II. Find the words close in their meaning.

1. separate a) common, b) individual, c) unusual

2. distinction a) feature, b) precedent, c) difference

3. lay a) non-professional, b) educated, c) stipendiary

4. legal a) lawful, b) lay, c) unpaid

5. accused a) juror, b) plaintiff, c) defendant

III. Match the words as they occur together in the text.

1. sources of a) features

2. judicial b) Court

3. common c) law

4. magistrates’ d) court

5. lay e) by jury

6. Crown f) departments

7. human g) precedent

8. trial h) magistrate

9. dispute between i) rights

10. government j) individuals

IV. Match the words with their definitions.

1. something said or done that may justify or encourage similar words or acts;

2. a civil officer with power to administer the law;

3. the court that hears all cases that cannot be decided by county courts;

4. the court which investigates violent, sudden or unnatural deaths;

5. a request to a higher court to change the decision of a lower court.

______________________________________________________ a) coroners’ court; b) magistrate; c) the High Court; d) precedent; e) appeal

V. Find the best alternative to fill in the gap.

1. Some common features to all systems in the United Kingdom are the … of law and distinction between civil and criminal law.

a) types

b) precedents

c) sources

2. The most common type of court is the … court.

a) magistrates’

b) High

c) Crown

3. In some large cities magistrates have … training.

a) individual

b) lay

c) legal

4. There are 90 branches of the … Court in different towns and cities.

a) appellate

b) Crown

c) county

5. … from magistrates’ courts are heard by higher courts.

a) precedents

b) judges

c) appeals

VI. Fill in the chart. Use the information in a-e.

	The House of Lords 3 Law Lords

Criminal courts Civil courts

			? 1 judge + jury

a. magistrates’ courts

b. the Crown Court

c. Court of Appeal

d. county courts

e. the High Court

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