Lesson T2.3.3

T2.3.3 How tribunals operate Quiz: KS3 Citizenship, Unit 2

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The 20 questions

  1. What is a tribunal?

    • A court for the most serious criminal offences, which hears cases with a judge and jury
    • A body that resolves specific disputes, such as employment or social security matters, outside the ordinary courts
    • A committee of the House of Commons that reviews the work of government departments and public spending each year in detail
    • A council meeting held in a school to discuss local services and the budget

  2. Which of these is an example of a matter heard by an employment tribunal?

    • A dispute about unfair dismissal from a job after an employee was sacked
    • A case about a driving offence heard in the local magistrates' court
    • A complaint about a school trip that was cancelled at short notice
    • A claim about a faulty toaster bought from a shop on the high street

  3. Why are tribunals often less formal than courts?

    • They are designed to be accessible, so people can represent themselves more easily
    • They are run by the police and decided by police officers in each area
    • They are not required to follow any law when making their decisions
    • They do not hear any evidence from the parties involved in the dispute

  4. Who usually sits on a tribunal panel?

    • Only MPs elected to the House of Commons in the area of the dispute
    • Only the monarch's household members who have served in government
    • Only members of the public with no training or experience in the field
    • A legally qualified chair with other members who have relevant experience

  5. Which body would a person complain to about a decision on their benefits?

    • A parish council that hears local complaints about its own decisions
    • The House of Commons Speaker who reviews complaints about government decisions
    • A social security or benefits tribunal that hears appeals on benefit decisions
    • The Cabinet Office, which reviews complaints about the work of government departments

  6. What is the main purpose of a tribunal's decision?

    • To pass a bill into law after it has been debated in both Houses of Parliament
    • To resolve the dispute between the parties in a fair and legal way
    • To choose the Prime Minister after each general election in the UK
    • To decide the Budget for the government and set the level of public spending

  7. Which of these is a reason why a person might use a tribunal instead of a court?

    • Tribunals can change laws passed by Parliament if they think the law is unfair
    • Tribunals are usually cheaper and quicker for certain disputes than going to court
    • Tribunals only deal with murder cases that are referred to them by the courts
    • Tribunals can send people to prison for breaking the law in the workplace

  8. A tribunal makes a decision that one party disagrees with. What can they do?

    • Appeal to a higher tribunal or court, where the right to appeal exists
    • Ask the monarch to rewrite the decision in favour of the party who lost
    • Ignore the decision because it was not made by a judge in a court of law
    • Ask the police to enforce a new decision that the tribunal has not yet made

  9. Which of these is a type of tribunal in the UK?

    • Royal Tribunal of the Crown
    • Tribunal of the Speaker
    • First-tier Tribunal
    • National Tribunal of Parliament

  10. Why are tribunal hearings sometimes held in private?

    • To allow the monarch to attend the hearing in person and approve the outcome
    • To hide the decision from the public forever so that no one can learn from it
    • To protect personal information in cases involving sensitive matters
    • To make sure no one can appeal against the decision once it has been made

  11. Which of these disputes would most likely go to a tribunal?

    • A complaint about a neighbour's barking dog
    • A dispute about who owns a shared bicycle at home
    • A claim that a local shop sold a faulty product
    • A claim that a person was discriminated against at work

  12. What does a tribunal use to make its decisions?

    • The personal wishes of the chair only, without reference to any rules
    • The decisions of local councils alone, without regard to the evidence presented
    • Public opinion polls taken in the area where the dispute arose
    • The law, the evidence presented and the arguments of the parties

  13. Why do tribunals usually allow people to represent themselves?

    • To allow the monarch to be represented at the hearing by a senior official
    • To stop legal professionals from working in the tribunal system altogether
    • To remove the need for any evidence to be heard at the hearing
    • To make it easier for people to access justice without needing a lawyer

  14. Which of these is a key difference between a tribunal and a criminal court?

    • Tribunals send people to prison, but criminal courts do not send anyone to prison
    • Criminal courts only deal with disputes about money between private individuals
    • Tribunals usually deal with civil or administrative disputes, not criminal offences
    • Tribunals are run by the monarch and the royal household in each area of the UK

  15. A tenant disputes a decision made by a local authority about housing. Which route is most likely to be relevant?

    • A tribunal or court that hears housing and local authority matters
    • A vote by councillors on the tenant's behalf without the tenant being present
    • A debate in the House of Lords about the rights of tenants in local areas
    • A referendum on the tenancy held among all the residents of the estate

  16. What is the main benefit of tribunals for the justice system?

    • They help spread the workload and deal with specialist disputes
    • They replace all courts in the UK and take over every area of civil and criminal law
    • They remove the need for judges by letting the parties decide the outcome themselves
    • They make laws more quickly than Parliament is able to do through its own process

  17. Which principle should guide tribunal decisions?

    • The popularity of each party
    • The personal interests of the chair
    • The views of the government of the day
    • Fairness and impartiality

  18. A person is asked to attend a tribunal hearing. Why is it important that they attend or respond?

    • Failure to respond may mean the tribunal decides the case without hearing their side
    • Attendance means the person is automatically found to be guilty of the matter in dispute
    • Attendance is only needed if a jury is present to hear the evidence in the case
    • Attendance is optional, so it has no effect on the outcome of the case at all

  19. Which statement about tribunals is accurate?

    • They are separate from the law and make their own rules for each case that comes before them
    • They are part of the justice system and apply the law to specific types of dispute
    • They only exist in Scotland and have no role in the law of England and Wales
    • They can make laws that Parliament must follow in every area of public life

  20. Why might a tribunal use an expert member on its panel?

    • Experts can overrule the chair in every decision made by the tribunal panel
    • Experts are required to be members of Parliament before they can sit on a panel
    • Expert knowledge helps the tribunal understand complex issues in that field
    • Experts replace the need for evidence by giving their own opinion on the facts

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