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Legal Studies Quiz I
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- Q1What is the Third Step in creating a new bill?Royal AssentDraftingSecond ReadingFirst Reading45s
- Q2What is the Adversarial Process?Where many professionals in society, from different professions decide if one is guilty or not guilty with help from a judge.Where a judge umpires and A jury decides on Balance of Probabilities/Beyond Reasonable Doubt.Where a judge umpires and A jury decides on Beyond Reasonable Doubt.Where a judge hands out a sentence and decides if one is guilty or if one is innocent.45s
- Q3In what cases is Balance of probabilities used?Criminal CasesCivil CasesIn PrisonFamily Disputes45s
- Q4What is the highest court in Queensland?Family CourtMagistrates CourtSupreme CourtDistrict Court45s
- Q5What is the lowest court in Queensland?Magistrates CourtDistrict CourtThe Court of LawFamily Court45s
- Q6If Bloggs lost at a lower court (District Court) which court would he need to appeal at?District Court of AppealMagistratesSupreme CourtThe Court of Law45s
- Q7What does ADR stand for?Alternative Destructive Reason.A Dispute Resolution.Alternative Dispute Resolver.Alternative Dispute Resolution.45s
- Q8How many people are there on a Jury for Criminal Offences?710141245s
- Q9A person bringing a case before the court is called the?DefendantA personProsecuterPlaintiff45s
- Q10How many Jurors are there on Civil Disputes?10 - 126 - 94 - 75 - 845s
- Q11How are potential jurors accessed?Off the electoral commissionOn the InternetOff RedditOn the Court Database45s
- Q12What is the Ratio Decidendi?The Obiter DictaA Decision that binds lower courtsThe Persuasive Precedent.The Decision that binds higher courts.45s
- Q13What is the Obiter Dicta?The Binding PrecedentA DictatorshipA Decision that is recognized in a Lower court and taken into considerationA Decision that is recognized in a higher court and taken into consideration45s
- Q14Possession of drugs not exceeding $750 000 - Where will this be heard?District CourtMagistrates CourtFamily CourtSupreme Court45s
- Q15A drink charge for a first time offender - Where will this be heard?Aboriginal CourtMagistrates CourtSupreme CourtFamily Court45s