Seçmeli Ara Sınav - Introduction to Law

Soru 1:

I. Legislative, II. Executive, III. Judiciary, IV. Caliphate. According to the Constitution of 1924, the first constitution of the Turkish Republic, which powers listed above were given to National Assembly?

A) Only II. B) II & III. C) Only III. D) I & II. E) I, II & IV.

Soru 2:

“…….is, in a sense, a judicial law-making.” Fill the blank with correct word?

A) Interpretation B) Analogy C) Gap filling D) Induction E) Case law

Soru 3:

Which is one of the following characteristics does belong to a good jurist?

A) Not interested in the social and ethical dimensions of law B) Partiality C) Judgmental reticence D) A sense of hatred E) Shyness to ask

Soru 4:

What does mean of "lex specialis derogat legi generali"?

A) Rule shall be applied if a new rule comes into conflict with a preexisting rule. B) A legal order based on a hierarchy among legal norms. C) The problem of a conflict between a specific anda more general rule is dealt with. D) The reason or a law ceasing, the law itself ceases. E) One has to exclude that meaning of a norm which would bring about ‘absurd’ effects.

Soru 5:

Which of the following options provides top-down hierarchy of laws in Turkey correctly?

A) International treaties-Constitution-Codes and Statutes-Regulations-By-laws B) Regulations-Codes and Statutes-Constitution-By-laws-International treaties C) Constitution-Regulations-Codes and Statutes-Regulations-By-laws-International treaties D) Constitution-International treaties-Codes and Statutes-Regulations-By-laws E) International treaties-Constitution-Regulations-By-laws-Codes and Statutes

Soru 6:

Which type of interpretation does look at the context of a norm; hence, it involves an investigation into the relations between the norm to be applied and other relevant norms and codes of the same legal system?

A) Systematic Interpretation B) Historical Interpretation C) Teleological Interpretation D) Textual Interpretation E) Literal Interpretation

Soru 7:

I. Unwritten II. Based on codes III. Case law, as a rule, does not have binding force on other courts. IV. No jury system Which of the characteristics above fits for ‘civil law tradition’?

A) I – II – III B) I – III – IV C) I – II – IV D) II – III – IV E) I – II – III – IV

Soru 8:

I. Universal, II. Class-conscious, III. Inalienable, IV. Autonomous, V. Equal. Which principle(s) listed above is/are of human rights?

A) I, II & III. B) Only I. C) I, III & V. D) I, III, IV & V. E) Only V.

Soru 9:

What is separation of powers?

A) Vesting of powers of State in different bodies. B) Division of military forces adequately. C) Superiority of legal institutions over administration. D) The power to issue acts and bills. E) The administrative power of the government.

Soru 10:

How many organizations Central Administration of Turkey has?

A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) 10

Soru 11:

- It must have been existed for a long time. - It must have been followed continuously. - It cannot be abondened and interrupted. - It must be reasonable in nature. What is the source of law whose requirements are stated above?

A) Customary law B) Case law C) Regulation D) International treaties E) Judicial decisions

Soru 12:

Which one of the followings concerning rules is true?

A) Sanctions for civil wrongs are primarily fine. B) Sanctions of law are not by no means limited to the law of compensation. C) If a person is found guilty of a crime, the result would be imprisonment or a fine. D) Criminal offences, indeed, in most cases do not deserve the harshest sanctions that exist ina legal system. E) Grave offences like intentional killing shall be punished by compensation.

Soru 13:

Analogy is an extension of the scope of a norm to be applied. Yet the purpose of a statute may sometimes prohibit analogical reasoning. In such cases, the argument of reduction may come into play. Which of the following can it be called?

A) Teleological reduction B) Argumenta a fortiori C) Historical reduction D) Systematic reduction E) Textual reduction

Soru 14:

“…..requires an investigation into the semantic content and the syntactic structure of a provision.” Fill the blank with correct word?

A) Literal interpretation B) Historical interpretation C) Interpretation of contracts D) Argumento contrario E) Analogy

Soru 15:

Which one of below is not one of the functions of judicial syllogism?

A) Rationality B) Tradition C) Certainty D) Justification E) Guidance

Soru 16:

Which is issued for indicating the implementation of laws or designating the matters ordered by law?

A) By-law B) Regulation C) Decree with the effect of law D) Statute E) Constitution

Soru 17:

Which one of the followings about justice is false?

A) Aristotle distinguishes between corrective justice, on the one hand, and distributive justice, on the other. B) The ancient principlelex talionis meaning ‘an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth’ is an expression of corrective justice. C) Corrective justice, in simple terms, is the justice of courts, which seeks to remedy and redress of crimes or civil wrongs.v D) The second prong of the Aristotelian conception of justice is distributive justice, which concerns giving each according to his desert or merit in the best interest of society. E) Distributive justice is not about distribution of goods, benefits, and burdens in society.

Soru 18:

---------------------------------- is "an extraordinary legal remedy to be used before the constitutional court after exhaustion of ordinary legal remedies, and granted for the individuals, whose fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed both by the Constitution and the ECHR, were alleged to be violated by public acts, actions or negligence.” Which of the following fills in the blank in the above paragraph?

A) Individual application to the Constitutional Court B) Law on Establishment and Judicial Procedures of the Constitutional Court C) Decision of the High Council of Judges and Prosecutors D) Legislative decree E) Exhaustion of legal remedies

Soru 19:

Which one of below is used in every legal system?

A) Judicial syllogism B) Induction C) Rationality D) Analogy E) Argument

Soru 20:

In which of the following cases can an individual make a direct application to the Constitutional Court?

A) Violation of fundamental rights by public force B) Legislative transactions C) Regulatory administrative transactions D) Rulings of the Constitutional Court E) Transactions excluded from judicial review by the Constitution