ADMINISTRATIVE LAW EXAMINATION QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWER WITH EXPLANATION GRADED A+
STUDY GUIDE SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
1.
What is administrative law?
A. Law of contracts
B. Law governing public administration and government agencies
C. Criminal law
D. Family law
Correct Answer: B. Law governing public administration and government agencies
Rationale: Administrative law regulates government decision-making.
2.
What is the role of administrative law?
A. Punish criminals
B. Control actions of public authorities
C. Handle family disputes
D. Enforce private contracts
Correct Answer: B. Control actions of public authorities
Rationale: It ensures lawful exercise of public power.
3.
What is an administrative body?
A. Private company
B. Government agency performing public functions
C. Court of appeal
D. Police only
,Correct Answer: B. Government agency performing public functions
Rationale: Agencies implement government policies.
4.
What is judicial review?
A. Court rewriting laws
B. Court reviewing legality of administrative actions
C. Police investigation
D. Parliamentary debate
Correct Answer: B. Court reviewing legality of administrative actions
Rationale: Ensures government acts lawfully.
5.
What is ultra vires?
A. Within power
B. Beyond legal authority
C. Court judgment
D. Legal contract
Correct Answer: B. Beyond legal authority
Rationale: Acts outside legal powers are invalid.
6.
What is procedural fairness?
A. Bias
B. Fair decision-making process
C. Criminal procedure
D. Tort law
Correct Answer: B. Fair decision-making process
Rationale: Ensures fairness in procedure.
, 7.
What is natural justice?
A. Police power
B. Fair hearing and unbiased decision
C. Criminal punishment
D. Tort liability
Correct Answer: B. Fair hearing and unbiased decision
Rationale: Core principle of administrative law.
8.
What is audi alteram partem?
A. No evidence rule
B. Hear the other side
C. Guilty verdict
D. Police arrest rule
Correct Answer: B. Hear the other side
Rationale: Right to be heard.
9.
What is nemo judex in causa sua?
A. Judge is always right
B. No one should be a judge in their own case
C. Police rule
D. Jury rule
Correct Answer: B. No one should be a judge in their own case
Rationale: Ensures impartiality.
10.
What is discretion in administrative law?
CORRECT ANSWER WITH EXPLANATION GRADED A+
STUDY GUIDE SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
1.
What is administrative law?
A. Law of contracts
B. Law governing public administration and government agencies
C. Criminal law
D. Family law
Correct Answer: B. Law governing public administration and government agencies
Rationale: Administrative law regulates government decision-making.
2.
What is the role of administrative law?
A. Punish criminals
B. Control actions of public authorities
C. Handle family disputes
D. Enforce private contracts
Correct Answer: B. Control actions of public authorities
Rationale: It ensures lawful exercise of public power.
3.
What is an administrative body?
A. Private company
B. Government agency performing public functions
C. Court of appeal
D. Police only
,Correct Answer: B. Government agency performing public functions
Rationale: Agencies implement government policies.
4.
What is judicial review?
A. Court rewriting laws
B. Court reviewing legality of administrative actions
C. Police investigation
D. Parliamentary debate
Correct Answer: B. Court reviewing legality of administrative actions
Rationale: Ensures government acts lawfully.
5.
What is ultra vires?
A. Within power
B. Beyond legal authority
C. Court judgment
D. Legal contract
Correct Answer: B. Beyond legal authority
Rationale: Acts outside legal powers are invalid.
6.
What is procedural fairness?
A. Bias
B. Fair decision-making process
C. Criminal procedure
D. Tort law
Correct Answer: B. Fair decision-making process
Rationale: Ensures fairness in procedure.
, 7.
What is natural justice?
A. Police power
B. Fair hearing and unbiased decision
C. Criminal punishment
D. Tort liability
Correct Answer: B. Fair hearing and unbiased decision
Rationale: Core principle of administrative law.
8.
What is audi alteram partem?
A. No evidence rule
B. Hear the other side
C. Guilty verdict
D. Police arrest rule
Correct Answer: B. Hear the other side
Rationale: Right to be heard.
9.
What is nemo judex in causa sua?
A. Judge is always right
B. No one should be a judge in their own case
C. Police rule
D. Jury rule
Correct Answer: B. No one should be a judge in their own case
Rationale: Ensures impartiality.
10.
What is discretion in administrative law?
