The Purposes and Sources of Law (VCE SSCE Legal Studies): Quizzes
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What are laws?
What are laws?
Enforceable rules made by parliament/courts
What are the three primary purposes of laws?
What are the three primary purposes of laws?
Social cohesion, protection, human rights
What does 'social cohesion' mean?
What does 'social cohesion' mean?
Willingness to cooperate to survive/prosper
Which groups are specifically identified as vulnerable people that laws protect?
Which groups are specifically identified as vulnerable people that laws protect?
Children, elderly, unable to protect selves
What are the two main sources of law in Australia?
What are the two main sources of law in Australia?
Statute law and common law
What does 'bicameral parliament' mean?
What does 'bicameral parliament' mean?
A parliament with two houses/chambers
What is royal assent?
What is royal assent?
Formal signing that makes a bill an Act
What is the correct Victorian court hierarchy from lowest to highest?
What is the correct Victorian court hierarchy from lowest to highest?
Magistrates' → County → Supreme → High
What are the two main ways courts make common law?
What are the two main ways courts make common law?
Statutory interpretation & deciding new issues
What does the rule of law mean?
What does the rule of law mean?
Everyone must obey the law, even law-makers