Chapter 4

Question 1

Abrogate

Answer 1

repeal of a law, right, or formal agreement

Question 2

Ameliorate

Answer 2

to make something better.

Question 3

Capital Offences

Answer 3

A criminal offence for which the punishment is capital punishment

Question 4

Derogate

Answer 4

to insult someone by saying or suggesting that they are not important or unworthy of respect

Question 5

Dissemination

Answer 5

communicating widely to the public without direct feedback

Question 6

Entrench

Answer 6

establish something so firmly that changing it is difficult .

Question 7

Extradition

Answer 7

the process of one country transferring a suspected or convicted criminal to another country

Question 8

Franchise

Answer 8

a chain of stores

Question 9

Freedom*

Answer 9

Freedom, the right to have the ability to live your life the way you chose without interference from the government.

Question 10

Inalienable Rights

Answer 10

Inalienable rights are those not contingent upon the laws, customs, or beliefs of any particular culture or government, and therefore universal and inalienable

Question 11

Interveners

Answer 11

(I dont get this one :/)One who is given standing in litigation even though they were not originally a party.

Question 12

Invoke

Answer 12

to appeal to someone as an authority for an action or in support of an argument

Question 13

Notwithstanding Clause

Answer 13

an overriding power, it allows Parliament or provincial legislatures to override certain portions of the Charter. (very controversial)

Question 14

Override

Answer 14

the use one’s authority to reject or cancel something

Question 15

•Right*

Answer 15

A right is a legal, moral or social claim that one is entitled from the government.