LME3701 ASSIGNMENT 2 LATEST UPDATED 2026-2027
ACTUAL FINAL EXAM WITH WELL ELLABORATED
100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
DETAILED RATIONALES PLUS ANSWER KEY 100%
GUARANTEED PASS GOOD LUCK!!!
1. Which of the following is the CORRECT way to include an Act (for example,
the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977) in your bibliography? You relied on
section 77 of this Act and used the short reference in the text.
A. The full (long) reference followed by the short reference.
B. The short reference of the Act, followed by the full (long) reference.
C. The full (long) reference only but with the specific section number.
D. The full (long) reference only without the specific section number.
Rationale: The short reference of the Act should be provided first, followed by
the full (long) reference in the bibliography.
2. Which one of the following acts does NOT amount to plagiarism?
A. Copying a chapter from a book for which the copyright has lapsed without
acknowledging the source from which it was copied.
B. Submitting the exact same assignment as your classmate.
,C. Translating a chapter from a French book into English without acknowledging
the original source from which it was translated.
D. Quoting from a chapter in a book and adding a footnote to acknowledge your
source.
Rationale: Quoting and adding a footnote to acknowledge the source is proper
academic practice and does not constitute plagiarism [citation:4,12].
3. Identify the option that DOES NOT FIT: Secondary sources of law—
A. Comprise information that is not legally binding but rather explains or critiques
primary sources and legal theory.
B. Is sometimes referred to as black-letter law or doctrinal law.
C. Include the writings of academics.
D. Are not binding but can be used as persuasive authority to support a binding
evidence-based knowledge claim.
Rationale: Black-letter law or doctrinal law refers to primary sources of law, not
secondary sources [citation:4,12].
4. Which of the following statements is FALSE when it comes to your footnotes?
A. Every source mentioned in the footnotes should also be mentioned in the
bibliography.
B. A footnote may only contain information about one source at a time.
C. Every footnote should end with a full stop.
D. Footnote numbers in the text should be inserted after the punctuation mark.
Rationale: Not every source mentioned in a footnote is required to appear in the
bibliography, depending on the referencing style [citation:4,12].
5. The following are all primary sources of legal authority—
,A. Common law, legislation and journal articles.
B. Case law, common law and regulations.
C. Case law, journal articles and common law.
D. Legislation, regulations and verbal opinions of judges.
Rationale: Primary sources of legal authority include case law, common law, and
regulations. Journal articles are secondary sources.
6. For Turnitin to work properly on myUnisa for assignment 2 and assignment 3,
you must submit which file type?
A. A Word document.
B. Any file format.
C. A searchable PDF.
D. A scanned PDF.
Rationale: A searchable PDF is required for Turnitin to properly process the
submission [citation:4,8].
7. Which of the following statements is NOT CORRECT regarding the formatting
and layout of your research proposal?
A. Main text should be in Arial font twelve, but footnotes must be in Arial font ten.
B. Main text should be in one and a half line spacing, but footnotes should be in
single line spacing.
C. Main headings should be in bold and secondary headings should be in bold and
italics.
D. Main text should be justified but footnotes need not be justified.
Rationale: The main text should be in one and a half line spacing, but footnotes
should be in single line spacing [citation:4,12].
, 8. In your research proposal, the difference between your research
problem/problem statement and your hypothesis is that—
A. The research problem/problem statement shows how you will prove the truth
of your hypothesis, whereas the hypothesis is an educated guess about what the
outcome of the research will be.
B. The research problem/problem statement identifies the gap that your research
intends to fill, whereas your hypothesis is the proven result of your research.
C. Your research problem/problem statement identifies the gap that your
research intends to fill, whereas your hypothesis is the conclusion or result of
your research.
D. Your research problem/problem statement identifies the problem, whereas the
hypothesis tells the reader what you provisionally consider to be the solution.
Rationale: The research problem statement identifies the gap, while the
hypothesis represents the preliminary conclusion or result the research
anticipates [citation:4,12].
9. The headings to use in your research proposal are prescribed. Which heading
prescribed for assignment 2 (draft research proposal) falls away in assignment 3
(the final research proposal) and why?
A. Bibliography. This falls away because you would now have incorporated your
sources throughout your final proposal and there is then no need to add a
bibliography since you have footnotes.
B. Preparatory study. The information from the sources that you listed under
this heading in assignment 2 is incorporated throughout your final proposal.
C. Proposed chapter outlay. This falls away in the final research proposal because
the final research proposal consists of chapters.
D. Problem statement. This falls away because you set out your research questions
elsewhere in the final research proposal.
ACTUAL FINAL EXAM WITH WELL ELLABORATED
100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
DETAILED RATIONALES PLUS ANSWER KEY 100%
GUARANTEED PASS GOOD LUCK!!!
1. Which of the following is the CORRECT way to include an Act (for example,
the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977) in your bibliography? You relied on
section 77 of this Act and used the short reference in the text.
A. The full (long) reference followed by the short reference.
B. The short reference of the Act, followed by the full (long) reference.
C. The full (long) reference only but with the specific section number.
D. The full (long) reference only without the specific section number.
Rationale: The short reference of the Act should be provided first, followed by
the full (long) reference in the bibliography.
2. Which one of the following acts does NOT amount to plagiarism?
A. Copying a chapter from a book for which the copyright has lapsed without
acknowledging the source from which it was copied.
B. Submitting the exact same assignment as your classmate.
,C. Translating a chapter from a French book into English without acknowledging
the original source from which it was translated.
D. Quoting from a chapter in a book and adding a footnote to acknowledge your
source.
Rationale: Quoting and adding a footnote to acknowledge the source is proper
academic practice and does not constitute plagiarism [citation:4,12].
3. Identify the option that DOES NOT FIT: Secondary sources of law—
A. Comprise information that is not legally binding but rather explains or critiques
primary sources and legal theory.
B. Is sometimes referred to as black-letter law or doctrinal law.
C. Include the writings of academics.
D. Are not binding but can be used as persuasive authority to support a binding
evidence-based knowledge claim.
Rationale: Black-letter law or doctrinal law refers to primary sources of law, not
secondary sources [citation:4,12].
4. Which of the following statements is FALSE when it comes to your footnotes?
A. Every source mentioned in the footnotes should also be mentioned in the
bibliography.
B. A footnote may only contain information about one source at a time.
C. Every footnote should end with a full stop.
D. Footnote numbers in the text should be inserted after the punctuation mark.
Rationale: Not every source mentioned in a footnote is required to appear in the
bibliography, depending on the referencing style [citation:4,12].
5. The following are all primary sources of legal authority—
,A. Common law, legislation and journal articles.
B. Case law, common law and regulations.
C. Case law, journal articles and common law.
D. Legislation, regulations and verbal opinions of judges.
Rationale: Primary sources of legal authority include case law, common law, and
regulations. Journal articles are secondary sources.
6. For Turnitin to work properly on myUnisa for assignment 2 and assignment 3,
you must submit which file type?
A. A Word document.
B. Any file format.
C. A searchable PDF.
D. A scanned PDF.
Rationale: A searchable PDF is required for Turnitin to properly process the
submission [citation:4,8].
7. Which of the following statements is NOT CORRECT regarding the formatting
and layout of your research proposal?
A. Main text should be in Arial font twelve, but footnotes must be in Arial font ten.
B. Main text should be in one and a half line spacing, but footnotes should be in
single line spacing.
C. Main headings should be in bold and secondary headings should be in bold and
italics.
D. Main text should be justified but footnotes need not be justified.
Rationale: The main text should be in one and a half line spacing, but footnotes
should be in single line spacing [citation:4,12].
, 8. In your research proposal, the difference between your research
problem/problem statement and your hypothesis is that—
A. The research problem/problem statement shows how you will prove the truth
of your hypothesis, whereas the hypothesis is an educated guess about what the
outcome of the research will be.
B. The research problem/problem statement identifies the gap that your research
intends to fill, whereas your hypothesis is the proven result of your research.
C. Your research problem/problem statement identifies the gap that your
research intends to fill, whereas your hypothesis is the conclusion or result of
your research.
D. Your research problem/problem statement identifies the problem, whereas the
hypothesis tells the reader what you provisionally consider to be the solution.
Rationale: The research problem statement identifies the gap, while the
hypothesis represents the preliminary conclusion or result the research
anticipates [citation:4,12].
9. The headings to use in your research proposal are prescribed. Which heading
prescribed for assignment 2 (draft research proposal) falls away in assignment 3
(the final research proposal) and why?
A. Bibliography. This falls away because you would now have incorporated your
sources throughout your final proposal and there is then no need to add a
bibliography since you have footnotes.
B. Preparatory study. The information from the sources that you listed under
this heading in assignment 2 is incorporated throughout your final proposal.
C. Proposed chapter outlay. This falls away in the final research proposal because
the final research proposal consists of chapters.
D. Problem statement. This falls away because you set out your research questions
elsewhere in the final research proposal.
