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LAW, GOVERNANCE, ECONOMY AND SOCIETYFOUN 1301MCQs BASED ON LECTURE 1Please attempt all questions.Time allowed: 30 minutes. Identify the generally accepted sources of law in most Commonwealth Caribbean countries. (a) Tort Law, Contract Law, Criminal Law and Property Law; (b) Common Law, Civil Law, Cr...

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LAW, GOVERNANCE, ECONOMY AND SOCIETY FOUN 1301 MCQs BASED ON LECTURE 1 Please attempt all questions. Time allowed: 30 minutes.

1. Identify the generally accepted sources of law in most Commonwealth Caribbean countries. (a) Tort Law, Contract Law, Criminal Law and Property Law; (b) Common Law, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Property Law; (c) Constitution, Common Law, Legislation, Custom; (e) International Law, Custom, Constitution.

2. Which of the following general terms is often used to denote the system of government in most Commonwealth Caribbean countries? (a) The Gordon House system; (b) The Common Law system; (c) The national bicameral system; (d) Republicanism;

3. The two main items addressed in the Jamaican Constitution are:

(b) The structure of government and rights of the police; (c) The role of the Governor-General and national symbols; (d) Fundamental rights and direct voting for the Prime Minister; (e) Police powers and anti-racism. 4. Identify the three main branches of government recognized in law. (a) The Governor-General, Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition; (b) Courts, the Office of the Prime Minister, the House of Representatives; (c) The Queen, the Governor-General, the Prime Minister;

(e) Gordon House; the Supreme Court; the Judicial Services Commission. 5. Which of the following best describes the procedure for the election of the Prime Minister in Jamaica? (a) Direct voting by the majority for the winning candidate for the post of Prime Minister; (b) Selection of the Prime Minister by members of the Senate; (c) Selection by the Speaker of the House in consultation with the President of the Senate;

(e) Selection by the Governor General in consultation with the Leader of the Opposition. 6. How many members of the Senate in Jamaica are selected by the Prime Minister of the country? (a) None; (b) 2; (c) 4; (d) 8;

7. How many members of the Senate in Jamaica are selected by the Leader of the Opposition? (a) None; (b) 2; (c) 4; (e) 13. 8. How many persons are members of the Jamaican House of Representatives? (a) 21; (b) 60; (d) 84; (e) None of the above.

9. By what procedure is the Leader of the Opposition in Jamaica selected? (a) By (b) By (c) By (d) By (e)

the the the the

Governor General in consultation with the Prime Minister; Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister; Governor General in consultation with the Chief Justice; Queen in consultation with the Governor General;

10. A man buys a soda for his friend, Mary. The soda is sold in a dark green bottle. Mary drinks the soda and falls ill, for there was a snail in the bottom of the bottle. In a suit by Mary against the soda manufacturer, what is most likely to happen? (a) Mary’s suit will be unsuccessful because (b) Mary’s suit will be unsuccessful because (c) Mary’s suit will be unsuccessful because the soda manufacturer; (d) Mary’s suit will be unsuccessful because snail in the bottle; (e)

she is a plaintiff; she is a defendant; she has no contract with she should have seen the

11. John is driving his bus when it collides with a Toyota van on the Mona Campus of the UWI. At the time of the collision, John was on his mobile phone arguing with his friend about money. John’s bus was on the wrong side of the road at the time of the collision. Which area of the law is most likely to govern this accident? (a) Contract Law; (b) Criminal Law; (d) Public Law; (e) Constitutional Law. 12. Chris X has been charged with burglary because he broke into a house in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica at 5:30 p.m. one Sunday. In his defence, Chris X wishes to argue that his activity did not take place at night, so that he could not be guilty of burglary. Which Act of Parliament would be most helpful to Chris X in making his argument?

(b) The Burglary Act; (c) The Breaking and Entering Act;

(d) The Trespass Act; (e) The Theft Act.

13. What is the maximum number of Ministers of Government that may be selected for the Cabinet of Jamaica from the Senate? (a) 0; (b) 2; (d) 8 (e) 13. 14. Toni, a resident of Dominica, loses her case before the Court of Appeal. She wishes to appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal but does not know which court will hear the appeal. To which court would you send her? (a) The Supreme Court; (b) The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; (c) The local Privy Council; (e) None of the above.

15. Barber, a fishmonger in St. Lucia, loses his case before the Court of Appeal. He wishes to appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal but does not know which court will hear the appeal. To which court would you send him? (a) The Supreme Court; (c) The local Privy Council; (d) The Caribbean Court of Justice; (e) Any one of the above. 16. How many Commonwealth Caribbean countries have accepted the appellate jurisdiction of the Caribbean Court of Justice, and which are they? (a) 3 (Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Barbados); (b) 3 (Suriname, St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Grenada) (d) 4 (St. Lucia, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Kitts-Nevis); (e) 5 (Barbados, Grenada, St. Lucia, Belize, Jamaica).

17. Alan has a case before the Jamaican Supreme Court concerning whether he is allowed to wear his hair in mohawk style to Kingston College. He is told that the matter will be heard by the Full Court. Alan wishes to know how many judges will be sitting in the Full Court. What is the best answer? (a) 1; (b) 2; (d) 4; (e) 5. 18. Zany and Zim enter upon a farm in rural Jamaica and steal 5 goats. As they leave the farm, they are held by a crowd of people. Members of the crowd deliver strong blows on Zany and Zim, causing them to require medical assistance. One member of the crowd, Mr. Stongarm, is charged with unlawful wounding of Zany and Zim by the police. Which of the following is true? (a) (b) Mr Strongarm will be successful if he argues that other people were also involved in the fighting, so he should not be charged; (c) Mr Strongarm will be able to argue successfully that the law is not a shackle; (d) Mr Strongarm will be able to argue successfully that rules of law in rural communities about the treatment of thieves are different from in urban centres; (e) None of the above. 19. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council hears an appeal from the Caribbean. What is the most likely number of judges sitting in on this appeal? (a) 1; (b) 3; (c) 5; (d) 7; (e) 9. 20. Who appoints the Chief Justice of Jamaica, and by what procedure?

(a) (b) The Governor General, on the advice of the Prime Minister, with no consultation with the Leader of the Opposition; (c) The Governor General in consultation with the Queen; (d) The Governor General in his own discretion; (e) The Prime Minister in consultation with the Leader of the Opposition. 21. The normal, day-to-day operations of the Kingston Public Hospital are likely to fall within the scope of responsibility of which branch of government?

(b) Legislature; (c) Judiciary; (d) Parliament; (e) Senate. 22. An election is held in Jamaica. When the ballots are counted, the returning office declares that Peter Smith has won by 5 votes. Smith’s opponent Annie Brown challenges the count and takes the matter to court. A judge at which level of the court system will undertake the recount sought by Annie Brown?

(b) Supreme Court; (c) Court of Appeal; (d) Privy Council; (e) None of the above.

23. A vacancy has arisen for the position of President of the Court of Appeal of Jamaica. The Prime Minister wishes to select Judge Mary Smith to the position of Acting President of the Court of Appeal, saying that he wishes to assess whether Mary Smith will do a good job in managing the Court before he decides whether she is to receive a permanent appointment. This approach causes various judges to protest. What is the most likely reason for the protest? (a) The Prime Minister, as a member of the Executive, should have no power in the selection of a member of the Judiciary; (b) The Prime Minister, as a member of the Executive, does not customarily take part in the selection of the President of the Court of Appeal;

(d) The protesting judges believe they should have the power to appoint the President of the Court of Appeal; (e) The Judicial Services Commission should have the power to appoint the President of the Court of Appeal.

24. Petrine wishes to have the roof of her house repaired. She hires John to undertake the repairs. Petrine and John sign a contract for the job. John completes the job on Friday. On Monday, it rains, and the roof leaks in a way that is more extreme than it did before the repairs, causing Petrine to declare, “That careless John is a real criminal! Look how the place wet up like Hope River!” Petrine wishes to sue John to get back the money she paid for the repairs. Which area of law will be most pertinent in Petrine’s claim? (a) Tort law; (b) Criminal law; (c) Property law; (e) Labour law.

25. Willy wishes to have the roof of his house repaired. He hires Tony to undertake the job, and they sign a contract concerning the work to be done. Tony completes the job on Friday. As he is leaving the house, Tony accidentally drops a large hammer on Willy’s foot, causing injury to the latter’s big toe. Willy exclaims: “Tony, you useless labourer! Look how you come on mi property and injure me!” Willy has to pay $50,000 for hospital fees in relation to his injury and brings a claim to recover this sum. Which area of law will be most pertinent to Willy’s claim?

(b) Criminal law; (c) Property law; (d) Contract law; (e) Labour law.

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