Legal System Quiz

What does the term "Fairness" refer to in the context of law?

• Treating everyone identically

• Impartial or just behaviour without favour or discrimination

• Allowing discrimination based on status

• Ignoring the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006

What does "Equality" mean in the context of law?

• Treating people differently based on their gender

• Allowing discrimination in legal processes

• Treating people the same regardless of gender, status, race, religion, etc.

• Providing unequal chances to present their case

What is meant by "Access" in the legal system?

• The ability to ignore laws

• The ability to use laws and the legal system

• The ability to create new laws

• The ability to avoid legal advice

Why must laws reflect society’s values?

• To ensure laws are outdated

• To make laws difficult to follow

• To ensure members of society are more inclined to follow them

• To prevent people from following the laws

What does it mean for laws to be enforceable?

• Laws should be ignored

• It must be possible to catch and punish people who break a law

• Laws should be ambiguous

• Laws should be constantly changing

Why must laws be known?

• So people can follow laws they know about

• So laws can be kept secret

• So laws can be ambiguous

• So laws can be constantly changing

What is the definition of a crime?

• An act or omission that breaks a law, is harmful to others and is punishable by law

• A dispute between individuals or groups

• A type of tort involving interference with a person's property

• A responsibility to prove a case

What does civil law involve?

• Establishing crimes and sanctions

• Disputes between individuals or groups where it is claimed that rights have been infringed

• Creating new laws

• Ignoring legal disputes

What is the burden of proof in a civil case?

• The responsibility of the defendant

• The responsibility of the party who initiates the claim

• The responsibility of the judge

• The responsibility of the jury

What is negligence?

• A type of tort involving interference with a person's property

• A type of tort involving a breach of a duty of care, causing harm or loss

• A type of tort involving intrusion of a person's body

• A type of tort involving interference with a person's right to use and enjoy property