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100

The first 10 amendments of the Constitution are known as the _______ 

What is "Bill of Rights"

100

_______ is judge-made law, or often referred to as "Case Law" that originated in England and is still practiced in the United States. 

What is "Common Law"

100

"Selective Incorporation" or a double standard between federal laws and state laws regarding individual rights, was eliminated by the due process clause in the ______ amendment 

What is the "14th Amendment"

100

These are two types of jurisdiction that officers have.

What are "territorial" and "subject-matter"

100

_______ and their _______ may arrest within their county, on property outside their county for which they own, and anywhere within the state for a felony committed in their county"

What are "Sheriffs" and "Sheriff's Deputies"

100

Non-testimonial identification orders must be requested by a ___________   and approved by a Judge.  They cannot be issued by a ___________ or a ___________.

What is a "Prosecutor" and "Magistrate" or "Clerk"

100

There are _______ types of due process

What are "2"

100

An investigative stop, or a "___________ stop" is used to determine if there is probable cause that a crime has, or is being committed, based on the Officer's training and experience creating a "reasonable suspicion"

What is a "Terry Stop"

100

Arrest Warrants must be returned after ___________ days, but are still valid after that.

What is "180 days"

100

_______ speech is protected speech under the first amendment. it may contain spoken or written word, or the act of not speaking at all, such as burning the American flag

What is "Symbolic Speech"

100

There are _______ Articles of the US Constitution 

What is 7

200

The _______ _______  establishes the rights of freedom of speech, religion, assembly and petition

What is the "First Amendment"

200

_______ is the basic law of the land, also the supreme law of the land.

What is "Constitutional Law"

200

The _______ Clause states that the government may not require or enforce religious observations or building a National Church

What is the "Establishment Clause"

200

_______ jurisdiction refers to a "geographical area in which a law enforcement officer is empowered to act"

What is "Territorial"

200

City Police Officers may arrest within the city for which they serve, or _______ mile outside of the city limits.  They may also arrest on city properties outside of the city limits.

What is "One"

200

A non-testimonial Identification order must be served at least ___________ hours before the procedure can be conducted

what is "72"

200

_______ due process guarantees that the government will not take a person's life, liberty or property without notice or the opportunity to be heard

What is "Procedural"

200

"___________ ___________" is more than a hunch, but less than probable cause

What is "Reasonable Suspicion"

200

A state electronic repository exists that holds criminal process and arrest warrants, but does not apply to ___________ warrants

What are "Search"

200

The following 5 types of speech have no First Amendment protection; they are _______ ,_______ , _______ ,_______ ,and _______ 

What are:

-Hate Speech, 

-Obscenity

-Fighting Words

-Threats

-Incendiary Speech

200

_______ Establishes the structure and function of Congress

What is "Article I"

300

The _______ amendment states that Congress shall not infringe on the right of the people to bear arms

What is the "2nd"

300

_______ are written laws enacted by the legislative branch of government.

What is "Statutory Law"

300

Citizens have the right to worship God, a Supreme being or hold any other belief with their conscience, or not any at all, but may prohibit criminal acts under the guise of religion because of the _______________ Clause in the _____Amendment

What is the "Free Exercise Clause" of the "First" Amendment.

300

_________________ jurisdiction refers to the types of crimes for which officers are entitled to arrest

What is "Subject Matter"

300

Local ABC Officers may arrest anywhere within the _______ or _______ for which they are employed, unless limited by a special legislative act.

What is "City" or "County"

300

Miranda rights attach to a person when he or she is ______ and being _______ by law enforcement officers.

What is "In-Custody" and "Interrogated

300

_______ due process guarantees that the notice, hearing and result are fair.

What is "Substantive"

300

An investigative stop has limitations, and the duration of time should not be more than ___________ minutes

What is "20 Minutes"

300

An officer that arrests a suspect without the actual warrant in hand but knows that one exists, may arrest the suspect but must serve the warrant ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

What is "As Soon As Possible"

300

The First Amendment protects the right to free press and information, however the media and press have no more right to of access than that of civilians.  Members of the press may not for example _______ access to a crime scene or_______ law enforcement efforts

What is "Demand" or "Disrupt"

300

_______ vests the judicial powers of the United states in the Supreme Court

What is "Article III"

400

The _______ amendment gives an accused individual the right to counsel and a speedy trial

What is "6th"

400

This type of laws defines the rights and duties of citizens

What is "Substantive Law"

400

"____________ " means prohibiting speech before it is made

What is "Prior Restraint"

400

An officer has his own jurisdiction and the jurisdiction of the agency the officer is temporarily assisting under a __________________ agreement.

What is "Mutual Aid"

400

_______ police officers may only arrest on property owned or possessed by their employer

What are "Company"

400

A person has been "___________" when, under the circumstances, a reasonable person would not feel free to walk away or drive away from a law enforcement officer

What is "Seized"

400

When a minor is arrested, the principal of the school must be notified within ___________ days

What is "5"

400

Officers should avoid ___________ a suspect since they are not yet under arrest during an investigative stop

What is "Moving"

400

A ___________ ___________ is a document that charges a person with a criminal offense. It is issued only if a magistrate determines that probable cause exists that a crime was committed and that the defendant committed that offense.

What is a "Magistrate's Order"

400

The US Supreme Court created the "_______ Rule" to enforce the 4th amendment's prohibition of illegal search and seizure by making evidence obtained during an illegal search or seizure inadmissible in court

What is the "Exclusionary Rule"

400

_______ Establishes the Executive Branch of government

What is "Article II"

500

The ______ amendment preserves the right to "Trial by Jury"

What is "Sixth Amendment"

500

_______ law specifies the method whereby substantive law is enforced

What is "Procedural Law"

500

The motor vehicle exception, or the "___________ ___________" allows officers to seize and search a vehicle as long as it is in plain view and in a ___________ ___________ for which the officer has the right to be there

What is the "Carroll Doctrine" and "Public Place"

500

____________  is a type of jurisdiction protection that can not be enforced upon foreign diplomats, however they may be issued traffic citations

What is "Diplomatic Immunity"

500

_______ police officers have territorial jurisdiction on college, university, UNC system institutions, and community colleges

What are "Campus"

500

A person is "_________________" when their freedom of movement has been significantly deprived, or the officer has verbally expressed it.

What is "Under Arrest"

500

When an officer makes an arrest of a disabled person, semi-conscious person, or person unable to describe their condition, an officer needs to look for a: ___________ ___________ ___________. If found, the officer MUST make a reasonable effort to provide appropriate medical care

What is a "Medical Alert Bracelet" or "Medical Alert Necklace"

500

During an investigative stop, or a "Terry Stop", officers may ___________ a suspect if they have reasonable grounds to believe the suspect is armed and dangerous.

What is "Frisk"

500

A ___________ ___________ charges a crime and orders the accused to appear in court on a designated time and date

What is a "Criminal Summons"

500

Miranda states that a person has the right to: _______ _______ , to prevent self-incrimination and the right to _______ before answering any questions by law enforcement

What is "Remain Silent" and "Council"
500

_______ Contains the "Supremacy Clause" which states that the Constitutional Laws are the "Supreme Law of the Land"

What is "Article VI" or, Article 6

600

The 10th amendment establishes the powers not granted to the federal government be granted to the states.  These include the powers of marriage, education, voting and "_______ _______ "

What are "Police Powers"

600

_______ is a Latin phrase, meaning "Have the Body"

What is "Habeas Corpus"

600

Regardless of the offense leading to the arrest of a suspect, the officer has the automatic right to search the suspect and their "___________ ___________" incident to the arrest.  This area does not extend to the interior of a vehicle.

What is the "Lunge-able Area"

600

Officers have jurisdiction to arrest a person who commits a crime in another state and flees to North Carolina pursuant to a __________________

Officers may arrest without a ______________ if the crime is punishable by more than 1 year in prison

What is a "Fugitive Warrant"

600

A ___________ ___________ may detain another person if they have probable cause to believe a suspect committed in their presence; a felony, a breach of peace, an offense involving physical injury to a person, or an offense involving theft or destruction of property

What is a "Private Person"

600

Voluntary encounters , also known as ___________ ___________, are voluntary and typically short in duration.

What are "Consensual Encounters"

600

If an officer arrests a deaf person, that officer must immediately find and provide a ___________ ___________ before questioning or reading of their Miranda rights

What is a "Qualified Interpreter

600

The 4th amendment only protects a "___________ ___________" of privacy, Thus, something left open, abandoned or in "___________ ___________" may be seized by the officer.

What is a "Reasonable Expectation" and "Plain View"

600

A ___________ ___________ ___________ process is issued by a judicial official that orders law enforcement to take a named person into custody

What is an "Order for Arrest"

600

The Supreme Court defined "_______ _______ " as "a system of rights based on moral principles so deeply embedded in the traditions and feeling of our people as to be deemed fundamental to a civilized society"

What is "Due Process"

600

_______ Defines the duties that states owe each other

What is "Article IV" or Article 4

700

The _______ amendment prohibits illegal searches and seizures 

What is the "4th"

700

The Constitution grants _______  procedural safeguards to persons accused of crimes

What is "4"

700

An officer MAY search the entire passenger compartment of a vehicle if the occupant being arrested is ___________ and within reaching distance of the passenger compartment.  

What is "Unsecured"

700

These 5 agencies have limited subject matter jurisdiction.

What are "SHP, DMV, Wildlife and Probation"

700

Under North Carolina Law, officers must ___________ and ___________ before entering a residence, even though doing so may increase the chance of evidence being destroyed

What is "Knock" and "Announce"

700

Officers need ___________ ___________ to stop, or "seize" a person and detain them 

What is "Reasonable Suspicion"

700

Any use of force, including non-deadly force, by an officer will indicate that a suspect is ___________ under the 4th amendment an thus it must be ___________

What is "Seized" and "Reasonable"

700

People have a reasonable expectation for privacy for their home, and the ___________ of their house

What is "Curtilage"

700

A ___________ is a directive that is issued by a law enforcement officer, that a person appears in court to answer for a misdemeanor or infraction charge or charges

What is a "Citation"

700

First amendment rights, especially the right to assembly, are not absolute.  The are subject to reasonable _______ ,_______ , and _______ 

What are "time, place and manner"

700

_______ Provides the procedures to amend the Constitution

What is "Article V" or Article 5

800

The _______ amendment prevents the quartering of troops in a private home

What is "3rd"

800

Article III, section 2 requires that all criminal cases, except impeachment, be tried by _______ 

What is "Jury"

800

An officer may search or, "frisk" an individual ONLY if the officer has an "articulate-able, reasonable suspicion" that the person is 

What is a "armed and dangerous"

800

_______ and_______ pursuit may allow an officer to pursue a suspect anywhere in NC and make the arrest.

What is "Immediate" and "Continuous"

800

The use of deadly force is authorized and must be proved to be "______________________ " based on the facts and the circumstances which reasonably appear to present a threat of death or serious bodily harm appear to be present and imminent 

What is "Reasonably Necessary

800

A ___________ can occur when an officer (1) applies physical force to a suspect, or (2) Issues a show of authority ( Command a suspect to stop, turns on blue lights, and the suspect submits to the show of authority)

What is a "Seizure"

800

A private person detaining a suspect must ___________ ___________ law enforcement

What is "Immediately Notify"

800

Plain view may be enhanced by the assistance of special devices such as ___________ or a ___________ to clarify an object.  However, Officers can not use a device to create "plain view" such as a high powered telescope or night vision goggles

What are a "Flashlight" or "Binoculars"

800

An officer may print a copy of a warrant from NC's electronic repository known as ___________

What is "NCAWARE"

800

___________ ___________ MUST be made when a foreign national is arrested, and is on the list provided by the Department of State requiring such notice governed by the Vienna Convention

What is "Consular Notification"

800

_______ Contains the requirements for the original ratification of the constitution 

What is "Article VII" or Article 7

900

The _______ amendment protects those accused of crimes from self-incrimination.

What is the "5th"

900

A _______  is a special act act of the legislature inflicting punishment on a person without a conviction through judicial proceedings

What are "Bills of Attainder"

900

A "___________ ___________" may be conducted inside a vehicle if an officer has reasonable suspicion that an occupant is armed, or may gain access to a weapon.  These areas must be of size and shape to contain such weapons

What is a "Car Frisk"

900

To maintain the power to arrest an individual anywhere in NC, an Immediate and Continuous pursuit is authorized so long as the officer does not _______  or _______ 

What is "Stop" or "Do Something Else"

900

Without consent or ___________ ___________, the arresting officer must have an arrest warrant in their possession and probable cause to believe the defendant is inside to enter the suspect's residence.

What are "Exigent Circumstances"

900

"_____________________" requires a showing that that a crime has probably been committed, and the suspect has probably committed it

What is "Probable Cause"

900

Officers cannot rely on the consent of a school principal to search a student's locker.  Only a ___________ ___________ may search a student's locker, and law enforcement is not considered a ___________ ___________.

What is a "School Official"

900

A person must have "___________" of a home, property or area to legally give consent to a search or entrance.

However, if two people have equal ___________, then both must agree to the search or admittance of a law enforcement officer.

What is "Control"

900

If a juvenile is arrested, a ___________ ___________ will be issued by a juvenile court Councillor.  This is the equivalent of an adult receiving a magistrate's order

What is a "Juvenile Petition"

900

Only Judicial Officials may issue a search warrant.

Appellate or Superior Court Judges may issue a warrant valid anywhere in their ___________

District Court Judges may issue anywhere in their ___________

Clerks and Magistrates may issue anywhere in their ___________


What are "State", "District" and "County"

900

"_______ _______ " is a provision in the 5th amendment that states you can not be punished for the same crime twice

What is "Double Jeopardy"

1000

"_______ and_______ punishments are prohibited by the 8th amendment

What are "Cruel" and "Unusual"

1000

_______  laws are illegal because they attempt to make certain conduct illegal after the fact

What are "Ex Post Facto"

1000

In order to receive or obtain an "___________" search warrant, the officers must convince the court that the events currently taking place (triggering event) will lead to probable cause for the search warrant in the immediate future 

What is an "Anticipatory"

1000

An officer does not need to keep the offender "_______ _______" at all times during an Immediate Pursuit

What is "In Sight"

1000

If a law enforcement officer asks a private person to assist them, that person now has equal ___________ and is under the same protections as the officer, such as worker's compensation and immunity from criminal or civil prosecution 

What is "Authority"

1000

"___________" is the release of all information and all files pertaining to a case to the prosecutor's office. Failure to do so willingly is a class H felony

What is "Discovery"

1000

A manager of a store can give consent to search a store or the entire property of the store, except for areas where they have relinquished control, such as a ___________ ___________ or a ___________ ___________.

What is an "Employee Locker" or "Employee Desk"

1000

Even if a homeowner consents to a search of their home, they can not give permission to an area where another person has ___________ ___________. This would include a guest room with a guest occupying the room, or an older child's room and their personal possessions.  

What is "Exclusive privacy interest" or "Exclusive Use"

1000

Searches conducted by consent and without a search warrant, must be contained to the scope of the search for which a reasonable person would expect officers to search.  For example, general consent to search a vehicle does not extend to dismantling a car.  Similarly, a search of a person does not extend to conducting a ___________ ___________

What is a "Strip Search"

1000

Search and Seizure of "___________ ___________" requires a search warrant.  This warrant can only be requested by the District Attorney (DA) or the Assistant District Attorney (ADA)

What are "Obscene Materials"

1000

"_______ -_______ " preserves the common law rule that a State can not compel a person to furnish statements against one's self

What is "Self-Incrimination"