the types of law - Answer-Procedural
Substantive
What is Substantive law - Answer-Defines the rights and duties of citizens
This type of law is created by legislative and judicial action - Answer-Substantive law
What is Procedural law - Answer-Specifies the method whereby substantive law is
enforced
Statutes concerning issuance, execution, and return of search warrants are examples of
what type of law? - Answer-Procedural law
, What does a Writ of Habeas Corpus do? - Answer-Directs the person detaining the
subject of the writ and requires them to bring the prisoner before a judge for a
determination upon the legality of the detention
How does the First Amendment affect the law enforcement function - Answer-The First
Amendment protects freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
Generally law enforcement officers may not take actions to violate these freedoms
unless an established exception exists.
Ex: Police can enforce reasonable time and place restrictions on free speech and take
action on obscenity, fighting words, threats, and incendiary speech, which are not
protected forms of speech.
First Amendment will not protect police officers and other public employees from
discipline for speech related activities while on the job
What are criminal and civil consequences LEO face for violating a citizen’s
constitutional rights - Answer-Criminal: Criminal charges and prosecution
Civil: Lawsuits and fines
First Amendment - Answer-Freedom of speech, religion, speech, press, assembly, and
petition
Second Amendment - Answer-Right to bear arms
Third Amendment - Answer-Prevents the quartering of troops
Fourth Amendment - Answer-Prohibits unreasonable searches or seizures by the
government
What is the 4th Amendments exclusionary rule? - Answer-Makes any evidence obtained
by the government through an illegal search and seizure, inadmissible in court
Fifth Amendment - Answer-Rights of persons accused of crimes
Fifth Amendment- Double Jeopardy - Answer-Protects against repeated trials and the
possible conviction for the same offense.
Does the Fifth Amendment due process clause apply to state or federal government? -
Answer-Federal
What is due process - Answer-What is fair, right, and just
Sixth Amendment - Answer-right to a speedy and public trial
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