Тест 1
… can be included in any legal system (chose 2 correct answers)
… law is a body of religious law governing the conduct of members of a particular faith
The … system is a legal system for assessing and collecting taxes
Trusts are now generally dealt with as part of the business of the … Division in the High Court
Arrange the historical documents chronologically:
Match the types of law with examples:
Nowadays legal scholars distinguish two vast areas of law. They are Public and Private law. What is the difference between these areas?
Тест 2
During police academy training in the UK, recruits required to test on themselves …
The practice of police sketches appeared in … in the 19th century
In the USA police officers need … to make an arrest
A … crime is a crime to possess, manufacture, or distribute drugs classified as having a potential for abuse
Russia has passed legislation according to which police officers have the right to break into homes and cars without any …
The process or result of using laws to fairly judge and punish crimes and criminals is …
The career structure in the British police force provides working place ranging from … to sergeant, then through inspector and superintendent to chief constable
Short-term confinement, primarily used after a youth has been arrested, but before a court has determined the youth’s innocence or guilt, is called … detention
State … house offenders who have committed state crimes, such as assault, arson, robbery or homicide
Match the words with their definitions:
Тест 3
In the UK, MPs are elected every … years
The Head of the Parliament in the UK is the …
A … bill consists of the short and long titles and the names of up to 12 supporters
Policy documents produced by the Government in the UK that set out their proposals for future legislation are called … papers
The Bar Council regulates … and the Law Society regulates solicitors
According to the information provided by Bar … barristers are specialist legal advisers and court room advocates
Civil law guides … when people have suffered injury and financial loss caused by negligence
Match the words with their definitions:
Arrange the milestone documents chronologically:
Тест 4
Russia’s legislature is called the …
The President of the Russian Federation shall be elected for … years by citizens of the Russian Federation on the basis of universal, equal, direct suffrage by secret ballot
Each house elects a … to control the internal procedures of the house
The two … of the Federal Assembly possess different powers and responsibilities, with the State Duma the more powerful
The decision of the State Duma on advancing charges and the decision of the Council of the Federation on impeaching the … shall be adopted by two thirds of the votes of the total number of members of each chamber
The process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct is called …
The State Duma votes on the compromise …
Match the words with their definitions:
The legislative process constitutes one of the most important areas of attention of any country. Imagine you were asked by your foreign colleague to describe the way the laws are made in Russia. Below you can find several solutions. Find the correct description.
Итоговый тест
In the UK, MPs are elected every … years
Religions have much to say about right and wrong, but believers can sometimes be torn between the laws of their country and those of their …
Written laws are those laws that have been validly enacted by the … of a country
The term common law means the law developed by the old common law courts of the King’s Bench, the Courts of Common Pleas and the Courts of …
The part of the legal system that relates to punishing people who break the law is called the … law
… law, also known as private law, regulates disputes between private individuals or entities
Match the types of law with examples:
Any criminal trial begins with the …
It is not correct that … is a service performed by forensics
Law enforcement is primarily the responsibility of …
The duties of police officers include … (choose 3 correct answers)
One of the most discussed powers of the police is the power to question or … persons suspected of crime
The International Criminal … investigates and, where warranted, tries individuals charged with the gravest crimes of concern to the international community
A … is an order that serves as a specific type of authorization and is regarded as a writ issued by a competent officer that permits an otherwise illegal act that would violate individual rights
The most evident and common agency that enforces the law in most of the countries of the world is the …
One unique feature of policing approach in Russia is the system of territorial … over citizens
Match the words with their definitions:
Arrange the police officers according to their rank in the UK (start from the lowest rank):
The first Parliament of the UK was called together in …
In the UK, “lower chamber” …
In the UK, the Commons is chaired by the …
The British Parliament – like that of larger countries – is …; it has two chambers
In the UK, historically most members of the House of Lords have been what we called … peers
Match the words with the definitions:
In Russia, … laws shall be adopted by the State Duma
The … of the Russian Federation may take a decision on the resignation of the Government of the Russian Federation
The … of the Government of the Russian Federation may raise before the State Duma the issue of no-confidence to the Government of the Russian Federation
Judges may be citizens of the Russian Federation over … years of age with a higher education in law
Компетентностный тест
Law of the Twelve Tables, Latin Lex XII Tabularum, the earliest written legislation of ancient Roman law, traditionally dated 451–450 BC. The Twelve Tables allegedly were written by 10 commissioners at the insistence of the plebeians, who felt their legal rights were hampered by the fact that court judgments were rendered according to unwritten custom preserved only within a small group of learned patricians. According to the Law of the Ten Tables, what was to be done to a person found guilty of giving false testimony?
Intentions are mental states in which the agent commits themselves to a course of action. According to the Roman law, did the intention produce legal consequences?
A 30-year-old man is arrested and detained by police officers on suspicion that he has stolen a car. He was seen by the neighbour, who says he went to the same school as him, and who reported it to the police. The police take the man to the local police station, where they intend to interrogate him about the suspected offence. Assess if he has a right to a lawyer and, if so, at what point in the process that right applies according to the RF laws.
Read the following piece of the text about the USA: Senate Bill X has passed out of the Senate. Senators were happy with the way that it was drafted and did not amend it at all. It has gone through the committee review process in the House of Delegates. An amendment was made, and the Delegates agreed that the amendment made the bill much better, so they passed it out of the House. What may happen at this point?
According to Article 13 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation the principle of political pluralism is enshrined. What does it mean?
Some of the different types of government include a direct democracy, a representative democracy, socialism, communism, a monarchy, an oligarchy, and an autocracy. What characterizes the Republican form of government established by the Constitution of the Russian Federation?
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