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Understanding the English Legal System: Civil and Criminal Law

Understanding The English Legal System: Civil And Criminal Law

Explore the foundations of the English legal system with this focused quiz. It assesses understanding of legal principles, court structures, and sources of law, essential for students preparing for the ACCA F4 exam. Ideal for law...

Questions: 27 | Attempts: 10 | Last updated: Sep 26, 2025

Sample Question 1
What are the main differences between criminal law and civil law?

In criminal law cases, guilt must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt, while in civil law cases the burden of proof is on the defendant.

Criminal law focuses on financial compensation for victims, while civil law focuses on punishment through fines or imprisonment.

Criminal law is only applicable to serious crimes, while civil law only covers minor offenses.

1 Criminal law versus civil law 1) Relates to conduct of which the State disapproves and seeks to control. 2) The enforcement of particular forms of behaviour by the State, which acts to ensure compliance. 3) Case is brought by the State in the name of the Crown. Reported as Regina v ..., where Regina means the latin for 'queen'. 4) Guilt must be shown beyond reasonable doubt (high standard of proof). 5) To regulate society by the threat of punishment. 6) If found guilty the criminal court will sentence the accused and it may fine him or impose a period of imprisonment. If innocent the accused will be acquitted.

Sample Question 2
What are the main English civil courts?

2 The court system (Civil)

Supreme Court, Crown Court, Family Court

Court of Appeals, Administrative Court, Employment Tribunal

Federal Court, District Court, Small Claims Court

Sample Question 3
What did the Supreme Court replace?

2 The court system (Civil) 1) The House of Lords on 1st October 2009. Assumed the judicial functions of the House of Lords. The Law Lords that used to sit in the House of Lords now sit as twelve Justices of the Supreme Court, with a President at its head. 2) It was established by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005. It was felt that there should be separation of powers between the judicial functions of the House of Lords (to decide issues in relation to the law) and the legislative functions of the House of Lords (to make the law) to give assurance of the independence of the judges.

The House of Commons on 1st October 2009. It took over both the legislative and judicial functions of the lower house of Parliament.

The Magistrates' Court on 1st October 2009. It aimed to centralize all lower court proceedings under a higher judicial body.

The Queen's bench on 1st October 2009. It was established to consolidate all Queen's legal matters under one roof.