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11th -
12thgrade
Basic Legal Concepts & Contemporary Law
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- 1. Multiple Choice
What type of law takes priority in a court: common law or statute law?
Neither
Common Law
Statute Law
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is statute law?
Laws made by Parliament
Laws about monuments
Laws made by local councils
- 3. Multiple ChoiceIn Australia, laws are usually made by...The CourtsThe PoliceThe ParliamentThe Prime Minister
- 4. Multiple ChoiceIn Australia, everyone has to follow the law and noone is above the law.TrueFalse
- 5. Multiple ChoiceEvery one in Australia has the right to a fair trial.TrueFalseDepends on the crime you commit
- 6. Multiple Choice
In order to uphold the rule of law, courts should remain
silent
partial
impartial
dedicated
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat are values?Principles, standards, or qualities considered worthwhile or desirable within a societySomething valued by the publicPrinciples, standards, or qualities NOT considered worthwhile or desirable within a societyA way of deciding between different choices
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat are ethics?A type of value that governs a persons conduct in certain situationsA type of value that tells people the wrong way of behaving in a given situationSomething that leads to punishment by the stateSomething that ends up in court
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following influence the law?Values, customs and ethicsValues and ethicsCustoms and valuesEthical standards, rules and values
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following are characteristics of a just law?Flexibility, acceptance and known to the publicStability, predictability and retrospectiveProcedurally fair, flexible, and unstableUpholds human rights, is known to the public, and retrospective
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is justice made up of?Equality, fairness and accessAccess, equality and just lawsJust laws, fairness and equality
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat does fairness mean?Freedom from bias, dishonesty or injusticeFreedom from bias, honesty or injusticeFreedom from bias, dishonesty or justiceFreedom from dishonesty, inequality or injustice
- 13. Multiple ChoiceProcedural fairness includes which of the following:The right to be heard and the right to have a decision made by someone unbiasedThe right to be seen and the right to have a decision made by someone unbiasedThe right to be involved and the right to have a decision made by someone biasedThe right to be involved and the right to have a decision made by someone unbiased
- 14. Multiple ChoiceJustice should not only be done, it should also be [what] to be done?SeenHeardFelt
- 15. Multiple ChoiceCan procedural fairness be abrogated (taken away) by anything?Yes, statute lawYes, common lawYes, international lawNo
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the rule of law?The principle that no one is above the lawThe principle that only the government is above the lawThe principle that some people are above the lawThe principle that the government can do what it wants
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat is anarchy?A lack of laws, or existing laws not being enforcedExisting laws being selectively enforcedNo one being told what to do
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat is tyranny?A single ruler holding absolute power in a nationA single ruler holding limited power in a nationA single ruler holding absolute power in a city
- 19. Multiple Choice
Statute Law is..
Case Law
Judge-made Law
Parliament made Law
- 20. Multiple Choice
What is the highest Court in the Federal Court system?
High Court
Federal Court of Appeal
Federal Supreme Court
- 21. Multiple Choice
Jurisdiction is..
the power of a court to hear a case
the authority of the court to determine a matter
All of the above
- 22. Multiple Choice
What is Common Law
Laws made by Parliament
Laws made by the Courts
Laws made by the Government
- 23. Multiple Choice
What does the term abrogate mean?
Lift Up
Repeal
Create
Instruct
- 24. Multiple ChoiceHow do common law judges treat precedents set by higher courts?they can choose whether they want to abide to the precedent or notthey have to stick to the precedentthey can simply ignore the precedentthey can apply the same rule stated in the precedent or change it if they don't like it, explaining why they don't apply it
- 25. Multiple ChoiceHow can the role of the judges during the trials in both systems be described?they are investigators in civil law courts and arbiters in common law courtsthey are arbiters in civil law courts and investigators in common law courtsthey are arbiters in both common law and civil law courtsthey are investigators in both common law and civil law courts
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhich systems are more widespread?common law systemsreligious systemscivil law systemsthe text does not say
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhich is the main feature of common law systems?the binding force of lawsthe binding force of statutesthe binding force of precedentsthe flexibility of statutes
- 28. Multiple Choice
Stare Decisis means let the decision stand; Decisions are based on precedents from previous cases.
TRUE
FALSE
- 29. Multiple ChoiceLegal boundaries where authority may be exercised?DistrictsCountiesJurisdictionsStates
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following has the role of proving that a defendant is guilty?JuryProsecutionDefense AttorneyJudge
- 31. Multiple Choice
Authority to hear a case first
Original Jurisdiction
Appellate Jurisdiction
Felony
Misdemeanor
- 32. Multiple Choice
Apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court
Misdemeanor
Jury
Appeal
Felony
- 33. Multiple Choice
Authority to review a decision of a lower court
Felony
Misdemeanor
Jury
Appellate Jurisdiction
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