Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. In the United States, the primary enforcement of state laws is the responsibility of local police.
2. Canadian municipal police differ from their American neighbors in that the Canadians have the authority to enforce certain federal statutes whereas local police in the U. S. cannot enforce federal statutes.
3. A majority of Canada’s ten provinces have chosen to contract with the federal government for police services and therefore have Mounties serving as provincial police.
4. In Canada, provinces and territories—but not municipalities—can contract with the federal government and have the Mounties operate as their police.
5. INTERPOL is the largest international police organization in the world.


1. True
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. True

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