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Legal Concepts Quiz

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of law is cited as precedent?

a)

Legislation

b)

Civil law

c)

Case law

d)

Criminal law

2.

Which type of law is enacted by a governing body?

a)

Case law

b)

Legislation

c)

Civil law

d)

Criminal law

3.

Which type of law is not directly related to crime?

a)

Criminal law

b)

Legislation

c)

Civil law

d)

Case law

4.

What is another term for legislation in the context of law-making?

a)

Judge-made law

b)

Statute law

c)

Civil law

d)

Regulatory law

5.

What is the first step in the legislative process?

a)

The Bill is debated

b)

Amendments are made

c)

A Bill is drafted

d)

The House votes for the bill

6.

What happens if the vote passes in the bill’s favor?

a)

The bill is rejected

b)

The bill is debated again

c)

The Bill ascends into Law

d)

The bill is amended

7.

What happens if the bill does not pass the vote?

a)

It is signed into law

b)

It is debated again

c)

It is rejected

d)

It is amended

8.

What is the role of the House of Commons in the legislative process?

a)

To draft the bill

b)

To sign the bill into law

c)

To vote on the bill

d)

To amend the bill

9.

What historical period does the system of Common Law stem from?

a)

Roman times

b)

Feudal times

c)

Renaissance

d)

Industrial Revolution

10.

What does the Common Law allow in the legal system?

a)

Rigidity

b)

Flexibility

c)

Uniformity

d)

Complexity

11.

What is the effect of new legislation on common law precedents?

a)

It reinforces them

b)

It ignores them

c)

It can overturn them

d)

It complicates them