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WorksheetsBasic legal knowledge
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is law?
law is the Parliament
law is a general rule of conduct
law is a body of rules not enforceable by the State
Law is not binding to the community
What are the purpose of law?
to control your life
to protect basic life, promote fairness and solve conflict
to keep people from the truth
to subjugate
There are 2 ideas under lie the concept of law
compulsion and enforcement
compulsion and human conduct
order and justice
order and compulsion
Select 2 types of legal system in the world
Common law
Civil law
shariah law
Bahai law
Law is classify into 3 types
Public law
Private law
International law
contract law
Civil law concerns with the disputes between private individuals or negligent conducts which cause harm to others.
False
True
Not sure
International law can be divided into two major branches
personal public law
public international law
private international law
family international law
Constitutional law deals with the important rights of the government, and its relationship with the people
False
True
Contracts are entered into by the parties to give legal effect to their promise
False
True
Criminal law prevents people from violating laws and punishes those who do violate the law
False
True
The following are classified as private law EXCEPT
Criminal law
Law of contract
Law of tort
Law of trust
"Rights of individuals in the state" refers to ______________.
Equity law
Public law
Constitutional law
International law
Below are the unwritten law in Malaysia EXCEPT
English law
Syariah law
State Constitution
Judicial precedent
_______________ is the supreme law of the land in Malaysia.
Legislation
Subsidiary legislation
State Constitution
Federal Constitution
_______________ is the supreme law of the land in Malaysia.
Legislation
Subsidiary legislation
State Constitution
Federal Constitution
Laws made by Parliament are known as ________________.
Act
Enactment
Ordinance
Legislation
Which of the following is the highest court in Malaysia.
Special Court
High Court
Federal Court
Superior Court
Malaysian courts must follow the decision from other countries.
TRUE
FALSE
Muslims law applies to all citizens in Malaysia.
TRUE
FALSE
The person a claim is brought against is called the
Defendant
Applicant
Plaintiff
Respondent
