11 Legal Mid Term Refresher

What are the three arms in the SEPARATION of Powers?

• Exclusive

  Concurrent

  Residual

• Federal

  State

  Local

• Legislature

  Executive

  Judiciary

In the Separation of Powers, which arm is responsible for IMPLEMENTING the Law?

• Legislature

• Executive

• Judiciary

In the Separation of Powers, which arm is responsible for INTERPRETING the Law?

• Judiciary

• Executive

• Legislature

In the Separation of Powers, which arm is responsible for MAKING the Law?

• Executive

• Legislature

• Judiciary

What does Mens Rea translate to?

• Guilty Act

• Guilty Person

• Guilty Mind

What does Actus Reus translate to?

• Guilty Mind

• Guilty Person

• Guilty Act

True or False? A person can only be convicted of a crime if Mens Rea and Actus Reus are present.

• True

• False

In a criminal trial, who has the ONUS of Proof?

• Judge

• Prosecution

• Jury

• Defendant

What is the Onus of Proof?

• The Latin translation for the word 'Guilty'

• The responsibility of finding jurors for the trial

• The responsibility of the Prosecution to prove that the accused is guilty

In a criminal trial, what is the STANDARD of proof?

• Beyond Reasonable Doubt

• Beyond Guilty

• Beyond a Unanimous Verdict

• Beyond the Black Stump