Commerce law and society

1.

1 point

The judge acts as a non biased referee in court

True

False

2.

1 point

the judge is responsible for prosecuting the defendant

True

False

3.

1 point

The Australian legal system comes from

the united nations

the british system of law

the roman system of law

the judeo christian law

4.

1 point

A trial by ordeal is

a trial by a council of elders

exactly like a trial by combat

a trial that involves the defendant suffering through a difficult circumstance

a trial by luck

5.

1 point

The district court hears appeals from the supreme court

True

False

6.

1 point

the high court of Australia is the highest court in the land and is based in

Melbourne

Sydney

Brisbane

Canberra

7.

1 point

the governor General is responsible for signing bills so that they become laws

True

False

8.

1 point

"a person is innocent until proven guilty" is another way of saying

the burden of proof is on the defendant

the burden of proof is shared between the defendant and prosecution

there is no burden of proof

the burden of proof is on the prosecution

9.

1 point

A trial by combat is

decided by a council of elders

decided by luck

the highest form of justice

an ancient system of justuce that involves two people fighting to find out who is in the right

10.

1 point

the group responsible for enforcing the law is

police

community

all of the above

government

11.

1 point

If a defendant loses a case they:

can appeal the decision

will be executed

must accept the decision

will be jailed

12.

1 point

which of the following is NOT a reason for having laws

protection

resoving disputes

freedom

providing revenge

13.

1 point

The defendant is best described as

the person taking notes in court

the person accused of a crime

the person prosuctung a crime

the person defending someone accused of a crime

14.

1 point

the supreme court is the highest court in the land

True

False

15.

1 point

The governor General is the head of state

True

False

16.

1 point

Which of the following best describes the role of a jury?

to prosecute the defendant in the name of the law

To hear evidence presented in a trail and deliver a verdict based on this evidence

to distingish between guilty or innocent and pass an appropriate sentence on the accused

to arrest criminals

17.

1 point

The district court is the highest court in the country

True

False

18.

1 point

The district court hears appeals from the local court

True

False

19.

1 point

The governor General is responsible for writing bills

True

False

20.

1 point

there are 14 members of a jury

True

False