ch 2- the presumption of innocence

Question 1

laws

Answer 1

legal rules made by a legal authority that are enforceable by the police and other agencies

Question 2

parliament

Answer 2

a formal assembly of representatives of the people that are elected and make laws

Question 3

sanction

Answer 3

a penalty imposed by a court on a person guilty of a criminal offence

Question 4

acts of parliament

Answer 4

laws made by parliament, a bill that has passed through parliament and has received royal assent

Question 5

non legal rules

Answer 5

rules made by private groups or individuals in society that aren’t enforceable by the court

Question 6

australian constitution

Answer 6

a set of rules and principles that guide the way Australia is governed and is set out in the Commonwealth of Australian Constitution act

Question 7

federation

Answer 7

union of sovereign states that gave up some of their powers to a central authority to form Australia.

Question 8

governor general

Answer 8

the kings representative at the commonwealth level

Question 9

governor

Answer 9

the king’s representative at the state level

Question 10

bicameral parliament

Answer 10

a parliament with two houses/chambers. in the commonwealth parliament, the two houses are the senate (upper house) and the house of representatives (lower house.) In the victorian parliament, the two houses are the legislative council (upper house) and the legislative assembly (lower house)

Question 11

political party

Answer 11

an organisation that represents a group of people with shared values and ideas and which aims to have its members elected to parliament.

Question 12

independent

Answer 12

individuals who stand as candidates in election or are elected to parliament but don’t belong to a political party.

Question 13

how many parliaments are there in australia

Answer 13

9- 1 federal, 6 state, 2 territory parliaments

Question 14

court hierarchy

Answer 14

ranking of courts from lowest to highest according to the seriousness and complexity of the matters they deal with

Question 15

victorian courts

Answer 15

supreme court of victoria, county court of victoria, magistrates court of victoria, coroners court of victoria and children’s court of vitoria

Question 16

federal courts

Answer 16

federal court of australia and federal circuit and family court of australia

Question 17

rule of law

Answer 17

the principle that everyone in society is bound by law and must obey the law and that laws should be fair and clear, so people are willing and able to obey them

Question 18

government

Answer 18

the ruling authority with power to govern formed by the political party/coalition that holds the majority in the lower house in each parliament. the members of parliament who belong to this political party form this government

Question 19

presumption of innocence

Answer 19

the right of a person accused of a crime to be presumed not guilty unless proven otherwise