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Civics and Citizenship Year 8

Authored by Sarah WARREN

Social Studies

6th - 8th Grade

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Civics and Citizenship Year 8
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In criminal law, what does ‘the state’ refer to?

A person’s condition

The situation that your mind is in

A system of government represented by the parliament, the judiciary and the police

The legal rules that act as guidelines for our behaviour

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

From the options below, select three examples of civil law matters.

Trespass

Manslaughter

Nuisance

Burglary

Defamation

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In civil law, when a civil wrong has been proven in court, the wronged party will usually seek damages as compensation.

​In such a case, what has the defendant been found to be?

Liable

Guilty

Not Guilty

Prosecuted

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the correct order of courts in Australia, from lowest to highest,

Magistrates, District, Supreme, High

District, Magistrate, High, Supreme

High, Supreme, District, Magistrate

District, Magistrates, Supreme, High

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the burden of proof?

The legal principle describing who has to prove a case in court

The principle that all accused people who appear before a court are presumed to be innocent until the prosecution proves that they are guilty

The standard of proof required for the prosecution to prove that the accused is guilty

The legal principle that all citizens are subject to the law, and equal before the law

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

​Which of the following characteristics is a feature of customary laws?

They have been written down.

They have passed a test of authenticity.

They are never spoken about.

They have not been written down.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a statutory law?

A law made and passed by parliament.

A law created when a judge has to make a ruling

A law created in the Senate

A law created by the House of Reps

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