Law and society year 10 commerce
exam Questions & Answers
Laws ⭐️
- ANSWERSA set of legal rules , made by a government
Anarchy - ANSWERSA state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of
authority and laws
What do laws do - 4 points ⭐️
- ANSWERS- establish boundaries
- protection
- freedom
- addresses disputes
The legal system - ANSWERSDescribes the LAWS we have, PROCESS for making
these and processes for making sure the law is ENFORCED
Constitution ⭐️
- ANSWERSA set of rules by which a country or state is run
Australian constitution - ANSWERSEstablishes the composition of the Australian
parliament
Describes how parliament works
What powers it has
How federal and state parliaments share power
Roles of the executive government and high court
Three branches of the government ⭐️
- ANSWERSLegislature
Executive
Judiciary
Legislative Branch - ANSWERSHouse of Representatives and Senate makes up the
legislature and is responsible on debating and voting on whether or not to make new
laws or change resisting laws.
Central role in making statute law
Acts ⭐️
- ANSWERSIndividual laws
Legislature - ANSWERSLaws in general
Bill ⭐️
- ANSWERSA draft act that makes it way through the house of reps and senate
The Executive Branch - ANSWERSFederal government employees- government
ministers, responsible for putting into effect and administrating the laws made by the
legislature. - head of status gives final approval of bill becoming law
, Judiciary - ANSWERSComprises of the high court and federal courts.
is responsible for interpreting the laws of the commonwealth in court decisions and
deciding whether or not the two arms are acting within their powers
Institutions - ANSWERSDepartments that play a role in the legal system
Ministry of police
Department of corrective services - prison
Department of juvenile justice
Indictable offence - ANSWERSwhere the defendant has the right to trial by jury. ...
Major indictable offences include offences such as murder, rape, and threatening or
endangering life. The Supreme Court
Attorney General - ANSWERSDeal with management and administration of key
functions of the legal system which includes tribunals and laws also acts as legal
advisor
Director of public prosecutions - ANSWERSResponsible for the prosecution of people
charged with breaking the law
Legal aid commission - ANSWERSProvide legal aid to people such as lawyer
Jury - ANSWERSis a sworn body of people convened to render an impartial verdict
officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a penalty or judgment. To ascertain
guilty or not
High court - ANSWERS- highest court in AUSTRALIA decisions made are final
- 7 judges
- no juries
- deals with appeals from the Supreme Court
- decisions made affect every court in au
- interprets he constitution and makes new laws
Supreme Court - ANSWERS- highest court in NSW
- presided by Chief Justice and other judges
- deals with civil cases of more than $750,000
- deals with serious crimes - murder etc
- jury can be used for criminal and civil cases
- hears appeals from district and local
District court - ANSWERS- one judge
- deals with civil cases of 100,000-750,000
- deals with ALL motor accident cases
- deals with indictable offences EXCEPT MURDER
- cannot hear offended with long sentences
exam Questions & Answers
Laws ⭐️
- ANSWERSA set of legal rules , made by a government
Anarchy - ANSWERSA state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of
authority and laws
What do laws do - 4 points ⭐️
- ANSWERS- establish boundaries
- protection
- freedom
- addresses disputes
The legal system - ANSWERSDescribes the LAWS we have, PROCESS for making
these and processes for making sure the law is ENFORCED
Constitution ⭐️
- ANSWERSA set of rules by which a country or state is run
Australian constitution - ANSWERSEstablishes the composition of the Australian
parliament
Describes how parliament works
What powers it has
How federal and state parliaments share power
Roles of the executive government and high court
Three branches of the government ⭐️
- ANSWERSLegislature
Executive
Judiciary
Legislative Branch - ANSWERSHouse of Representatives and Senate makes up the
legislature and is responsible on debating and voting on whether or not to make new
laws or change resisting laws.
Central role in making statute law
Acts ⭐️
- ANSWERSIndividual laws
Legislature - ANSWERSLaws in general
Bill ⭐️
- ANSWERSA draft act that makes it way through the house of reps and senate
The Executive Branch - ANSWERSFederal government employees- government
ministers, responsible for putting into effect and administrating the laws made by the
legislature. - head of status gives final approval of bill becoming law
, Judiciary - ANSWERSComprises of the high court and federal courts.
is responsible for interpreting the laws of the commonwealth in court decisions and
deciding whether or not the two arms are acting within their powers
Institutions - ANSWERSDepartments that play a role in the legal system
Ministry of police
Department of corrective services - prison
Department of juvenile justice
Indictable offence - ANSWERSwhere the defendant has the right to trial by jury. ...
Major indictable offences include offences such as murder, rape, and threatening or
endangering life. The Supreme Court
Attorney General - ANSWERSDeal with management and administration of key
functions of the legal system which includes tribunals and laws also acts as legal
advisor
Director of public prosecutions - ANSWERSResponsible for the prosecution of people
charged with breaking the law
Legal aid commission - ANSWERSProvide legal aid to people such as lawyer
Jury - ANSWERSis a sworn body of people convened to render an impartial verdict
officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a penalty or judgment. To ascertain
guilty or not
High court - ANSWERS- highest court in AUSTRALIA decisions made are final
- 7 judges
- no juries
- deals with appeals from the Supreme Court
- decisions made affect every court in au
- interprets he constitution and makes new laws
Supreme Court - ANSWERS- highest court in NSW
- presided by Chief Justice and other judges
- deals with civil cases of more than $750,000
- deals with serious crimes - murder etc
- jury can be used for criminal and civil cases
- hears appeals from district and local
District court - ANSWERS- one judge
- deals with civil cases of 100,000-750,000
- deals with ALL motor accident cases
- deals with indictable offences EXCEPT MURDER
- cannot hear offended with long sentences
