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Introduction to Law

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is law?

a)

law is the Parliament

b)

law is a general rule of conduct

c)

law is a body of rules not enforceable by the State

d)

Law is not binding to the community

2.

What are the purpose of law?

a)

to control your life

b)

to protect basic life, promote fairness and solve conflict

c)

to keep people from the truth

d)

to subjugate

3.

There are 2 ideas under lie the concept of law

a)

compulsion and enforcement

b)

compulsion and human conduct

c)

order and justice

d)

order and compulsion

4.

Select 2 types of legal system in the world

a)

Common law

b)

Civil law

c)

shariah law

d)

Bahai law

5.

Law is classify into 3 types

a)

Public law

b)

Private law

c)

International law

d)

contract law

6.

Civil law concerns with the disputes between private individuals or negligent conducts which cause harm to others.

a)

False

b)

True

c)

Not sure

7.

Constitutional law deals with the important rights of the government, and its relationship with the people

a)

False

b)

True

8.

Contracts are entered into by the parties to give legal effect to their promise

a)

False

b)

True

9.

Criminal law prevents people from violating laws and punishes those who do violate the law

a)

False

b)

True

10.

A crime is...

a)

Fun

b)

An act that harms society and is punishable by the state

c)

Doing something that affects someone's mental state

d)

An act of defiance against others

11.

A person charged with a criminal offence is called the...

a)

Persecutor

b)

Coroner

c)

Defendant

d)

Lawyer

12.

International law can be divided into two major branches

a)

personal international law and republic international law

b)

public international law and private international law

c)

private international law and family international law

d)

family international law and municipal law

13.
Public law refers to law which
a)
governs the relationship between state and another state
b)
governs the relationship between individuals and the state
c)
deals with matters that affect rights and duties of individuals among themselves
d)
governs the relationship between various offences committed by individuals
14.
Law can be classified into THREE (3) broad divisions which are
a)
Public law, international law and criminal law
b)
Public law, private law and international law
c)
Criminal law, constitutional law and international law
d)
International law, criminal law and common law
15.

Private law refers to law which

a)

governs the relationship between state and another state

b)

governs the relationship between individuals and the state

c)

deals with matters that affect rights and duties of individuals among themselves

d)

governs the relationship between various offences committed by individuals

16.

Which of the following is NOT a branch of Private Law?

a)

Contract Law

b)

Law of Torts

c)

Criminal Law

d)

Trust

17.

Which of the following are the branches of Public Law?

a)

Constitutional Law and Criminal Law

b)

Trust and Criminal Law

c)

Contract Law and Law of Torts

d)

Law of Torts and Constitutional Law

18.
A system of law concerned with the punishment of those who commit crimes.
a)
Social Order
b)
Criminal Law
c)
Civil Law
d)
Constitutional Law
19.
Local governments get their powers from
a)
lawmakers of the territory
b)
the federal government.
c)
the state.
d)
a referendum.
20.
What is the main function of law?
a)
Maintain justice in society
b)
Maintain the stability in societ
c)
Maintain prosperity in society
d)
Maintain equality in society
21.
When a crime is committed, what type of law is this?
a)
Criminal
b)
Civil
22.
Governments compete with each other for
a)
control of local roads.
b)
tax money.
c)
the right to set voting requirements.
d)
control of the military.
23.
Local governments have authority over
a)
schools and libraries.
b)
public utilities.
c)
sewage systems
d)
all of the selections
24.

__________ is a voluntary agreement between two or more people, examples include implied or expressed.

a)

disclosure

b)

Code of Ethics

c)

contract

d)

law

25.

What is a tort?

a)

a wrong committed by one person against another or his

society.

b)

a wrong committed by one person against another or his

property.

c)

a wrong committed by one person against another or his

country..