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QUESTION 10 The doctrine of separation of powers states: That the legislative, executive and judicial arms of government should function independently of each other. 0 That the executive holds the ultimate authority. 0 That the federal, state and local governments should remain separate. 0 That the head of state has no power and is a mere figurehead. QUESTION 11 0.25 poin Senator Don Chipp, founder of the Australian Democrats Party, famously observed that the role of the Senate was to 'keep the bastards honest'. He was referring to: the power ofthe Senate to veto any law proposed by the executive government in the Lower House. 0 the power ofthe executive government over the Upper House of parliament. the fact that a law proposed by the executive government will almost automatically be passed by the Upper House. the power of the Lower House to veto any law proposed by the executive government. QUESTION 13 0.2 Litigation necessarily involves: O the contravention of a criminal rule. O the law of contract. O a prosecution. O the contravention of a civil rule. QUESTION 14 0.2 Which of the following does not describe the relationship between law and justice? O Law should reflect principles of justice. O Justice is the first virtue of social institutions. O Justice provides a standard against which particular laws can be measured. O If a rule is unjust it is not legally binding.QUESTION 15 0. The Australian Constitution lists a number of concurrent powers at section 51. Which of the following statements is not correct concerning concurrent powers? Concurrent powers are those powers able to be exercised by both the Federal and State parliaments. If the Federal parliament has not legislated in relation to a matter listed in section 51 the matter remains within the regulatory authority of the States. If the State parliament has made a law in relation to a matter listed in section 51 Q and the Federal parliament makes a law in relation to the same matter the law of the Federal parliament will override the State law in the event of inconsistency. When a law of the Commonwealth is inconsistent with a law of the State the law of Q the State will prevail and the law of the Commonwealth will be invalid to the extent ofthe inconsistency. QUESTION 16 0. Which of the following statements is not correct concerning the Upper House of Federal parliament? Q The Upper House is known as the Senate. It is comprised of 76 senators: 12 senators from each state and 2 senators from each territory. 0 It is also known as the House of Review. The Upper House will automatically pass any law already passed by the Lower A lobby group is: a group within the community that exerts pressure on the government to effect change to laws perceived to be unjust. O O a group of activists known to loiter in the reception areas of government facilities. 0 a community group that organises safety campaigns in local areas. a group that acts as a watchdog to ensure the government does not move to change existing legislation. QUESTION 18 The Office of Parliamentary Counsel is: O a team of government lawyers who specialise in the drafting of legislation. 0 a committee that conducts a detailed examination of all clauses in proposed Bills. 0 the Upper House of State parliaments. O the council responsible for advising monarchs in Anglo-Saxon England. QUESTION 9 0.25 The residents of Broken Hill form a lobby group to pressure their local member of the Federal Parliament to introduce a Bill preventing the establishment of a new mine. The Executive Government does not support the Bill but the member proposes to introduce the Bill anyway. The Bill will be: 0 an Opposition Bill. 0 a Private Member's Bill. 0 a Mining Bill. 0 a Public Members Bill