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Basic legal knowledge

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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.

International law can be divided into two major branches

a)

personal public law

b)

public international law

c)

private international law

d)

family international law

8.

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

a)

False

b)

True

9.

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

a)

False

b)

True

10.

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

a)

False

b)

True

11.

The following are classified as private law EXCEPT

a)

Criminal law

b)

Law of contract

c)

Law of tort

d)

Law of trust

12.

"Rights of individuals in the state" refers to ______________.

a)

Equity law

b)

Public law

c)

Constitutional law

d)

International law

13.

Below are the unwritten law in Malaysia EXCEPT

a)

English law

b)

Syariah law

c)

State Constitution

d)

Judicial precedent

14.

_______________ is the supreme law of the land in Malaysia.

a)

Legislation

b)

Subsidiary legislation

c)

State Constitution

d)

Federal Constitution

15.

_______________ is the supreme law of the land in Malaysia.

a)

Legislation

b)

Subsidiary legislation

c)

State Constitution

d)

Federal Constitution

16.

Laws made by Parliament are known as ________________.

a)

Act

b)

Enactment

c)

Ordinance

d)

Legislation

17.

Which of the following is the highest court in Malaysia.

a)

Special Court

b)

High Court

c)

Federal Court

d)

Superior Court

18.

Malaysian courts must follow the decision from other countries.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

Muslims law applies to all citizens in Malaysia.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

The person a claim is brought against is called the

a)

Defendant

b)

Applicant

c)

Plaintiff

d)

Respondent