1. What is the name of the process for being summoned for jury duty?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Panelising
Annulment
Empanelment
Eviction
2. What is statute law?

a.
b.
c.
d.

laws made by parliament

laws made by public
laws made by judges
laws made

3. Is is the role of the prosecutor OR defence lawyer to prove to the court that
the accused person has committed a crime and should be punished?
a. Prosecutor
b. Defence Lawyer
4. As a result of civil war a country is left with no effective government.
Members of society do whatever they want and many laws are being broken.
This country now has a political system based on:
a democracy
b communism
c anarchy
d statutory.
5. What is mediation?
a. Using a neutral third party to help resolve a legal dispute between two parties
b. A cheaper alternative to taking legal matters to the courts
c. The use of a judge to decide who is wrong or right between two parties
d. Answer A+B
6. What is a jury?
a. A group of people chosen randomly from the community
b. A group of people to determine the guilt or non-guilt of the accused in serious
criminal law matters.
c. A group of people who all listen to all the facts (remember and understand
them) and be fair and impartial.
d. All of the above
7. The legal principle that the prosecution must prove that the accused is guilty
of the crime. What is the name of this legal principle?
a. Beyond reasonable doubt
b. Burden of proof
c. Burden of reasons
d. None of the above
8. Common law can be best described as:
a laws made by judges

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b laws that regulate how companies act

c laws used to decide who has access to publicly
owned land
d laws that are prepared by politicians after they have
spoken to members of the general public.
9. A summary offense is a less serious crimes that are dealt with by the local
court. An example is shoplifting. True or False?
a. True
b. False
10. Who is the individual that decides on the sentence in a local court?
a. Judge
b. Prosecutor
c. Jury
d. Magistrate
11. The role of the jury in a criminal case is to determine the guilt of the
accused and then to pass an appropriate sentence.
a. True
b. False
12. Silly Sam isn't happy with the decision by the magistrate in the local court
regarding his court case. What can he do?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Appeal the decision in the district court

Request an amendment
File a petition
Appeal the decision in the local court

13. Mercedes Corby was awarded almost $1 million in damages from a

defamation case. What type of law is this an example of?
a. Tort law
b. Contract law
c. Property law
d. Statutory law
14. Sarah is 19 years old and is caught shoplifting from her local newsagency.
This is the first time she has been arrested. Sarahs case will be heard in which
court?
a the District Court
b the Summary Offences Court
c the Childrens Court
d the Local Court
15. In a civil law case the person making the accusation is known as the
plaintiff.
c. True
c. False

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16. For an individual to be found guilty. It must be beyond.......?

a. Reason
b. Reasonable certainty
c. Reasonable doubt
d. Balance of probabilities
17. An individual committed homicide. What public law deals with this?
a. Criminal
b. Civil
c. Public order offences
d. White collar crime
18. Juries consist of 12 people who are selected based on their knowledge of
the legal system.
e. True
e. False

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