C&E Unit 5: The Law & You

Where are you most likely to see a state trooper making an arrest?

• on a highway or interstate
• within city limits
• private residence
• local company

Who has ultimate authority over the state highway patrol?

• Governor
• Lt. Governor
• President
• Chief of Police

How might the SBI get involved in a police department or sheriff's office investigation?

• The SBI can assist a local government investigation per that government's request.
• The SBI has jurisdiction over any illegal activities in the state and can choose to involve themselves in any investigation.
• The SBI can only get involved upon approval from the state highway patrol.
• The SBI can only get involved per direction from the Governor.

Aside from protecting the president, what other responsibilities does the U.S. Secret Service have?

• counterfeiting
• identity theft
• financial fraud crimes
• all of these options are correct

What are the major differences between police departments and sheriff's offices?

• Police departments typically have jurisdiction within city limits, while sherriff’s offices work in the county
• sheriffs are elected
• all of these options are correct
• sheriff’s department handles the county jail and court security

The law written by a legislative body or another governing body - criminal, civil, and administrative laws are all types of this law

• statutory laws
• Constitutional laws
• common law
• all of these choices are correct

_____ is the authority given to a legal body to adjudicate and enforce legal matters.

• jurisdiction
• law
• enforcement
• judicial review

Keith was driving from Illinois to his home in Ohio. While on the interstate highway in Indiana, he received a ticket for speeding.
Who issued the ticket to Keith?

• a state trooper
• a federal agent
• a local township police officer
• a Sheriff's deputy

This agency has jurisdiction over violations of more than two hundred categories of law. It identifies its national security priorities as: terrorism, counter-intelligence, and cybercrime; and its criminal priorities as: public corruption, civil rights, organized crime, white-collar crime, and violent crime and major thefts. These priorities cover specific investigations that include election fraud, computer intrusions, human trafficking, and money laundering.
This passage describes the duties of which agency?

• Transportation Security Administration
• Securities and Exchange Commission
• Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Internal Revenue Service

Which court would be the first to determine the constitutionality of a local law?

• Federal Supreme Court
• State Supreme Court
• Appeals Court
• Municipal Court