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

The (a)   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 (a)   reading.

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

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