IHLS Law Revision Unit 1

Definition of Law: Set of _____________________________by which a community regulates its affairs

• ethics and morals

• rights and obligations

• rights and motivations

• rules and regulations

The purpose of law is to

• protect public health.

• protect fundamental rights and basic liberties

• govern people by arbitrary decisions of ruling party

• advance general welfare

Rule of law means that

• law allows members of the public to make decisions on how they live.

• the lower income group gets more benefits than the higher income ones.

• rules are general and abstract and apply equally to all individual.

• law is flexible and is applied differently to different cases.

Precedents and authority set by previous court rulings, judicial decisions is referred to as

• common law

• doctrines

• civil law

• criminal law

Which of the following applies to Doctrine of Judicial precedent?

• judge takes the lead in examining the witness

• the earlier case was decision of a lower court

• the judge decides the case by referring to how previous judges have dealt with the similar cases.

• There is consistency and fairness in the application of law

Which of the following are organs of the State, in Constitution Law?

• Constitution

• Judge

• Executive

• Community

The Legislature consists of

• President, Prime Minister and other ministers and accountable to the Parliament.

• Court judgements from various courts of law

• President and parliament with authority for enacting legislation.

• Various courts of law

Idea of the government that is made mandatory for the public exists in the form of a/an

• regulation

• legislation

• law

• act

Who is the head of Judiciary?

• President

• Chief Justice

• Parliament

• Ministers

Customs are recognised as law.

• True

• False