Chapter 8

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  1. Question 1 of 10

    1. The Judicial Appointments Commission is responsible for:

    • Correct. Feedback: Answer (C) is correct. The Judicial Appointments Commission selects candidates to recommend for judicial appointments.

    • Incorrect. Feedback: Answer (C) is correct. The Judicial Appointments Commission selects candidates to recommend for judicial appointments.

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  2. Question 2 of 10

    2. Which of the following statements is correct regarding the relationship between the judiciary and the government?

    • Correct. Feedback: Answer (A) is correct. It is vitally important that the judiciary be independent from the State.

    • Incorrect. Feedback: Answer (A) is correct. It is vitally important that the judiciary be independent from the State.

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  3. Question 3 of 10

    3. Who is the head of the judiciary in England and Wales?

    • Correct. Feedback: Answer (B) is correct. The Lord Chief Justice is now head of the judiciary in England and Wales.

    • Incorrect. Feedback: Answer (B) is correct. The Lord Chief Justice is now head of the judiciary in England and Wales.

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  4. Question 4 of 10

    4. District Judges Magistrates' Court were formally known as:

    • Correct. Feedback: Answer (B) is correct. The Access to Justice Act 1999 renamed stipendiary magistrates as district judges (magistrates courts).

    • Incorrect. Feedback: Answer (B) is correct. The Access to Justice Act 1999 renamed stipendiary magistrates as district judges (magistrates courts).

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  5. Question 5 of 10

    5. Which one of the following would not be dealt with in a Magistrates' Court?

    • Correct. Feedback: The correct answer is (C).

    • Incorrect. Feedback: The correct answer is (C).

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  6. Question 6 of 10

    6. According to the Rule of Law, judges play an important constitutional role in the English legal system. This means that judges must act in an impartial and independent manner.

    • Correct. Feedback: The correct answer is (True). Judges must be free from the influence of the executive; they must be politically neutral, unbiased and incorruptible. The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 now requires the Government to uphold the independence of the judiciary.

    • Incorrect. Feedback: The correct answer is (True). Judges must be free from the influence of the executive; they must be politically neutral, unbiased and incorruptible. The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 now requires the Government to uphold the independence of the judiciary.

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  7. Question 7 of 10

    7. The doctrine of Parliamentary Supremacy dictates that a judge can declare an Act of Parliament invalid.

    • Correct. Feedback: The correct answer is (False). They can however, issue a declaration of incompatibility in relation to the Human Rights Act 1998.

    • Incorrect. Feedback: The correct answer is (False). They can however, issue a declaration of incompatibility in relation to the Human Rights Act 1998.

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  8. Question 8 of 10

    8. Under the Act of Settlement 1700, judges have security of tenure.

    • Correct. Feedback: The correct answer is (True). Security of tenure means that senior judges remain in post 'during good behaviour', and they can only be removed following a petition from the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

    • Incorrect. Feedback: The correct answer is (True). Security of tenure means that senior judges remain in post 'during good behaviour', and they can only be removed following a petition from the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

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  9. Question 9 of 10

    9. The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, abolished the requirement for 'rights of audience' in order to hold judicial office.

    • Correct. Feedback: The correct answer is (True). The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 greatly expanded opportunities to apply for judicial office. It is now possible for academics and legal executives to become members of the judiciary.

    • Incorrect. Feedback: The correct answer is (True). The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 greatly expanded opportunities to apply for judicial office. It is now possible for academics and legal executives to become members of the judiciary.

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  10. Question 10 of 10

    10. Magistrates have limited powers to sentence defendants to a term of imprisonment. The maximum term that they can hand down in respect of one offence is two years.

    • Correct. Feedback: The correct answer is (False). Magistrates have limited sentencing powers of a maximum £5,000 fine and a 12 month custodial sentence in respect of one offence.

    • Incorrect. Feedback: The correct answer is (False). Magistrates have limited sentencing powers of a maximum £5,000 fine and a 12 month custodial sentence in respect of one offence.

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