True Crime
Who initiates a criminal case?
The Prosecution
How many members in the lower house of the Commonwealth Parliament?
150
NO
What is the lowest court in the court hierarchy?
Who initiates a civil case?
The Plaintiff
The prosecution in a criminal case represents...
The Police/The State
How many parliaments are there in Australia?
9 (one federal; two territory; six state)
If given a 2-mark compare question, what does your answer need to contain?
1 similarity, 1 difference
What is the Highest Court in the court hierrachy?
The High Court
What is the main purpose of civil law?
To restore the plaintiff to the state they were in before the harm occurred
What is the Standard of Proof in a criminal case?
Beyond Reasonable Doubt
Money Bills/Appropriation bills/bills requiring government funding
What's the difference between outline questions and describe questions?
Outline questions require only basic surface information; Describe questions require you to get into more detail
Name two reasons we have a court hierarchy.
What is the Standard of Proof in a civil case?
On the Balance of Probabilities
What type of criminal offence cannot be heard in the Magistrate's Court?
Indictable Offences
There is only one parliament in Australia that is unicameral instead of bicameral. Where is it?
Queensland
What is the typical structure of an explain question in Legal Studies? Extra points for the full words!
S-E-D (State, Elaborate, Demonstrate)
If a precedent is set in the Victorian Supreme Court (Trial Division), that precedent can be persuasive in similar future cases in which courts?
Supreme Court Trial Division, Court of Appeal, Courts in other court hierarchies
Name one field of civil law other than Negligence or Defamation?
Trespass, Nuisance, contract law, discrimination law...
In what situation(s) can the burden of proof be reversed in a criminal case?
If an accused is relying on a specific defence e.g. Self-Defence
What are the advantages of Statute Law over Common Law?
What is the largest number of marks a question can be worth in the year 12 Legal Studies exam?
10
Which Court hears appeals from the Magistrate's Court on a point of law?
Supreme Court (Trial Division)
In what situation(s) can the burden of proof be reversed in a civil case?
If the defendant files a counterclaim against the Plaintiff.