Legal studies

Question 1

Whats a law

Answer 1

A system of rules which a specifc community uses to regulate behaviours and actions of it’s members

Question 2

Rules

Answer 2

Made by: Individuals or groups
Aren’t enforced by courts or officially
Only apply to certain people

Question 3

Laws

Answer 3

Made by: Federal, state and local gov, and courts
Enforced by courts or police
Apply to everyone

Question 4

Need for laws

Answer 4

Control social behaviours
Protect society
Protect rights
Reflect community values
Initiate changes
settle disputes

Question 5

Effective laws

Answer 5

Known
Enforced
stable
changeable
Accepted

Question 6

Parliament laws

Answer 6

Legislation/act
local, federal and state levels

Question 7

Judges

Answer 7

Common laws
Make laws, where there are gaps
- Changed to fit situations better
Interpret legislation

Question 8

Federal parliament

Answer 8

Laws for nation (trade, immigration, defence)
Overrides state, and local

Question 9

State parliament

Answer 9

Laws for state (crime, education, hospitals, Public transport)

Question 10

Local council

Answer 10

laws for region (waste management, parking)

Question 11

How are laws made

Answer 11

Lower house
Upper house
Cabinet
Governor general for royal assent
- Can start at any level but follows this structure

Question 12

Democracy

Answer 12

System of government where the people are represented through elected persons

Question 13

Constitutional monarchy

Answer 13

a system in which the monarch exercises their authority, as the head of state

Question 14

Federation of states

Answer 14

system of government in which power is distributed between national government

Question 15

Representative democracy

Answer 15

Representatives are elected into government on behalf of the poeple

Question 16

Seperation of power

Question 17

Republicanism

Answer 17

Support for government, without a monarch in charge

Question 18

Political party

Answer 18

Collective entities that share the same values

Question 19

Labour party

Answer 19

Social democracy and liberalism
- Individual rights
- Work towards socialism

Question 20

Liberal party

Answer 20

Liberal conservation and economic liberalism

Question 21

Greens party

Answer 21

Green politics and progression

Question 22

Anarchy

Answer 22

Absence of laws

Question 23

Bicameral

Answer 23

Two chambers/houses of parliament
- Australia has bicameral parliament, in all states except Queensland

Question 24

The Upper house

Answer 24

commonly referred to as the house of review, and officially as the senate.

Question 25

The lower house

Answer 25

commonly know as the “house of government”, and officially as the house of government

Question 26

Australian parliaments

Answer 26

-Commonwealth parliament
Six state parliaments
two territory parliaments