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Legal Studies HUM101A

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following does not make a good and effective law?

a)

Easily understood

b)

Indiscriminatory

c)

Revenue making

d)

Ensures the safety of people

e)

Stable and consistent

2.

What is Common Law?

a)

Law made by judges in a court

b)

Law made by parliament

c)

Law that effects common people

d)

Old law

3.

What is the Division of Power?

a)

The separation of law making, enforcement and interpretation

b)

The division of power amongst the people

c)

The division of law making responsibilities to different levels of government

d)

Your mum

4.

What document outlines the Division of Power?

a)

The 1967 referendum

b)

The Declaration of Independence (1776)

c)

The Bible

d)

The Australia Constitution (1901)

5.

Which of the following is NOT a group within the Division of Power?

a)

Concurrent

b)

Exclusive

c)

Residual

d)

Arbitrary

6.

What is Statute Law?

a)

Law made by a nationwide vote

b)

Law made by judges

c)

Law made by parliament

d)

Law made by the Prime Minister

7.

What is a judicial precedent?

a)

An obligation by a judge to follow the ruling of a previous case

b)

A judge serving on two simultaneous cases

c)

A judge's wig

d)

When a politician overrules a case verdict

8.

When can judicial precedent apply? (select 2)

a)

Constantly

b)

Only from courts that are of a higher or the same rank

c)

From courts of a lower rank

d)

Cases of a similar nature

9.

What is the Separation of Power?

a)

The separation of groups of people through law

b)

The separation of law making, enforcement and interpretation

c)

Legislation to weaken people against the government

10.

To which 3 groups does the Separation of Powers doctrine apply?

a)

Judicial (judges)

b)

Executive (Police)

c)

Military (army)

d)

Legislative (politicians)

11.

Which of the following 2 are Australia's key law enforcement agencies?

a)

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

b)

CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)

c)

AFP (Australian Federal Police)

d)

ASIO (Australian Security Intelligence Organisation)

12.

Which of the following are factors that define a Terrorist Act?

a)

Intended to create fear and terror

b)

To coerce people

c)

To promote an ideology

d)

To physically and/or mentally harm people

e)

All of the above

13.

When did the Sydney Lindt Cafe Siege occur?

a)

2011

b)

2012

c)

2013

d)

2014

14.

The Sydney Lindt Cafe Siege was committed in the name of which organisation?

a)

Al Qaeda

b)

The Taliban

c)

ISIS

d)

Hamas