One difference between rules and laws is...

Rules only apply to certain groups in a society

Statute law should represent the will of the people because it's

made by the people's representatives

In a game of football if one player punches (assaults) another....

They've broken a rule and a law

the legitimate legislative authortiy

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AUSTRALIAN LAW: INTRODUCTION 2022

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1
Laws that are written down are said to have been......
statuefied
codified
all of these
cannonised
2
Laws against theft are designed to uphold people's rights to
free speech
personal security
property
all of them
3
Acts such as, theft and assault are
minor problems
crimes
civil disobiedience
personal disputes
4
Law made by parliaments is __________________________ law
common
statute
unchangeable
judicial
5
The judiciary is the...
local councils
courts & judges
all of them
parliaments
6
One difference between rules and laws is...
Rules are not written down
Rules apply to everyone in a society
Laws are not enforceable
Rules only apply to certain groups in a society
7
Laws help....
keep the peace
correct offenders
all of them
resolve disputes
8
The role of a jury in a criminal trial is to
reach a verdict
all of these
pass sentence on the guilty
set the amount of the fine
9
The purpose of laws is
to help with good order
all of these
to protect people's rights
to give everyone justice
10
Court cases are run and overseen by
a minister
a magistrate
a member of parliament
a judge
11
Common law is made by
courts
judges
parliament
all of them
12
Australia's common law system is the result of
all of these
Aboriginal customs & traditions
the colonisation by England
our defence treaty with the USA
13
Who makes most laws?
businesses
Organisations like schools
parliaments
courts
14
Rules....
all of these
only apply to some people
apply to all people
are the same as laws
15
If we are caught and convicted of breaking a law we could be...
gaoled
punished
all of them
fined
16
All groups of people, no matter how small or big have rules & laws?
YES
Only if everyone agrees
NO
Only at certain times of the year
17
Australia's legal system is based on
Britain's
Germany's
France's
USA's
18
One of the earliest codified sets of laws were those of
Pericle's 500BC
Morrison's 2021AD
Hammurabi's - 1700BC
Caesar's 50BC
19
In Australia laws are made by
the Federal Government
state governments
all of these
courts
20
Statute law should represent the will of the people because it's
all of these
made by judges
given Royal Assent by the Governor General
made by the people's representatives
21
Law made by judges reflecting the traditions and customs of society is called ___________ law
reflected
statute
common
delegated
22
For laws to be of any real use they must be
all of these
fair
applicable to everyone
stable
23
Another name for a law is a...
all of them
non-legal rule
government rule
legal rule
24
Laws are...
all of these
made by legal authorities
rules everyone must abide by
written down
25
Did hunter-gatherer societies have laws
YES
NO
26
In a game of football if one player punches (assaults) another....
They've only broken a rule
They've broken a rule and a law
Play on!
They've only broken a law
27
Laws are made by
all the people
only the government
the public sevice
the legitimate legislative authortiy
28
Another name for a rule?
non-legal rule
all of them
government rule
sport rule
29
Laws in Australia (and NZ) are....
are made by judges
are sometimes based on religious principles
all of these
made by parliaments
30
Why do we need rules & laws?
all of them
to help stop crime
so we can live in peace
to uphold rights

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