But wouldn't that be like a lot of work? Esp for 5 marks?
1) Will VCAA questions ever be *that* ambiguous?
2) How many marks do you think I'd have gotten if I'd just covered the points I'd listed there in an exam setting?
3) How do we know that making general statements encompassing the hierarchy,etc wouldn't have been enough for full marks? Like is it the fact that it was worth 5 marks? I always seem to have this problem where I never know how much information is too much and how much information is not enough...
PS: Thank you for your help!
Keep in mind that 5 marks is over half a page of writing, and about 7-8 minutes of writing; you could definitely write it all in that time/space. However, I still think it's a really unlikely exam question. I mean, look at the history of VCAA questions: it's not on the list.
A general statement would absolutely in no way be enough for full marks, though. One mark is about 2-5 lines of writing (average maybe 3 lines) if you look at the time allocation crossed with the marking scheme crossed and the line allocation. Also, look at the history of exam questions - do you get very vague, general definition questions, ever, for more than 1-2 marks? And even 2 marks is stretching it without an example or some illustrative detail.
For what you wrote, I personally would give you 2 marks max. You haven't said what the CC crim AJ is, and haven't mentioned the SC or COA at all.