Civics and Citizenship

2. Formal legal rules that govern the way people behave.
4. Rules and laws that involve the state and an individual, where the individual has committed an act that poses a threat to the community.
5. The power or authority of a court to hear a particular type of legal dispute
8. A penalty imposed on a person who has breached a criminal law eg. A fine or imprisonment
9. The ranking of courts in order of their importance.
10. A legal principle that must be followed by judges in lower courts, in the same hierarchy, in cases where the facts are similar
14. Serious crimes that require trial by a judge or jury. Eg. Murder, dangerous driving causing death.
15. A legal principle that must be followed by judges in lower courts

1. Failure to take proper care of someone or something.
3. A minor criminal offence. Heard by the Magistrates’ Court. eg. Drunk and disorderly behaviour
4. Laws made by the courts.
6. The principle that all individuals are equal before the law.
7. A hearing to resolve and determine the outcome of legal disputes
10. The party that initiates a civil action against the Defendant
11. Rules and laws that involve resolving disputes between individuals
12. A request for a review of a decision by a higher court when one is dissatisfied with a judgement
13. The decision made by a judge or jury in a trial