Legal Chapter 1 & 2 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Why do we need laws? | Social cohesion: having a community where people are able to live with each other in a peaceful manner. |
Main function of the law: | To provide a framework in which the community can exist in freedom and harmony. |
Function of law (1): | The law reflects community values: recognizes the political values of the community. The law reflects the social and moral values of the community and also refers the economic values. |
Function of law (2): | The law establishes codes of conduct: To achieve peaceful and cooperative community. |
Function of law (3): | The law resolves disputes: The law must establish ways to resolve disputes when they occur. These laws work with the cooperation of the courts and police. |
Function of law (4): | The law provides for change: The law needs to be able to meet the changing needs of society. |
Effective law: Known | Must be well known to the community. |
Effective law: Understandable | Easily understood, clearly set out our rights and responsibilities. |
Effective law: Acceptable | Must be acceptable to the community, must be accepted by the majority. If people don't accept the law they won't obey it. |
Effective law: Stable | The law can't be constantly changing, if the law is always changing people could not be expected to know the law therefore unable to obey by it. |
Effective law: Consistent | The law needs to be applied consistently. |
Effective law: Enforced | The law must be capable of being enforced and effectively enforced. |
Effective law: Accessible | Must be easy to gain access to the knowledge of the law. |
Law-making powers: | The constitution established a division of power when the Commonwealth Government would look after issues of a national interest, while the state governments would deal with and administer important state issues. |
Specific powers: | Under the constitution, the power of the Commonwealth Parliament to make laws is limited to matters that are specifically mentioned in the constitution . |
Exclusive powers: | Some of the specific powers of the Commonwealth parliament listed in the constitution can only be used by the Commonwealth Parliament. Example: currency, defense and immigration. |
Concurrent powers: | Some law-making powers are shared between the commonwealth and state parliament. |
Residual powers: | Powers that weren't given to the Commonwealth parliament at the time of federation and were left to the states. Example: criminal and civil law, health and education |
Australia's Parliament is based on.. | Britain's Westminster system. |
The commonwealth parliament and victorian parliament are ........... parliaments Which means what? | Bicameral They both consist of the crown and two houses |
Commonwealth parliament: Lower house + how many members? Upper house | Lower - House of representatives, 150 members Upper - Senate |
Victorian parliament: Lower + how many members? Upper house + how many members> | Lower - Legislative Assembly, 88 members Upper - Legislative Council, 40 members |
Legal Rules: | Enforced by law-making authorities Example of this: Murder and theft |
Non-legal Rules: | Enforced by teachers ect Example: Wearing school hats at lunch |
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