Legal Studies in QLD #1

Separation of Powers refers to (multiple answers):

• the executive government

• the parliament that makes laws

• the local government

• the judges

Queensland has a bicameral parliament

• True

• False

The British colonies came together as a nation in:

• 1890

• 1788

• 1900

• 1901

The legislation that sets out the laws of our country is called :

• common law

• criminal law

• The Constitution

• A referendum

Laws made by judges are called

• criminal law

• common law

• civil law

• statute law

Exclusive powers as per Section 51 of The Constitution refers to the powers of

• federal government

• the states

• local government

• citizens

Laws change over time due to (multiple answers):

• social pressure

• popular vote

• economic reasons

• changes to political parties in government

Two sources of law are:

• statutes

• referendums

• common law

• elections

Three levels of government in Australia are:

• schools

• local

• states and territories

• federal

Rules are like laws because they regulate behaviour

• True

• False