RRLLB81 Assignment 1 QUIZ ( 100%
COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 1 2025 -
DUE 20 March 2025
DISTINCTION GUARANTEED
, RRLLB81 Assignment 1 Quiz – Sample Questions & Answers
1. What is the primary purpose of legal research in the field of law?
a) To create new laws
b) To analyze and interpret legal issues
c) To argue cases in court
d) To replace judicial decisions
Answer: b) To analyze and interpret legal issues
2. Which source of law holds the highest authority in South Africa’s legal system?
a) Common Law
b) Case Law
c) The Constitution
d) Legislation
Answer: c) The Constitution
3. What is the significance of precedent in legal decision-making?
a) It allows judges to create new laws
b) It ensures consistency in judicial rulings
c) It disregards previous court decisions
d) It is only applicable in criminal law
Answer: b) It ensures consistency in judicial rulings
4. What legal principle determines that lower courts must follow decisions made by
higher courts?
a) Ratio decidendi
b) Stare decisis
c) Habeas corpus
d) Ultra vires
Answer: b) Stare decisis
5. In South African law, which body is responsible for reviewing the
constitutionality of laws?
a) The Supreme Court of Appeal
b) The Constitutional Court
c) The Magistrate’s Court
d) The National Assembly
Answer: b) The Constitutional Court
6. Which of the following best defines "ultra vires" in administrative law?
a) Within the legal authority of an entity
b) Beyond the legal authority of an entity
c) A law enacted by Parliament
d) A court decision with binding authority
Answer: b) Beyond the legal authority of an entity
7. What is the key function of legislation in South African law?
a) To serve as a secondary legal source
b) To create, amend, and repeal laws
c) To be used only in constitutional disputes
d) To have less authority than common law
Answer: b) To create, amend, and repeal laws
8. Which of the following rights is protected under the Bill of Rights in South
Africa?
COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 1 2025 -
DUE 20 March 2025
DISTINCTION GUARANTEED
, RRLLB81 Assignment 1 Quiz – Sample Questions & Answers
1. What is the primary purpose of legal research in the field of law?
a) To create new laws
b) To analyze and interpret legal issues
c) To argue cases in court
d) To replace judicial decisions
Answer: b) To analyze and interpret legal issues
2. Which source of law holds the highest authority in South Africa’s legal system?
a) Common Law
b) Case Law
c) The Constitution
d) Legislation
Answer: c) The Constitution
3. What is the significance of precedent in legal decision-making?
a) It allows judges to create new laws
b) It ensures consistency in judicial rulings
c) It disregards previous court decisions
d) It is only applicable in criminal law
Answer: b) It ensures consistency in judicial rulings
4. What legal principle determines that lower courts must follow decisions made by
higher courts?
a) Ratio decidendi
b) Stare decisis
c) Habeas corpus
d) Ultra vires
Answer: b) Stare decisis
5. In South African law, which body is responsible for reviewing the
constitutionality of laws?
a) The Supreme Court of Appeal
b) The Constitutional Court
c) The Magistrate’s Court
d) The National Assembly
Answer: b) The Constitutional Court
6. Which of the following best defines "ultra vires" in administrative law?
a) Within the legal authority of an entity
b) Beyond the legal authority of an entity
c) A law enacted by Parliament
d) A court decision with binding authority
Answer: b) Beyond the legal authority of an entity
7. What is the key function of legislation in South African law?
a) To serve as a secondary legal source
b) To create, amend, and repeal laws
c) To be used only in constitutional disputes
d) To have less authority than common law
Answer: b) To create, amend, and repeal laws
8. Which of the following rights is protected under the Bill of Rights in South
Africa?
