Legal English

Question 1

What is Magna Carta?

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A document

Question 2

In the English legal system, this person is called a

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barrister

Question 3

Japan’s constitution is based on…

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Universal suffrage and balance of power

Question 4

Which of these is *NOT* an African country?

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Guyana

Question 5

Hung Parliament means?

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No party has enough seats to control a house of Parliament

Question 6

Many American legal principles _____________________ from English common law.

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derive

Question 7

differences between British and American——.

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usage

Question 8

In legal English, what is an 'acquittal'?

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A judicial judgment that a defendant is not guilty

Question 9

Who reformed the English Legal System?

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King Henry II

Question 10

The latest Colombian Constitution was established in...

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1991

Question 11

What is a misdemenor

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Less serious crime

Question 12

What is common law?

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Traditional rulings and judgements made in history

Question 13

How many Ammendments does the US Constituation have?

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27

Question 14

How many levels are the federal court system?

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three

Question 15

The Magna Carta served to...

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Limit the King’s power, Protect certain rights for the nobles

Question 16

Misdemenors are a more serious crimes than felonies

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False

Question 17

what is the longest colombian constitution?

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1991

Question 18

capital of papua new guinea?

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port moresby

Question 19

What is the difference between a parlimentary and presidential democracy?

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people elect parliment and in pres. its a direct vote

Question 20

What is a &#x27;plaintiff&#x27; in legal English?

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The person who initiates a lawsuit

Question 21

in legal English, 'hereinafter' means..

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in what follows..., in the rest of this document

Question 22

Who reformed the English legal system?

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King Henry II

Question 23

The word "legal" means legal in english

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False

Question 24

What is entrenched law?

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Law that requires a special amendment process

Question 25

In legal English, what does 'appeal' mean?

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To ask a higher court to reverse a decision

Question 26

what's the difference between a misdemenor vs felony?

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Misdemeanor- punishable with time in local jail, Felony- in state prison

Question 27

How there's differences between British and American English?

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British english is from old English and was enfluenced by french.

Question 28

How many articles and how many ammendments?

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7;28

Question 29

Common Law is....

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made by judges

Question 30

In legal English, what is &#x27;testimony&#x27;?

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A statement made under oath in court

Question 31

The capital of the US State of California is

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Sacramento

Question 32

Which of these countries has a parlimentarian system?

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Britain

Question 33

Differences between British and American English are

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spelling, pronounciation, lexical

Question 34

Which of these countries has a square flag?

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Vatican City

Question 35

Which of these is not an African Country?

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Bhutan

Question 36

What is a hung parliament?

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A parliament with no majority

Question 37

Which two offences are categorised under the common law offence 'Common Assault?'

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Assault and battery

Question 38

A legal document giving certain rights to a person or company. Used by the English king

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charter

Question 39

Many terms__________ modern Legal English are based __________ ancient French legal terms.

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in, on

Question 40

Where is Belize located?

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Central America

Question 41

Common law is _________ made law.

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Judge

Question 42

Common law is law made by:

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Judges

Question 43

The 2 types of Criminal Law are Felony and Misdemenor

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True

Question 44

What is the Colombian constitution?

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It is the highest and supreme law of our country.

Question 45

True or False: A type of misdemenor is blowing a red light

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False

Question 46

Which of these countries does NOT have a parlimentary system?

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Brazil

Question 47

Who reformed the English legal system?

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King Henry II

Question 48

What is the difference between a parlimentary system and a democracy

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A parlimentary system combines the legislative and exec.

Question 49

Legal English is spoken by ___

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Lawyers

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