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Criminal and Civil Law

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Scenario: Somebody takes something from the shop. This is considered ....

a)

carrying an offensive weapon

b)

breaking an Anti-Social Behaviour Order

c)

criminal damage

d)

theft

2.

Driving whilst under the influence of alcohol (DUI)

a)

The local bus stop has been smashed and is covered in graffiti

b)

Someone in your class is carrying drugs

c)

Somebody takes something from the shop

d)

You see a car accident and suspect that one of the drivers may have been drinking

3.

One of your friends carries a knife for self-defence - just in case he is attacked

a)

Possession of an illegal substance

b)

Carrying an offensive weapon

c)

Criminal damage

d)

Breaking a Prohibitive Behaviour Order

4.

Someone is harrassing your next-door neighbour but you are sure they have been given a PBO for doing this before

a)

Breaking a Prohibitive Behaviour Order

b)

Possession of an illegal substance

c)

Assault occasioning actual bodily union

d)

Theft

5.

Criminal Damage

a)

Somebody takes something from a shop

b)

Someone reverses into your car and leaves a number

c)

Breaking a glass display in the museum

d)

Your neighbour's fence is covered in graffiti including racial slurs

6.

The builders working on your house have not completed all the work they have agreed to

a)

Unfair dismissal

b)

Sale of Goods Act 1895

c)

Breach of contract

d)

Nuisance

7.

Nuisance

a)

Your neighbours are constantly playing loud music and you can't get to sleep

b)

Your friend won't stop kicking the back of your chair

c)

People keep using your garden as a shortcut to get to school

d)

You buy a new phone and it stops working after 2 weeks

8.

You download a lot of movies from the Internet without paying

a)

Unfair dismissal

b)

Breach of contract

c)

Sale of Goods Act 1895

d)

Copyright Law/Piracy

9.

A senior politician has made an untrue allegation regarding a colleague. An appropriate remedy would be to ...

a)

Issue a formal apology

b)

Ignore the mistake

c)

Sue for defamation

d)

Volunteer community service

10.

A plaintiff is

a)

A defence lawyer

b)

A victim of a scam

c)

The person who accuses someone else of wrongdoing

d)

The person who is accused of wrongdoing

11.

The use of force that appears to be reasonably necessary to the victim to prevent death or serious bodily harm is called

a)

Kung Fu

b)

Civil defence

c)

Criminal defence

d)

Self defence

12.

When an accused person agrees to plead guilty to a less serious crime in order to get a serious charge dropped

a)

Plea Bargain

b)

Contempt of court

c)

Negotiation

d)

Bail bargain

13.

The authority in a court to hear and decide cases

a)

Jurisdiction

b)

Hearing

c)

Judges

d)

Plea

14.

Which type of law involves settling disputes or disagreements between people?

a)

Civil

b)

Criminal

15.

The passage below describes a dispute between two neighbors.

Liz’s 16 year old daughter backed into Doug’s car while it was parked in front of his house. Doug sued Liz for $10,000 to cover the cost of repairing the car.

Which court heard the case?

a)

District Court

b)

High Court

c)

Magistrate's Court

d)

Private settlement