Part 2

Question 1

What are the 2 main types of law?

Answer 1

Criminal and civil

Question 2

What does criminal law deal with?

Answer 2

Offences against society

Question 3

What does civil law deal with?

Answer 3

Disputes between individuals and organisations

Question 4

What will a person who has broken a criminal law have?

Answer 4

A criminal record, which can affect a person’s ability to gain employment or housing

Question 5

What must occur for laws to be effective?

Answer 5

They must be consistent, acceptable to the community and communicated to people in society

Question 6

Whom does the burden of proof within a criminal trial rest with?

Answer 6

The prosecutor

Question 7

What is the main aim of a sanction?

Answer 7

To protect the community

Question 8

What are some examples of assault?

Answer 8

Threatening to hurt someone, kicking someone or throwing liquid onto someone

Question 9

In a murder case heard in the Supreme Court, whom is a verdict handed down by?

Answer 9

The jury, consisting of 12 members

Question 10

What is an example of special damages?

Answer 10

Suing for the cost of medical bills

Question 11

How can you be disqualified from a serving jury?

Answer 11

If it can be proven that you have previously been convicted of an indictable offence

Question 12

What is slander an example of?

Answer 12

Spoken defamation

Question 13

What is the difference between breaking rules and breaking laws?

Answer 13

Breaking the law involves criminal law and sanctions issued by the judge, which are harsher punishments than breaking rules, whereby the organisation will punish you accordingly

Question 14

What do economic values deal with?

Answer 14

Marketplace, employment and protecting buyers/sellers

Question 15

What do political values deal with?

Answer 15

Right to vote and forming/running of a political party

Question 16

How has the development of technology required laws to change?

Answer 16

Until the internet was introduced into society, there was no need for laws such as copyright and piracy

Question 17

How could a 12 year old be charged with murder?

Answer 17

If it can be proven that he knew exactly what he was doing would result in the death of the victim

Question 18

What are indictable crimes?

Answer 18

Serious offences such as murder and rape

Question 19

What are summary crimes?

Answer 19

Less serious offences such as drink-driving and theft

Question 20

What is involuntary manslaughter?

Answer 20

When the accused caused death by pure accident, with no intention of causing harm

Question 21

What is dismissal?

Answer 21

A judgement made without trial

Question 22

What does a community based order consist of?

Answer 22

Unpaid service for the benefit of society

Question 23

Wha is a suspended sentence?

Answer 23

A prison sentence that will only take effect if the accused commits another crime

Question 24

What does a judge act as?

Answer 24

A referee who listens to the case and determines the sanction

Question 25

What does a magistrate act as?

Answer 25

A referee who listens to the case, acts as the jury and determines the sanction