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VCE Legal Studies practice quiz: Units 3 and 4 quiz

12questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. Which three principles of justice does VCAA assess in VCE Legal Studies?

  2. Which Act and section set out the purposes for which a sanction may be imposed in Victoria?

  3. Which case held that a trial of a serious offence may be stayed where an unrepresented accused would be denied a fair trial?

  4. Which method of resolving a civil dispute produces a binding award enforceable as a judgement?

  5. What is the consequence under section 109 of the Constitution when a state law is inconsistent with a Commonwealth law?

  6. Which case first recognised the implied freedom of political communication?

  7. What double majority must a referendum achieve to alter the Constitution under section 128?

  8. Which is an example of parliament codifying a common-law rule into statute?

  9. Which Victorian court hears the most serious indictable offences, such as murder, at first instance?

  10. Why is the implied freedom of political communication described as a limitation rather than a personal right?

  11. Which statutory limit applies to general damages in personal injury claims in Victoria?

  12. Which technique describes a court finding the material facts of the present case different from a binding precedent so the precedent does not apply?