Unit 3 Legal Studies Crossword

A government that reflects the needs of the people is said to be a ___________ government.
The name given to the upper house of Commonwealth Parliament.
s109 of the constitution deals with areas of ________________
The political party who holds a majority of seats in the lower house
The type of power where only Commonwealth Parliament can legislate in
Areas of law-making left with the states at the time of Federation.
s128 outlines this process
A formal written request to change the law
The lower house of Victorian Parliament is known as the Legislative __________
Laws may change due to a change in our morals and beliefs. This reason is referred to as changing _______
The principal of separation of powers involves the three powers of legislative, judicial and _________
A proposed law
The purpose of the bill is outlined during this stage; _________ reading.
When State Parliament pass on some of their law-making powers to Commonwealth Parliament.
This High Court Interpretation case involved the interpretation of s51(5) "other like services"
The Tasmanian Dam case involved the High Court interpreting s51(xxix). This section related to ________ _________
A method individuals and groups may use to influence change when they gather in large groups
The name (abbrev) of the law reform body that investigates area of law for Victorian Parliament
Shared law-making powers of State and Commonwealth Parliament.
An example of a concurrent power
An example of a residual power
s115 prevent State Parliaments from _______ money
When a court makes a law, this is known as a __________?
A decision of a court that must be followed by all courts lower in the same hierarchy
A judge may find material facts of the case that are different, and therefore is not bound to follow a precedent.
The binding part of a judge's statement is the ratio _____________
Judges opinion/Things said by the way
When the Governor-General or Governor sign off on a bill after it has passed through both house of parliament.
Rights that are explicitly written in the constitution
Freedom of political communication is an example of this type of right
The right to _______ is protected through structural protection
As new situations arise, they need to be covered by the law to reduce the opportunity for individuals and groups being exploited or harmed; this is due to advances in ___________
Newspapers, talk-back shows and letters to the editor are examples of this method individuals and groups can use to influence chnange
When Canadian Parliament repass legislation that goes against a right within their charter, this law lasts for 5 years and is known as the ________ clause.
A reason why courts may need to interpret a statute is due to words having more than one meaning, this means that words are _____________
When interpreting statutes, courts may look at other sections of the act, the long title, preamble etc. This approach is using _________ materials
A method used by courts when interpreting statutes known as the class rule
The system of having two houses, an upper and lower house
All powers given to Commonwealth Parliament under the constitution
The High Court interpretation of the constitution does not change the wording but gives __________ to it.
An example of a referral of power was in relation to ______________