Year 10 Legal Studies Short Response Revision

The 3 features of law that distinguish it from a norm are:

• Authority, Consequence and Regulation

• Answers, Questions and Rules

• Authority, Consequences and Rules

• Action, Consequences and Regulation

Which six features make an effective law?

• Acceptable, adaptable, fair, changeable, difficult, enforceable

• Acceptable, Adaptable, Known and understood, consistent and stable, equal to all and enforceable

• Awesome, creative, fair, punishable, clear and flexible

• Acceptable, Adaptable, hard to understand, consistent and stable, equal to all and enforceable

Judicial _________ is applied by judges to make a decision when the facts of the case are similar to previous case decisions from higher courts

The __________ of powers doctrine aims to keep separate the powers of making, implementing and interpreting the law.

The making of law is called:

• Executive Power

• Judicial Power

• Legislative Power

• Super Power

The implementing or carrying out the law is called:

• Judicial Power

• Legislative Power

• Super Power

• Executive Power

The interpretation of law is called:

• Judicial Power

• Legislative power

• Super Power

• Executive Power

The first step of how a Bill becomes and Act is the _____ reading.

The Bill then goes to the second reading which involves a ______.

The committee stage, is next and then the Bill goes to the third reading where it is voted on by __________