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Legal Studies mock exam
Victorian Certificate of Education - Legal Studies Examination. Sit it in one block, time yourself with the on-screen clock, then self-mark against the model answers.
Paper structure from the official VCAA page.
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Paper at a glance
Reading time
15 min
Working time
120 min
Total marks
77
Sections
2
| Section | Questions | Marks | Recommended time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Section A - Short answer and extended answer | 6 | 40 | 60 min |
| Section B - Scenario-based questions | 7 | 37 | 60 min |
The official paper is worth 80 marks. This mock holds 77, because we only use questions we have checked and they don't fill every section of the official paper exactly. Your score is worked out of the marks in the questions you sit, so a perfect paper scores 100%.
Before you start
What this mock covers
- Section A - Short answer and extended answer: 6 short-answer questions (40 marks), self-marked against a model answer.
- Section B - Scenario-based questions: 7 short-answer questions (37 marks), self-marked against a model answer.
10 syllabus dot points covered
Syllabus dot points examined in this paper:
- Changing the Constitution by referendum (s 128): VCE Legal Studies
- Express rights and the implied freedom of political communication: VCE Legal Studies
- Factors affecting the ability of parliament to make law: VCE Legal Studies
- Plea negotiations in the criminal justice system: VCE Legal Studies
- Sanctions: purposes, types and effectiveness: VCE Legal Studies
- Section 109 and Commonwealth-state inconsistency: VCE Legal Studies
- Statutory interpretation and the role of the courts: VCE Legal Studies
- The doctrine of precedent and the relationship between courts and parliament: VCE Legal Studies
- The rights of an accused and victims in the criminal justice system: VCE Legal Studies
- The role of parliament and courts in lawmaking: VCE Legal Studies
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