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This quiz contains 3 questions relating to judicial precedent and 3 questions for statutory interpretation.
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Judicial Precedent and Statutory Interpretation
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Judicial Precedent and Statutory Interpretation

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This quiz contains 3 questions relating to judicial precedent and 3 questions for statutory interpretation.

QUESTION 1 of 6

what is the difference between an original and a binding precedent?

Original: A lower court following a previous decision from a higher court Binding: A judgement is reached without following previous decisions.

Original: A judgement is reached without following previous decisions.Binding: A lower court following a previous decision from a higher court

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QUESTION 2 of 6

When a case is overruled, what happens to the previous judgement?

No longer Binding

Remains Binding

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QUESTION 3 of 6

when a case is distinguished, the previous precedent is no longer considered "good law"

FALSE

I don't know!

TRUE

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QUESTION 4 of 6

what are the rules of statutory interpretation?

The golden ruleEjusdem generisnoscitur a sociis

The literal ruleThe mischief ruleNoscitur a sociis

The literal ruleThe golden ruleThe mischief rule

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QUESTION 5 of 6

under the.........rule, the words may be given a secondary meaning if applying the literal rule leads to absurdity.

Noscitur a sociis

The golden rule

The mischief rule

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QUESTION 6 of 6

When may the judges apply the mischief rule?

when the law needs to be changed

when there is ambiguity in the statute.

when there is absurdity

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RESULTS

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5 Corrects

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