Do the General Law Quiz. Discuss the answers in groups of four

1) What type of law system relies heavily on tradition and precedent?

A Civil Law

B Common Law

C Public Law

D Private Law

2) Which of the following is the most appropriate explanation of Civil Law:

Civil Law is about...

A ensuring perpetrators of crimes are punished

B ensuring that the processes of government are in accordance with the principles of democracy

C settling disputes among individuals

D protecting the rights of the individual when they are accused of a crime.

3) Which of the following is the most appropriate word used to indicate law that has come into existence through the decision of judges in previous court cases:

A Precedence

B Antecedence

C Preference

D Supposition

4) Which of the following is the best explanation of the term "Legislation"?

A Law made in the courts by the decision of judges

B Law made in parliament by the decision of judges

C Law made in courts by the decision of elected representatives of the people

D Law made in parliament by the decision of elected representatives of the people

5) Which of the following is not a legal term?

A civil tort

B criminal tort

C constitutional tort

D government tort

E personal tort

F public tort

6) In the United Kingdom, what kind of a lawyer wears a wig in court?

A jury

B barrister

C defendant

D prosecutor

7) The laws of the United States of America are fundamentally founded on which established set of laws?

A General Civil Law

B English Common Law

C French Civil Law

D The Laws of the Founding Fathers