Legal Studies flashcards

47 TCE Legal Studies cards across 4 modules (13 definitions, 34 key facts, 0 fill-the-gap, 0 formulas). Each session gives you 20 cards, due cards first. Swipe right for easy, left for hard, down for again. Keyboard: Space to flip, 1 to 4 to rate.

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What this deck covers

Dispute Resolution: Civil and Criminal (9 cards, 3 dot points)
Government (21 cards, 7 dot points)
Law and Society (6 cards, 3 dot points)
The Australian Legal System (11 cards, 5 dot points)

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Definition
Sentencing: Purposes and Options - TCE Legal Studies (Tasmania)
Define Suspended sentence
A prison sentence that the court orders not to be served immediately. The offender remains in the community, but if they reoffend or breach conditions during the operational period, they can be required to serve the original term.
Definition
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in the Legal and Political System - TCE Legal Studies (Tasmania)
Define Terra nullius
A Latin term meaning land belonging to no one.
Key fact
Contemporary Legal Issues - TCE Legal Studies (Tasmania)
Tell me about How to analyse a contemporary issue
Top responses use legal concepts to evaluate an issue and reach a judgment. Always connect the issue back to ideas such as rights, access to justice, the role of parliament and courts, and the need for law reform.
Definition
How International Law Is Made, Obeyed and Enforced - TCE Legal Studies (Tasmania)
Define Ratification
The formal step by which a state confirms its consent to be bound by a treaty, usually after signing. In Australia ratification is an executive act, but the treaty still needs separate domestic legislation to take effect inside the country.
Definition
The Criminal Trial Process and the Jury - TCE Legal Studies (Tasmania)
Define Verdict
The decision of the jury (or, in a summary matter, the magistrate) on whether the accused is guilty or not guilty. In a criminal trial a guilty verdict requires the prosecution to have proved the charge beyond reasonable doubt.
Definition
Changing the Constitution and the Federal Balance - TCE Legal Studies (Tasmania)
Define Double majority
The requirement under section 128 that a referendum to change the Constitution must be approved by a majority of voters across the nation and also by a majority of voters in at least four of the six states.
Key fact
Law Reform - TCE Legal Studies (Tasmania)
Tell me about The reform process in practice
A typical pathway begins with a problem being identified, often raised by the media or interest groups. The government may refer the issue to a law reform body or hold an inquiry.
Definition
Court Hierarchy and Adversarial System - TCE Legal Studies (Tasmania)
Define Doctrine of precedent
Precedent (stare decisis, meaning to stand by what is decided) is the rule that decisions of higher courts bind lower courts in the same hierarchy on similar facts. The binding part of a decision is the ratio decidendi (the legal reasoning for the outcome).
Definition
The Nature of Crime and Criminal Procedure - TCE Legal Studies (Tasmania)
Define Actus reus and mens rea
Actus reus is the physical element of a crime, the prohibited act or omission. Mens rea is the mental element, the guilty state of mind required, such as intention or recklessness.
Definition
Liberal Democracy, Representative and Responsible Government - TCE Legal Studies (Tasmania)
Define Liberal democracy
A system of government in which leaders are chosen through free and fair elections (democracy) and in which the power of government is limited by law to protect individual rights and freedoms (liberalism).