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Legal Studies Unit 2 AOS 1

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the principles of justice.

a)

fairness / access / equality

b)

access / integrity / fairness

c)

equality / access / justice

d)

access / honesty / fairness

2.

The main function of the Victoria Police is to

a)

make the laws and ensure they are enforced

b)

judge the guilt of captured criminals

c)

send guilty people to jail

d)

enforce the law

3.

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)

4.
What is the purpose of criminal law?
a)
To protect society, uphold the rules of society and punish offenders
b)
To regulate conduct between parties and provide compensation 
5.
What is the definition of a crime?
a)
An act by one person that causes another person damage.
b)
An act which goes against an existing law, is harmful to an individual or society as a whole, and is punishable by law.

6.
What are the two main elements of a crime?

a)
Presumption of innocence and doli incapax
b)
Mens Rea and Actus Reus
7.
What is the meaning of Mens Rea?

a)
a guilty act
b)
a guilty mind
8.
What is the meaning of Actus Reus?
a)
a guilty act
b)
a guilty mind
9.
In criminal proceedings, who has the burden of proving that the accused in guilty?
a)
Prosecution
b)
Plaintiff
10.
What is the Standard of Proof in criminal trials? 
a)
On the balance of probabilities 
b)
Beyond all reasonable doubt
11.
Which of the following are examples of crimes against the person?
a)
Murder, Assault, Culpable Driving
b)
Culpable Driving, Fraud, Rape
c)
Assault, Fraud, Theft
12.
What is the difference between theft and robbery?
a)
Theft involves dishonestly taking someone’s property, whilst robbery involves using force during the act of stealing
b)
Robbery involves dishonestly taking someone’s property, whilst theft involves using force during the act of stealing
13.
What does it mean to rehabilitate a prisoner?
a)
to provide a harsh punishment
b)
to forgive the inmate
c)
to provide help to the prisoner, to stop future crimes
d)
to hang the prisoner
14.
What does 'doli incapax' mean?
a)
 a presumption that a child is "incapable of crime" by law.
b)
a person's right is to be presumed innocent until proven otherwise.
15.
What is a requirement for jury members?
a)
16 years old
b)
volunteer
c)
to be impartial
d)
to be a juvenile
16.
What is not a characteristic of a good law?
a)
reasonable
b)
fair
c)
bias
d)
enforceable
17.
Murder is defined as ....
a)
a threat or attempt to inflict offensive physical contact or bodily harm on a person
b)
the unlawful killing of a human being without express or implied malice
c)
the unlawful premeditated and deliberate killing of one human being by another.
d)
violent or aggressive behaviour within the home, typically involving the violent abuse of a spouse or partner.
18.
Criminals can use a number of defences to reduce the severity of the punishments or explain why they acted a certain way. Once of these defences is the 'insanity' defence which is defined as...
a)
an undesirable or unfortunate happening that occurs unintentionally and usually results in harm, injury, damage, or loss; casualty; mishap
b)
an excuse alleging a sudden or temporary loss of control as a response to another's provocative conduct sufficient to justify an acquittal, a mitigated sentence or a conviction for a lesser charge.
c)
the use of reasonable force to protect oneself or members of the family from bodily harm from the attack of an aggressor, if the defender has reason to believe he/she/they is/are in dange
d)
argues that the defendant is not responsible for their actions due to an episodic or persistent psychiatric disease at the time of the criminal act.
19.
Generally a good law is....
a)
a popular one
b)
enforceable, clear, apply to all, consistent and stable
c)
applicable to only a majority of the members of a community 
d)
acceptable to all citizens
20.
Arson can be defined as 
a)
the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property.
b)
action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property.
c)
writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place.
d)
a crowd of people behaving violently in a public place, for example they fight, throw stones, or damage buildings and vehicles.
21.
A group of ordinary citizens who collectively decide on the facts of a case and decide if the accused is guilty or not guilty is known as the
a)
judge
b)
baliff
c)
jury
d)
court officer
22.
When the accused is acquitted of all charges is means they.....
a)
go to jail forever
b)
are found to be not guilty
c)
go to jail for a set period of time decided upon by the judge
d)
have to go restart to court case again 
23.
a person against whom a court action is brought. Sometimes used to refer to as the 'accused' in a criminal case
a)
plantiff
b)
prosecution 
c)
solicitor
d)
defendant 
24.

Aggravating factors in sentencing include:

a)

Prior offences, leadership role, hate crimes, vulnerability of victim, mandatory minimum sentencing

b)

Prior offences, publicity of the crime, material facts of the case, Mens rea, tabula rasa

c)

Mandatory minimum sentencing, culpability of offender, hate crimes, impact of offence on victims, current sentencing practices

d)

Ratio decidendi, obiter dicta, mens rea, jus ad bellum,

25.

Mitigating factors in sentencing include:

a)

Genuine remorse, plea of guilty, mental or physical illness, hate crime

b)

Insanity, responsibility in the crime, lack of previous record, the victim deserved it

c)

Genuine remorse, plea of guilty, mental or physical illness, circumstances at the time of the offence, minor role

d)

Repeat offences, mandatory minimum offences, the judge's intuition

26.

Types of sanctions available to judges when sentencing:

a)

Fines, work without pay, imprisonment

b)

Community service, imprisonment, corporal punishment

c)

Imprisonment, fines, community correction orders

d)

Death penalty, work without pay, fines

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