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FDLE POLICE STATE EXAM REVIEWLaw is a form of social control or a method of encouraging people to behave in a -
answer Certain way
There are several sources of laws that govern the way we live in the United States,
including constitutional law, statutory law, ordinances, criminal law, case law, and -
answer Civil law
Constitutional law defines the form of government Americans have established;
the Constitution defines our representational government and its three branch structure
– answer Executive, legislative, judicial
constitutional law consists of
standards set forth in the Constitution and of court decisions or interpretations of the
Constitution handed down by - answer The U.S district supreme courts
Statutory law is written and enacted by Congress, state legislatures, or local governing
authorities in response to a perceived need. Statutory law includes - answer Civil,
criminal, administrative and regulatory laws
Within statutory law, some provisions define unacceptable behaviors and government
prosecution of those who commit them. These statutes are called - answer Criminal law
criminal law
must clearly describe the unacceptable behavior and set - answer Set a punishment for
it
Statutes enacted by a municipal (city) or county government are known as -
answerOrdinaces
Ordinances apply only within the jurisdiction of the governmental
entity that enacted them. Some ordinance violations are ________while others are
________
infractions. - answerCriminal,civil
_________ pertains to the legal action that a person takes to resolve a private dispute
with
another person - answerCivil law
__________is the body of law that allows for the creation of public regulatory
agencies. - answerAdministrative law
,_________is formed by the decisions of the court system (the judicial branch). -
answerCase law
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution comprise - answerThe bill
Of rights
The________ Amendment protects the freedom of speech, press, peaceful assembly,
and religion. - answerFirst
The ________ Amendment guarantees the right to bear arms. - answerSecond
The ______ Amendment prohibits unreasonable search and seizure and generally
requires a warrant signed
by an independent magistrate (judge). - answerFourth
Law enforcement activities affected by the Fourth Amendment
include law enforcement's _______ into homes, vehicles, luggage, purses, or other
places where a person has a
_________________________ including his or her person, and interference with
people's right to possess
and maintain control over their property - answerEntry, Reasonable expectation of
privacy
Law enforcement stops and arrests, including the use of force on
persons, are considered _________ and must meet the reasonableness requirement of
the 4th Amendment, which provides certain exceptions to law enforcement -
answerSeizures
The _______ Amendment is best known for prohibiting compelled self-incrimination. -
answerFifth
The term ________ broadly describes criminal or noncriminal acts that are punishable
under Florida law. - answerOffense
A _________ is any crime committed for which the maximum penalty is death
or incarceration in a state correctional facility for more than one year. - answerFelony
A felony carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in a state correctional
facility, a fine of up to $10,000, or both. - answer1st Degree
A ________________felony is punishable by a maximum of 15 years in a state
correctional facility, a fine of up to
$10,000, or both. - answer2nd Degree
, A _____-degree felony carries a maximum penalty of _______ years in a state
correctional facility, a fine of up to
$5,000, or both. - answerThird, 5
A ____________ is any criminal offense with a maximum incarceration penalty in a
county jail of up to one
yea - answerMisdemeanor
An offense for which the only penalty may be a fine, forfeiture, or other civil penalty is a
noncriminal
violation, also known as a _____________ - answerCivil Infraction
The law recognizes four standards of legal justification for stopping, searching, seizing
and being punished for their crimes : mere
suspicion, ____________ suspicion, _________cause, and proof beyond a
__________________. - answerReasonable, probable cause, reasonable doubt
A ____________encounter
occurs when an officer comes into voluntary contact with a citizen under circumstances
in which a reasonable
person would feel free to disregard the police and go about his or her business. It
involves no coercion, no
detention, and therefore is no Fourth Amendment seizure - answerConsensual
________ suspicion is sometimes described as a hunch or gut feeling based on law
enforcement training and
knowledge. _______suspicion does not grant any enforcement authority. Detaining a
person or searching him
or her requires more than ________suspicion. - answerMere, Mere, Mere
___________ suspicion is the standard of justification needed to support a legal Terry
stop or investigative
detention. Reasonable suspicion is sometimes called "articulable suspicion" or "founded
suspicion." - answerReasonable
Florida's Stop and Frisk law, s. 901.151, F.S.,
requires probable cause before such a weapons pat down is permitted. Case law ( terry
vs. Ohio ) however, has held that in this
context the term probable cause means _____________________ - answerReasonable
suspicion
A frisk or pat
down is not a full _________ - answerSearch
The scope of the ______ is limited to a pat down of outer clothing, containers, and
property being carried by the subject. - answerFrisk
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