Chapter 7 Legal Issues

Question 1

The American fire service is governed by state and local __________ and the common law

Answer 1

Statutory

Question 2

__________ is law adopted by legislative bodies

Answer 2

Statutory law

Question 3

__________ is law established in appeals level courts and relied on in future cases

Answer 3

Common law

Question 4

The principle is that a unit of local government has only as much authority as the state legislature grants to the local government or that can be implied as a result of the grant of power

Answer 4

Dillon’s rule

Question 5

Regarding arson investigation: if the scene is vacated, reentry to continue the investigation cannot occur without either the owners permission or a ____ warrant

Answer 5

administrative search warrant

Question 6

Courts, including the US Supreme Court, concluded that a drug test, even a urine or hair test, is a search within the meaning of the __________

Answer 6

Fourth amendment

Question 7

The opportunity to know the charges, to be heard, and to have evidence fairly considered prior to suspension, demotion, or termination.

Answer 7

Due process

Question 8

Acts which will require little or no judgment

Answer 8

Ministerial acts