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Legal Criteria

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Banning hate speech may infringe:

a)

Independence of Judiciary

b)

Equity

c)

Right to Assemble

d)

Free Speech

2.

Weighing up different perspectives/compromising is...

a)

Equity

b)

Knowing the Law

c)

Just

d)

Rights of the Accused

3.

Innocence until proven guilty is an example of....

a)

Rights of the Accused

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Access to Justice

d)

Knowing the Law

4.

Equity can refer to either equality before the law and...

a)

Equal outcomes

b)

Freedoms

c)

Civil Liberties

d)

Voting Rights

5.

A law that will apply retrospectively (apply before it was passed Parliament) infringes:

a)

Free Speech

b)

Knowing the Law

c)

Equity

d)

Right to Assemble

6.

Reporting on court cases is essential as it ensures:

a)

Knowing the Law

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Free Speech

d)

Independent Judiciary

7.

Passing international law through Parliament is justified through which criteria?

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

Free Speech

c)

Just

d)

Rights of the Accused

8.

A right to legal representation is important for:

a)

Access to Justice

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Equity

d)

Free Speech

9.

Checks and Balances ensures:

a)

One position/group doesn't hold too much power

b)

There is equal legal representation

c)

Disadvantaged groups are not taken advantage of

d)

There are economic incentives to do well in society

10.

A government mandate to retire judges at 90 may infringe:

a)

Independence of the Judiciary

b)

Just

c)

Equity

d)

Access to justice

11.

Laws that disproportionately affect tourists/migrants may infringe:

a)

Knowing the Law

b)

Equity

c)

Right to Assemble

d)

Checks and Balances

12.

Covid lockdowns were controversial as they affected:

a)

Right to Assemble

b)

Independent Judiciary

c)

Checks and Balances

d)

Rights of the Accused

13.

The rule against double jeopardy is in place to ensure:

a)

knowing the law

b)

access to justice

c)

equity

d)

rights of the accused

14.

Appealing your decision to a higher court is an example of:

a)

Judicial Independence

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Knowing the Law

d)

Right to Assemble

15.

Rights are inherently broad and difficult to interpret. A Bill of Rights may give issue to:

a)

Free Speech

b)

Knowing the Law

c)

Equity

d)

Independent Judiciary