Unit 4 AC1.1 Describe processes of law making 2

What is the name for the legal principle that judges should follow the decision made in previous cases with similar facts and points of law?

• Literal rule
• The golden rule
• Stare decisis
• Mischief rule

What is the term used when a court higher up the hierarchy overturns a legal decision made in an earlier case?

• Distinguishing
• Statutory interpretation
• Judicial precedent
• Overruling

Which rule allows the court to enforce what the statute was intended to achieve, rather than what the words actually say?

• Mischief rule
• Literal rule
• Stare decisis
• The golden rule

What is the term for the process where judges interpret the meaning of statutes or Acts of Parliament and apply them to cases they are judging?

• Overruling
• Distinguishing
• Judicial precedent
• Statutory interpretation

Which rule suggests that judges should use the everyday meaning of words in a statute?

• Literal rule
• The golden rule
• Mischief rule
• Stare decisis

In which situation does precedent not need to be followed?

• Literal rule
• The golden rule
• Distinguishing
• Judicial precedent

Which rule allows the judge to find the facts in the present case are different from the previous one and reach a different decision?

• The golden rule
• Overruling
• Statutory interpretation
• Distinguishing