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Legal Revision

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a level of government?

a)

Local

b)

State

c)

Federal

d)

United Nations

2.

What section of the constitution determines what laws the Federal government can pass?

a)

s 52

b)

it isn't in the constituion

c)

s 16

d)

s 302

3.

There are three arms of government according to the Separation of Powers. Which is NOT included?

a)

Legislature

b)

Judiciary

c)

Executive

d)

Constitution

4.

The QLD Parliament has only one house.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

A vote to change the constitution is known as a...

a)

Referendum

b)

Democratic Process

c)

Plebiscite

d)

Enhanced Vote

6.

What does "terra nullius" mean?

a)

Nobody's land

b)

White man's land

c)

Latin phrase meaning "free to conquer"

d)

Open to trade

7.

The High Court provides a check on the legislature by...

a)

determining whether laws passed are constitutional

b)

removing members of Parliament

c)

providing a final vote on bills passed

8.

Laws made by court decisions are known as...

a)

common law

b)

statutory law

c)

legislation

d)

acts of law

9.

Judge-made law is enforced by which legal doctrine?

a)

Terra Nullius

b)

Precedent

c)

Equity

d)

Just

10.

An index is a collection of key terms found where in a book?

a)

The very front

b)

The very back

c)

Towards the end of a book

d)

The middle

11.

To find a statute on Austlii, you must...

a)

Find the jurisdiction, then find consolidated acts

b)

Search using the search bar

c)

Find consolidated acts, then the jurisdiction