Year 11 Legal Studies

In Australia the federal Parliament consists of:

• House of Reps, Governor General, High Court

• House of Reps, Senate, Queen (gov general)

• Prime Minister, Ministers, Backbench.

How is government formed?

• Party chosen by Governor General

• By party that has majority in House of Reps

• Party that wins majority in senate.

Who is the Queen’s representative in Australia?

• Prime Minister

• President of the Senate

• Governor-General

In Parliament what is a Bill?

• Payment for goods or services

• Proposed law

• Unit of currency

What is common law?

• Laws used everyday like traffic laws

• Court made laws

• Laws that affects some but not others

What is statute law?

• Laws made by Parliament

• Laws about monuments

• Laws made by local councils

Which branch has the power to:

interpret laws

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

Which branch has the power to:

enforce laws

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

In Australia which court hears appeals from federal courts and state courts?

• The Administrative Appeals Tribunal

• The Family Court

• The Supreme Court

• The High Court

Which of the following features would most likely be found in customary law?

• Oral and written traditions, significance of land

• Oral traditions, significance of land, structured court system

• Written traditions, significance of land, structured court systems

• Oral traditions, significance of land, mediation and conciliation used as a means of settling disputes