Year 8 Law Revision

Which of the following is NOT a reason that we have laws:

• To have a strong government

• To prevent chaos

• To settle disputes

• To establish behavioural expectations and guidelines

Select all of the mitigating factors (there are more than one):

• The guilty party has good character

• The guilty party is of a foreign nationality

• The guilty party tried to avoid committing the crime

• The guilty party was forced or coerced by another to commit the crime

• The guilty party has a mental illness

Which of the following best describes the creation of statutory laws?

• The judicial branch of government (Judges) creating laws through court decisions

• The state level of government being subject to federal government decisions

• The executive branch of government (Prime Minister/Cabinet) creating government policies

• The legislative branch of government (Parliament) passing bills into laws

Common law can be defined as:

• Laws everyone agrees on

• Laws made by judges through court decisions

• Laws in a culture that are passed on through tradition

• Laws made by parliament through passing bills

Laws that protect private rights are categorized as:

Which is the highest court in Australia?

• Magistrates court

• Supreme court

• High Court

• Federal court

Committing a crime under the age of 30 could be considered by the judge to be a:

In criminal law, if the guilty party pleads guilty early, the judge:

• Must give a 25% discount on the case

• Skips the trial and goes straight to the sentencing phase of the case

• Is no longer needed to complete the case

• May decide to give up to a 25% discount on the case

Why does the court encourage early guilty pleas by offering a potentially reduced sentence?

• To make for more fair trials

• To save time and money for the government

• To reduce the chances of repeat offence

• To avoid the publicity of a trial

Precedent is a legal principle that dictates that [select two]:

• Judges should issue punishments that fit the crime

• Judges are bound by a previous case made by a British court

• Judges may be persuaded by a previous case made by an equal or lower court

• Judges are always bound by a previous case made by a higher court