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WorksheetsPolitics and Law
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the main role of the courts?
To settle disputes
To deal with those who break the law and hand out punishments
To provide compensation and hand out penalties
To make laws
Common law is
What the courts consider to be the common sense view
Court made law, also known as judge-made law
Created by parliament
A different name for the Australian Constitution
Courts preside over two types of cases:
Common and Civil
Criminal and Common
Criminal and County
Civil and Criminal
The definition of criminal law is
A system of law that is concerned with compensation between private individuals
A system of law that settles disputes between two parties who have private relations within the community
A system of law that deals with minor civil disputes
A system of law concerned with the punishment of offenders
In a criminal case the person bringing the case is called the
Plantiff
Prosecutor
Defendant
Accused
Consequences of a criminal trial can include
Imprisonment, fines and damages
Imprisonment, fines and community order
Fines, damages and order of specific performance
Imprisonment, fines and and order of specific performance
In a civil trial the burden of proof is on
the Plantiff
the Defendant
the State
the Judge
Civil pre-trial procedures include
the serving of a writ, mediation and certificate of readiness
the serving of a writ, certificate of readiness and first appearance in court
the serving of a writ, plea of guilty/not guilty and first appearance in court
there are no pre-trial procedures for civil court
In Western Australia all criminal cases, regardless of seriousness, are first heard in
the High Court
the District Court
the Magistrates Court
the Supreme Court
Two overarching obligations in civil cases are
Presumption of innocence and to act honestly at all times
To act honestly at all times and to minimise delay
To minimise delay and have the right to legal guidance
Presumption of innocence and and not to lie
In a civil trial, if there is a jury, the first person to address the jury is
the plantiff
the defendant
the judge
the jury spokesperson
Access to Justice means
a person can go to court but is unlikely to get a fair and equitable legal decision unless they can afford an expensive lawyer
a person can go to court but the legal decision will depend upon their status in society
a person can go to court only if they enjoy a high social position in society
a person can go to court and receive a fair and equitable legal decision, regardless of their status in society
A person in court is known as convicted when
they are accused of a crime
they are a defendant in a criminal case
they are found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt
they are found not guilty
A sentence hearing takes place
before a criminal trial begins
before a civil trial begins
after a defendant has been found guilty in a criminal trial
after a plantiff has been found guilty in a civil trial
Justice re-investment is
when more money is put into building more prisons
when extra money is invested in raising the standards and facilities at existing prisons
when money is invested in more prisons and in community programs and service that prevent crimes occurring in the first place
when money is invested in community programs and services the prevent crimes occurring in the first place
