CHAPTER 4 Flashcards
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What are laws?
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A set of legal rules
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What is a court?
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A place where people can resolve their disputes relating to the law
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What is an anarchy?
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A state of disorder or confusion as a result of absense of government or enforcement of laws.
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Four Main Roles of Laws
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- Establish Boundaries
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What is An Hiecharcy?
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A grading system based on order of importance.
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What is an appeal?
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An application for a legal decision to be reviewed in a higher court
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What is a trial?
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What are the four main roles of law?
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1) Establish Boundaries
2) Protection from the actions of others aswell as our own behaviour
3) Freedom to do many things by telling society what they can do
4) Resolving Disputes
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Name the courts in the Australian court hierarchy.
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10
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Describe the Local Court
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- no jury, instead a magistrate
- deals with minor civil disputes
(stealing,drink-driving-assualt,possesion of drugs and indecent language) - hears claims of up to $100,000
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