ATARMAxxing · Legal Studies
SACE Legal Studies Practice Questions
64 exam-style questions · full worked solutions
The 64 practice questions inside the SACE Legal Studies Mastery Pack, grouped by area of study. Every question comes with a full worked solution.
- Focus area 1: Sources of law
- Multiple choice × 18
- Outline × 1
- Explain × 1
- Justify × 1
- Advise × 1
- Discuss × 1
- Critically analyse × 1
- Evaluate × 1
- Focus area 2: Dispute resolution
- Multiple choice × 16
- Outline × 1
- Explain × 1
- Present an argument × 1
- Discuss × 1
- Critically analyse × 1
- Evaluate × 1
- Optional area 1: The Australian Constitution
- Multiple choice × 8
- Explain × 1
- Evaluate × 1
- Optional area 2: When rights collide
- Multiple choice × 3
- Evaluate × 1
- Competing tensions and examination skills
- Multiple choice × 3
Sample question
Outline two differences between legislation (an Act of Parliament) and delegated legislation (subordinate legislation, such as regulations).
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Answer: Worked solution
- Who makes it. Legislation is made directly by Parliament itself, through the full law-making process in both houses. Delegated legislation is made by a person or body other than Parliament (such as a minister, the Governor, or a statutory authority) who has been given power to do so by an earlier Act (the "enabling" or "parent" Act).
- How it is made and scrutinised. An Act must pass through the full parliamentary process (introduction, multiple readings and debate in each house, and royal assent). Delegated legislation is made more quickly and without full parliamentary debate, but it is still subject to some scrutiny, such as tabling in Parliament and the possibility that a house may pass a motion to disallow it.
Indicative mark allocation (ATARMAxxing scheme, not a SACE mark scheme): 1 mark for each accurately outlined difference, up to 2 marks.
Included in the SACE Legal Studies Mastery Pack
20 full-length practice exams with worked solutions, 20 revision notes, 64 practice questions and 200 flashcards.
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