Chapter 1 – Quiz - Slapper and Kelly's The English Legal System

C1 – Q1

Which of the following statements are TRUE in regards to the introduction of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act (CJIA) 2008?

It abolished the common law offences of blasphemy and blasphemous libel in England and Wales

It introduced new control orders and powers in relation to anti-social behaviour

It introduced a new order and the person to be made subject to such an order must be at least 21

It introduced the concept of the violent offender orders (VOO)

It introduced a new order where it is ‘ necessary for the purpose of protecting the public from the risk of serious violent harm caused by the offender ‘ in addition to sentencing in the case of conviction for specific violent offences.

C1 – Q2

Which of the following courts only have civil jurisdiction?

Magistrates’ court

County Court

Crown Court

High Court

None

C1 – Q3

Which of these systems focuses on the outcome of previous cases?

Civil law

Common law

Statute law

Administrative law

None

C1 – Q4

Which of the following are common approaches to the study of law?

Black letter law

Contextualism

Positivism

Critical legal theory

Constructivism

C1 – Q5

An application for an ASBO may be made by whom?

The individual/s who are subjected to the anti-social behaviour

Local authorities

Police forces

Registered social landlords

The British Transport Police

C1 – Q6

Which of the following is NOT true of the criminal law?

Most cases are tried in the Magistrates and Crown Courts

Sentences include imprisonment and community service

The standard of proof is beyond reasonable doubt

It resolves disputes between individuals

None

C1 – Q7

What does the natural law approach claim?

That law can only contain rules which evolve naturally

That the law must be moral in order to be law

Law has no necessary basis in morality

The law must be immoral in order to be law

That it is impossible to assess law in terms of morality

None

C1 – Q8

What is the definition of the term ‘statute law’?

Law which is created by means of a referendum

Law that is expressly enacted or brought into being by the legislature

Law based on judicial precedent

Judge made law

Law that can never be amended

None

C1 – Q9

If a person wishes to make a claim for personal injury, what category of law would their claim come under?

Criminal law

Common law

Equity

Civil law

None

10.

C1 – Q10

In what circumstance does the court does not have to award an equitable remedy?

Where the defendant did not intend to cause harm or damage to the claimant

Where the conduct of the defendant was not deemed ‘serious’

Where the conduct of the party seeking such an award has been such that the party does not deserve it

Where the courts feel that the party seeking the award do not financially need the award

None

11.

C1 – Q11

What is the level of proof required in criminal cases?

Balance of probabilty

The standard of the judge

Beyond reasonable doubt

The standard of a reasonable man

Absolute certainty

None

12.

C1 – Q12

Which approach to law is the following quote describing – ‘Society requires particular tasks to be undertaken, be it the maintenance of order or the regulation of economic activity, and it is the function of law to perform those tasks’

Black letter law

Positivism

Critical legal theory

Contextualism

Constructivism

None

13.

C1 – Q13

Common law remedies are discretionary – they are awarded at the will of the court and depend on the behaviour and situation of the party claiming such remedies.

True

False

None

14.

C1 – Q14

Under the criminal law, it is the State that commences proceedings against the defendant, and administers an appropriate punishment

True

False

None

15.

C1 – Q15

Common law is law based on custom and considerations of equity and fairness

True

False

None

16.

C1 – Q16

Not all criminal offences are committed against another person

True

False

None

17.

C1 – Q17

Critical legal theory is concerned with seeking a general explanation of the form of order, but more particularly it is concerned with a search for the explanation of why our society has developed its particular form of legal order

True

False

None

18.

C1 – Q18

The burden of proof lies with the prosecution in most civil cases

True

False

None

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