Unit 1 Quiz

Question 1

Identify Governor General

Answer 1

Signs the bill to be a law has the final
saying

Question 2

Define not withstanding clause

Answer 2

Let’s provincal and territorial government enact legislation although it may violate the charter

Question 3

Identify statue law 

Answer 3

Laws or act, assessed by government body by my house 

Question 4

Identify ultra vires

Answer 4

Authority outside of the government to legislative

Question 5

Identify intravires

Answer 5

Within athuority of government to legislative 

Question 6

Identify John Diefenbaker

Answer 6

He promised a bill of rights to all Canadians in 1960 

Question 7

Define Pierre Trudeau

Answer 7

Introduced the constitution act and charter of rights

Question 8

Define a bill

Answer 8

A proposed law

Question 9

How does the charter of rights and freedom work?

Answer 9

Protect its citizens, from letting the government have too much power

Question 10

Historical event, leading to charter

Answer 10

After the rights abuse in World War II, many Canadians believe that legal rights need to be written down. in 1960 John Diefenbaker brought in bill of rights for all Canadians 

Question 11

What certain rights cannot be overruled by the non-withstanding clause

Answer 11

– Right to vote
– Minority language, education, right
– Mobility, right 

Question 12

Levels of government

Answer 12

Municipal
Provincial
Federal 

Question 13

How laws are passed

Answer 13

House of commons
1st reading
2nd
Commitee stage
3rd
Senate
1st
2nd
Committee
3rd
Governer general

Question 14

What is the main point of code of Hammurabi?

Answer 14

Codification,
Retribution – get something from what you lost

Question 15

What is the main point of mosaic law?

Answer 15

Restitution – repay for damage

Question 16

Main point of Roman law

Answer 16

Role of lawyers

Question 17

Role of Justian law

Answer 17

Equality under the law 

Question 18

What is the main point of Napoleonic code?

Answer 18

Still used in Quebec

Question 19

What is feudalism?

Answer 19

A political, social, and economic system prevalent in Europe between the ninth and 15th centuries.
Based on the relationship between Lord and servant


Question 20

What is common law?

Answer 20

Judges meet in London to discuss cases and experiences
Developed regular punishments for specific crimes 

Question 21

What is a precedent

Answer 21

Is something that has been done that can later serve as an example or rule, for how things should be done 

Question 22

What is case law?

Answer 22

Each case is given a title or citation, and can be searched for at law libraries 

Question 23

What is the difference between a rule and law?

Answer 23

Law: applies to all members of society at all times
Rule: in an organization, and apply to only the participants and members of it 

Question 24

What is the constitution act of 1982

Answer 24

Canada became an independent country and Britain had no say in Canada’s choices anymore



Question 25

Branch of civil and 3 points about it

Answer 25

Family law deals with lots of things
-relationships between family members
-Family pay support, child support,
-Divorces and separations 

Question 26

One branch from public law and 3 points about it

Answer 26

Criminal law
-main point is to punish offenders and protect society
-Most criminal law is found under the criminal code
-Some offences are kidnapping sexual assault, theft

Question 27

How the electoral process works, how new laws are passed

Answer 27

Each MP is elected representatives of a district. There is 338 districts in Canada. The party with the most MPs, selected by vote forms government, other parties form opposition. the mp leaders with the most votes becomes pm. The pm will appoint MPs at his party to the cabinet. Cabinet ministers are head of government department. If a government wants to introduce a new law, it Has to go to the house of comments, go through the stages, then to the senate, and then to the govener general who will sign it off as a final act/law.