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Multiple choice questions: Chapter 20
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Multiple choice questions: Chapter 20
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Which of the following statements most accurately describes the rule of law principle?
A rigid principle that ensures legal power privileges the powerful.
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A flexible term that is always evolving.
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A detailed list of the rights and obligations provided by a legal system.
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A guarantee that everyone is to be treated equally by the law.
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Which of the following is not included in the traditional constitutional principle of separation of powers?
Parliament
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The Courts
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The Government
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The Church
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Which of the following are criminal offences that can only be tried in the Magistrates' Courts?
Felonies and Misdemeanours
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Indictable offences
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Summary offences
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Either way offences
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The mistaken conviction of an innocent person can be known as a what?
False positive
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True positive
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False negative
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True negative
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In 1843, what did Jeremy Bentham refer to as "the very soul of Justice"?
Accuracy
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Fairness
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Publicity
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Satisfaction
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In the case of Gäfgen v Germany (2010), which provision of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) was deemed to have been breached?
Article 2: The right to life
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Article 3: The right against inhuman treatment
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Article 5: The right to liberty
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Article 6: The right to a fair trial
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What is the name given to a justice system where its trials give the judge most of the responsibility for questioning the witnesses?
Inquisitorial
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Adversarial
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Common law
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Civil law
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In the last thirty years, what has happened to the prison populations in countries who have adopted many restorative justice practices in their criminal justice systems?
They have stayed the same
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They have decreased slightly
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They have increased
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They have decreased considerably
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Which of the following policing responsibilities does not belong to a Police and Crime Commissioner?
Appointing and dismissing chief constables
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Setting the force's budget
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Establishing the local police and crime plan
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Dealing with complaints
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The Code for Crown Prosecutors requires what standard of proof in the evidential test for deciding to prosecute?
Beyond all reasonable doubt
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On the balance of probabilities
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Probable cause
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Reasonable grounds
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