Basic Legal Concepts
A penalty imposed on those who break the law, usually in the form of a fine or punishment.
What is a Sanction?
The current Prime Minister of Australia
Who is Anthony Albanese?
Citizens who sit and consider the evidence in court and decide on matters of fact.
Who are Jurors?
The process of examining existing laws and recommending or implementing changes to improve them
What is Law Reform?
The number of Legal Studies periods we have had this year? (Answer to the nearest 10 will be accepted).
What is appx 94 lessons.
The principle that nobody is above the law
What is the Rule of Law?
Deals with appeals from federal and state supreme courts and presides over constitutional matters.
What is the High Court of Australia?
The three types of Private Law.
What is Contract, Tort, Property?
The machinery in a factory — they’re the parts that actually make the changes happen. The official bodies that can turn ideas into real legal reforms.
What are Mechanisms of Law Reform?
The two students who could probably teach the class better than Miss Richards.
Who is Eavie Doyle and Syeda Naqvi?
The case study we completed in Term 1 which looked at concepts of 'Justice' and 'Fairness'
Who is Bronson Blessington?
When a court makes a ruling on a legal issue, that ruling can set a standard for other courts to follow. This helps to keep the law consistent and fair.
What is Legal Precedent?
The most important Torts case - deals with liability.
What is Donoghue v Stevenson?
Significant case which established Native Title in Australia.
What is Mabo v Queensland (1992)?
The student who has received the most annoyed looks from Miss Richards?
Who is Chayse Browning?
The documents you can access the syllabus content, scope & sequence, assessment Schedule, and course summary.
What is the legal Studies Preliminary Course Guide?
The two different legal frameworks which are used in common law countries or civil law countries
What is the Adversarial System and Inquisitorial System?
The three types of Public Law.
What is Criminal, Administrative, Constitutional?
The components of the LCMDI acronym.
What is Legislation, Cases, Media, Documentation, International Instruments?
The name of the video series that we have watched multiple episodes of through the course.
What is Legal Briefs?
The game/ activity that we played on the very first lesson of the Legal Studies course.
What is You be the Judge - using signs students judged whether they think the person is guilty or not guilty.
The authority of a state to govern itself and make decisions independently, without external interference.
What is State Sovereignty?
Laws that require judges to impose a fixed minimum penalty for certain offences, regardless of the circumstances of the offender or the case.
What is Mandatory Sentencing?
The three topics we debated at the end of this unit.
What is Coercive control, Offshore detention, and assisted dying.
The date of Miss Richards birthday.
What is the 30th of July.