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FLORIDA BASIC RECRUIT TRAINING PROGRAM
PRACTICE SOLUTION 2026 SOLVED ITEMS
CONFIRMED A+
◉ Morality and Religion. Answer: are other forms of social control.(pg. 30) ◉ Common Law. Answer: The rules of the society, which developed naturally, have been codified by being written down. (pg. 30) ◉ The American Legal System. Answer: ___ is based primarily on English common law. (pg. 30) ◉ Protect ownership of property, regulate certain businesses, and raise revenue. Answer: In addition to maintaining order, laws also serve to... (pg. 30) ◉ Constitutional Law. Answer: The standards set forth in the Constitution and court decisions or interpretations of the Constitution handed down by U.S. District and Supreme Courts; identifies the powers and limitations of each branch of the U.S. Government. (pg. 30)
◉ Executive, Legislative, and Judicial. Answer: ____ are the three branch structure. (pg. 30) ◉ Constitutional Law. Answer: We can identify the powers and limitations of each branch through ___. (pg. 30) ◉ Florida State Constitution. Answer: ___ parallels the U.S. Constitution. (pg. 30) ◉ Statutory Law. Answer: ___ is written and enacted by Congress, state legislatures, or local governing authorities in response to a perceived need. (pg. 30) ◉ Civil, Criminal, Administrative, and Regulatory laws. Answer: _____ are included in Satutory law. (pg. 30) ◉ Criminal Law. Answer: The part of statutory law that defines unacceptable behavior and government prosecution of those who commit them. (pg. 30) ◉ Ordinances. Answer: ___ are enacted by a municipal (city) or county government. (pg. 31)
◉ Precedents. Answer: _______ are rules created by an appellate court that officers are required to follow unless a higher court changes the rule. (pg. 31) ◉ Officers. Answer: _______ must be aware of conflicting rulings and follow the case law in their own jurisdiction. (pg. 31) ◉ The U.S. Constitution. Answer: ______ protects individuals from governmental abuse of power and defines law enforcement's authority to act. (pg. 32) ◉ The U.S. Constitution. Answer: All people stand equal before the law and therefore share certain rights, according to the _____. (pg. 32) ◉ The government. Answer: ______ is the agent of the people, not their master. (pg. 33) ◉ The Articles of the Constitution. Answer: Their purpose is to form a contract between the people of the United States and the United States government that spells out the responsibilities and authority of the three branches of government. (pg. 32) ◉ The supremacy clause. Answer: Set forth in Article VI, ______ states that when laws conflict, federal law generally overrules state and local law. (pg. 32)
◉ The Amendments. Answer: Their purpose is to ensure that individual rights are not infringed upon by the government. (pg. 32) ◉ Bill of Rights. Answer: The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution comprise the _______. (pg. 33) ◉ The First Amendment. Answer: _____ protects the freedom of speech, press, peaceful assembly, and religion. (pg. 33) ◉ The Second Amendment. Answer: ______ guarantees the right to bear arms. (pg. 33) ◉ The Fourth Amendment. Answer: ______ prohibits unreasonable search and seizure and generally requires a warrant signed by an independent magistrate (judge). (pg. 33) ◉ The Fifth Amendment. Answer: ______ is best known for prohibiting compelled self-incrimination. It also requires grand jury indictment for capital crimes and prohibits double jeopardy and deprivation of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. (pg. 33) ◉ The Sixth Amendment. Answer: _______ guarantees the right to be informed of the nature of the charges, receive counsel, undergo a
◉ Procedural due process. Answer: _____ refers to the steps that must be followed to protect an individual's rights during a criminal justice process. (pg. 33) ◉ Offense. Answer: _____ broadly describes criminal or noncriminal acts that are punishable under Florida law. (pg. 35) ◉ Criminal offenses. Answer: _____ are punishable by incarceration and classified as either felony or misdemeanor. (pg. 35) ◉ Noncriminal offenses. Answer: _____ are punishable by monetary fines or something other than incarceration. (pg. 35) ◉ Civil infractions. Answer: _____ are also known as noncriminal offenses. (pg. 35) ◉ Felony. Answer: _____ is any crime committed for which the maximum penalty is death or incarceration in a state correctional facility for more than one year. (pg. 35) ◉ A capital felony. Answer: _____ is the highest class of felony. The penalty for offenses in this class is death or life imprisonment in a state correctional facility without the possibility of parole. (pg. 35)
◉ A life felony. Answer: _____ has varying penalties, including up to life imprisonment in a state correctional facility, a fine of up to $15,000, or both. (pg. 35) ◉ A first-degree felony. Answer: _____ carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in a state correctional facility, a fine of up to $10,000, or both. However, certain ______ specifically carry a maximum penalty of life imprisonment in a state correctional facility. (pg. 35) ◉ A second-degree felony. Answer: _____ is punishable by a maximum of 15 years in a state correctional facility, a fine of up to $10,000, or both. (pg. 36) ◉ A third-degree felony. Answer: _____ carries a maximum penalty of five years in a state correctional facility, a fine of up to $5,000, or both. (pg. 36) ◉ Violent career criminals, habitual felony offenders, or habitual violent felony offenders. Answer: Penalties of imprisonment may be extended for defendants who have been classified as _____. (pg. 36) ◉ A misdemeanor. Answer: _____ is any criminal offense with a maximum incarceration penalty in a county jail of up to one year. (pg. 36)
◉ Mere suspicion. Answer: _____ is sometimes described as a hunch or gut feeling based on law enforcement training and knowledge. (pg. 39) ◉ Investigative stop. Answer: An officer can only make an ____ if the officer has reasonable suspicion that the person stopped was committing, is committing, or is about to commit a law violation. (pg.
◉ Terry Stop. Answer: An investigative stop is also known as a_____. (pg. 39) ◉ Reasonable suspicion. Answer: _____ is the standard of justification needed to support a legal Terry stop or investigative detention. (pg. 39) ◉ Articulable suspicion or Founded suspicion. Answer: Reasonable suspicion is sometimes called_____. (pg. 39) ◉ Reasonable suspicion. Answer: The facts and circumstances must support the suspicion that a person committed a crime, is committing a crime, or is about to commit a crime. (pg. 39)
◉ BOLO. Answer: is a description of the suspect, the suspect's name, and any additional information that would help apprehend the suspect. ◉ Be On the Look Out. Answer: BOLO stands for... (pg. 40) ◉ Terry v. Ohio (1968). Answer: In ____ the Court ruled that a law enforcement officer may frisk the exterior clothing of someone lawfully detained if the officer has reasonable suspicion to believe that the person is armed. ◉ (1) that the subject is lawfully detained and (2) that the officer has reasonable suspicion to believe that the subject possesses a dangerous weapon.. Answer: The two elements required for a lawful pat down or frisk are_____. (pg. 40) ◉ Plain touch/feel doctrine. Answer: This rule allows the officer to seize the contraband even if it does not feel like a weapon. (pg. 40) ◉ Terry stop. Answer: The duration of a _____ is limited to the time reasonably necessary to accomplish the purpose of the stop. An investigative detention may become an arrest even if the officer does not initially intend to make the arrest. (pg. 41)
◉ the fellow officer rule, a citizen informant, corroborated (verified) anonymous tips, reliable and credible confidential information, line-ups, and show-ups.. Answer: Commonly recognized sources for officers to rely on include:... (pg.
◉ Fellow officer rule. Answer: _____ involves relying on the collective knowledge of other officers when taking law enforcement action. (pg. 42) ◉ The photographic array. Answer: _____ is a presentation of a series of photographs to a victim or witness in a non-suggestive manner for the purpose of identifying a suspect. (pg. 43) ◉ A live line-up. Answer: _____ is the presentation of a number of individuals, which may include a known suspect, to a victim or witness in a non-suggestive manner for the purpose of identification. (pg. 43) ◉ A show-up. Answer: _____ occurs when a law enforcement officer locates a suspect a short time after the commission of an offense and attempts to get a one-on-one identification of the suspect in the field by a victim or witness. (pg. 43)
◉ Beyond a reasonable doubt. Answer: Before a person may be found guilty of a crime and sentenced, the prosecution must present evidence sufficient to prove guilt of each element of the crime_____. (pg. 43) ◉ Proof beyond a reasonable doubt. Answer: _____ is the standard used to determine if a criminal defendant is guilty. Based on the facts of the case, there is no other reasonable explanation than that defendant committed the crime. (pg. 43) ◉ "the greater weight (preponderance) of the evidence.". Answer: The burden of proof in civil cases is ___. (pg. 43) ◉ "clear and convincing evidence". Answer: In administrative proceedings, the burden of proof is ___. (pg. 43) ◉ Search. Answer: A ______ occurs when the government intrudes into a place where a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy. (pg. 44) ◉ Seizure. Answer: A ______ occurs when the government affects a person's right to have or control his or her property, usually by physically taking it. (pg. 44)
◉ Reasonable expectation of privacy. Answer: R.E.P. stands for... (pg.
◉ Government + Intrusion + REP. Answer: The three elements that comprise a Fourth Amendment "search" are thus... (pg. 45) ◉ Abandoned property and open fields. Answer: Two search types that are often considered exceptions to the search warrant requirement are not technically searches because the person does not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the place to be searched. Those are searches of... (pg. 46) ◉ Curtilage. Answer: The space of ground and outbuildings immediately surrounding a structure___. (pg. 46) ◉ Fenced and posted fields. Answer: ____ are given a higher degree of constitutional protection than areas that do not have such improvements. (pg. 46) ◉ Plain view, Mobile conveyance, Exigent circumstances. Answer: The law presumes that a search without a warrant is invalid; however, there are a number of exceptions which require probable cause:___ (pg. 46)
◉ Plain View. Answer: Any contraband an officer can see can be seized without a warrant as long as three conditions are met: (1) the officer is lawfully present in the place where he or she sees the item, (2) the item is in plain sight, and (3) the officer has probable cause to believe that the item is contraband or crime evidence. (pg. 46) ◉ Sawyer v. State (2003). Answer: In ______ a police officer saw a white pill on the console of a car and, thinking it was ecstasy, seized it. Testing proved the officer was correct. (pg. 46) ◉ Mobile conveyance search. Answer: A _____ may be conducted without a warrant even if there may be time to obtain a warrant. (pg.
◉ Carroll doctrine. Answer: Mobile conveyance search are sometimes called... (pg. 47) ◉ Carroll doctrine. Answer: _____ the principle that an officer may search a vehicle or other mobile conveyance without a warrant if there is probable cause to believe that the vehicle contains contraband or evidence of criminal activity. (pg. 47) ◉ Exigent circumstances. Answer: ___ are certain emergencies such as the case of evidence destruction, an emergency scene, or a fresh pursuit that justifies a warrantless entry. (pg. 47)
◉ Voluntary. Answer: ___ means the consent is unequivocal, specific, and intelligently given and more than mere acquiescence in the face of a claim of lawful authority. (pg. 48) ◉ Inventory searches. Answer: ___ are not designed to search for evidence but to protect the arrested person's property and to protect the officer from accusations of theft. (pg. 49) ◉ Inventory. Answer: An ___ is a written list of all valuable property in a vehicle. (pg. 49) ◉ Administrative searches. Answer: ___ generally do not require a warrant due to the setting or special conditions. Subjects of this type of search include students, public schools, people in government offices, government property (such as desks, lockers, and vehicles), people engaged in certain businesses or licensed activities, and people on probation or parole. (pg. 49) ◉ Administrative searches. Answer: These types of searches generally do not require warrants because they are for regulatory purposes and can be conducted by administrative or law enforcement personnel. (pg. 49)
◉ Incident to Arrest. Answer: When a person is lawfully arrested and taken into custody, he or she may be searched without a warrant. (pg. 49) ◉ (1) the need to disarm the suspect in order to take him or her into custody and (2) the need to preserve evidence for later use at trial.". Answer: The Supreme Court has noted "two historical rationales for the search incident to arrest exception: ___ (pg. 49) ◉ First, there must have been a lawful custodial arrest. Second, the search must be "substantially contemporaneous" or at the same time with the arrest.. Answer: A search incident to arrest may only be conducted when two requirements have been met. (pg. 50) ◉ Custodial arrest. Answer: A search incident to arrest may not be conducted unless there is a ___. (pg. 50) ◉ Contraband articles. Answer: Sections 932.701—932.706, F.S., gives law enforcement agencies the authority to seize and forfeit certain property known as ___. (pg. 51) ◉ Contraband articles. Answer: ___ include items which are illegal to possess, items used in the commission of a felony, and items purchased with the profits of felonious activity. (pg. 51)
