Group Exercise – Quiz (30 mins) 

Put students into groups 4 groups and give them 20 minutes to discuss and answer
the following questions: 
1. What is a legal system? 
A. A group of legal professionals 
B.The body of institutions that make, execute, and resolve disputes on the
law of the jurisdiction 
a ‘legal system’ is synonymous with a ‘jurisdiction’. The legal system describes
the body of institutions that make, execute, and resolve disputes on the law of a
jurisdiction, together with the law they deal with. You may encounter the term
‘legal system’ in a narrower sense, meaning the courts of a jurisdiction.
2. How many legal systems are in the UK? 

A. 3 
B. 4 
3. Are you studying the UK or English legal system? 
A. UK 
B. English  

4. Private law aims at regulating fairly the interactions between: 

A. Members of society and the state 
B. Members of society 

5. The jurisdiction means: 

A. The size of the courts 
B. The extent or degree of legal authority 

6. The civil and criminal jurisdictions refer to separate courts that administer justice in
England. 
A. True 
B. False  

7. The primary function of the courts is; 

A. Hear arguments between parties  
B. Administer the law 
 
8. The courts do not make laws. 
A. True 
B. False  
Such as a common law [ case law ], a precedent is created .

9. There are superior courts, senior courts, and inferior courts.  

A. True 
B. False 

10. Superior courts have unlimited jurisdiction, and they are the Supreme Court, the
Court of Appeal, the High Court, and the: 
A. Crown Court  
B. Family Court 
11. Senior courts comprise the superior courts, except the Supreme Court. 
A. True 
B. False  
12. The inferior courts have limited geographical and financial jurisdictions, and the
courts are: 
A. The County Court and Magistrates’ Courts 
B. The Family Court, County Court, and Magistrates’ Courts 

13. In a civil matter, the first-instance court is: 

A. The Crown Court 
B. The County Court 

14.The High Court cannot be used as a first-instance court. 

A. True. 
B. False  

15.The appeal courts in a civil matter are: 

A. The Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court 
B. The High Court, Court of Appeal (Civil Division), and Supreme Court 
16. Which court has the Chancery, King’s Bench, and Family Divisions? 
A. The Court of Appeal 
B. The High Court 

17. The Court of Appeal has: 

A. Civil and Criminal Divisions 

B. Civil Division only 

18. The Supreme Court can hear appeals only, on points of law. 
A. False 
B. True  
 
19. The Supreme Court used to be called the Appellate Committee of the House of
Lords. 
A. False 
B. True  changed in 2009.

20. Judges in the civil justice system have the power to imprison a losing party.  
A. True 
B. False