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WorksheetsYear 10 Legal Studies Short Response Revision
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 11mins
The 3 features of law that distinguish it from a norm are:
Authority, Consequence and Regulation
Answers, Questions and Rules
Authority, Consequences and Rules
Action, Consequences and Regulation
Which six features make an effective law?
Acceptable, adaptable, fair, changeable, difficult, enforceable
Acceptable, Adaptable, Known and understood, consistent and stable, equal to all and enforceable
Awesome, creative, fair, punishable, clear and flexible
Acceptable, Adaptable, hard to understand, consistent and stable, equal to all and enforceable
Judicial (a) is applied by judges to make a decision when the facts of the case are similar to previous case decisions from higher courts
The (a) of powers doctrine aims to keep separate the powers of making, implementing and interpreting the law.
The making of law is called:
Executive Power
Judicial Power
Legislative Power
Super Power
The implementing or carrying out the law is called:
Judicial Power
Legislative Power
Super Power
Executive Power
The interpretation of law is called:
Judicial Power
Legislative power
Super Power
Executive Power
The first step of how a Bill becomes and Act is the (a) reading.
The Bill then goes to the second reading which involves a (a) .
The committee stage, is next and then the Bill goes to the third reading where it is voted on by (a)
The Bill becomes an Act when it receives
Accent
Royal Assent
Committee approval
Parliament Power
Three historical sources of law in the Australian legal system are:
British Legal system, Magna Carta and Indigenous Customary Law
European Law,
Australian Carta and Queens Rule
British Legal System, Magna Carta and the Ministry of Magic
· A specific statement either verbal or written which regulates activities in a formal manner is a
Rule
Norm
Law
Socially acceptable habits or customs are
Laws
Rules
Norms
A set of rules developed over time which regulates people’s behavior towards each other are:
Norms
Laws
Rules
Lists
The ability to change existing laws is to (a)
