Lesson T2.3.2

T2.3.2 How courts operate Quiz: KS3 Citizenship, Unit 2

20 questions

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Lesson T2.3.2, How courts operate: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 Citizenship (National Curriculum), Unit 2: Rights, rules and justice, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. What is the main function of a court of law?

    • Resolving legal disputes
    • Writing government policy
    • Managing local councils
    • Making new laws

  2. Which court hears the vast majority of criminal cases first in England and Wales?

    • Supreme Court
    • Magistrates' court
    • Crown Court
    • County court

  3. Which court deals with the most serious criminal trials involving a jury?

    • Crown Court
    • County court
    • Family court
    • Magistrates' court

  4. How many members usually sit on a jury in a criminal trial?

    • 12
    • 20
    • 100
    • 7

  5. Who typically sits as an unpaid volunteer to hear cases in local courts?

    • Court clerk
    • Barrister
    • High Court judge
    • Magistrate

  6. Which court reviews decisions made by lower courts when a valid appeal is made?

    • Youth court
    • Coroner's court
    • Magistrates' court
    • Court of Appeal

  7. What is the highest court in the United Kingdom for most legal matters?

    • Supreme Court
    • High Court
    • Crown Court
    • Privy Council

  8. A person appeals a magistrates' court conviction. Which court hears this appeal?

    • Crown Court
    • Supreme Court
    • County court
    • High Court

  9. Who is a legally trained professional presiding over serious court trials?

    • Court clerk
    • Magistrate
    • Judge
    • Jury member

  10. Which serious crime must be tried in the Crown Court with a jury?

    • Speeding offence
    • Robbery
    • TV licence evasion
    • Minor vandalism

  11. Why are court hearings generally open to the general public?

    • Entertainment
    • Transparency
    • Advertising
    • Speeding up trials

  12. Who manages court paperwork, administration and legal procedures during a hearing?

    • Defence solicitor
    • Court clerk
    • Probation officer
    • Police officer

  13. Why must courts remain entirely independent of government interference?

    • Tax efficiency
    • Media popularity
    • Rule of law
    • Political control

  14. Who decides the final sentence after a guilty verdict in the Crown Court?

    • The defendant
    • The court clerk
    • The jury
    • The judge

  15. Which court would normally hear an appeal from the Court of Appeal on a point of law of general public importance?

    • A local tribunal
    • The magistrates' court
    • The Crown Court
    • The Supreme Court

  16. What is the official decision reached by a jury on guilt called?

    • Verdict
    • Appeal
    • Summons
    • Sentence

  17. What term describes judges and magistrates treating everyone fairly without bias?

    • Impartiality
    • Secrecy
    • Severity
    • Speed

  18. A person wants a court to order someone to pay them money owed. Which type of court case would this be?

    • A police caution
    • A civil case
    • A parliamentary debate
    • A criminal trial

  19. Where are summary offences and less serious crimes normally tried first?

    • Crown Court
    • Supreme Court
    • Magistrates' court
    • Court of Appeal

  20. What is the legal principle where courts follow previous higher court rulings?

    • Jurisdiction
    • Arbitration
    • Precedent
    • Injunction

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