Law and Order Key Vocab and Concepts

What three concepts help guide us to live in an orderly society.

• Customs, Rules and Laws

• Laws,

  Police and the

  Courts

• Government, Politicians and Government Agencies

• Morals, Values and Experience

What statement best describes the principle of The Rule of Law

• The Law permits and prohibits us from doing things.

• Everyone is subject to the law.

• The law is all about rules.

• Rulers of countries get to decide what the law will be.

At what age can you be charged with any criminal offence in New Zealand.

• 10

• 12

• 14

• 16

The Romans are credited with the first use of

• The death penalty

• Lawyers

• Allowing all people to vote

• Judges

What does Statute mean?

• An idea that a politician thinks should become a law.

• The amount of time before you can no longer be charged with an offence.

• A proposed law that hasn't yet been passed.

• A written law in operation.

Customs are...

• A branch of Government that control what you can bring into NZ.

• Things we say and do to each other.

• A usual practice that a group of people follow.

• A way of the Government controlling us.

Justice is...

• Making sure someone gets punished.

• The outcome of a criminal trial.

• The outcome of both criminal and civil trials.

• Is about fairness.

Actus Reus is

• Is the criminal component of having done an action.

• Acting as a Lawyer.

• Representing the Government as an elected politician.

• Is the right to phone a lawyer when you have been arrested.

Who passes laws in New Zealand?

• The Government

• The Prime Minister

• Parliament

• The King

When Judges consider a matter they may make law in their decisions which is then known as

• Judges law

• Judges rules

• Common Law

• A precedent