1 Royal assent is the last formal step in the passage of a bill into law. what one of the following is true?

• The statute may provide for delayed implementation or its implementation may be dependent on a proclamation from government.

• The new law must first be published in the Revised Statutes of Canada before it becomes law.

• The provinces must approve the new law before it is implemented if the new law has any effect on provincial powers.

• Legislation always comes into effect the moment it receives royal assent.

• The federal Parliament must endorse the royal assent before the law comes into force because Parliament is supreme.

2 The federal parliament and the provincial legislatures empower government agencies to pass regulations. If a regulation is passed, what one of the following statements is true?

• A regulation does not have the status of law until it receives approval of the Governor General at the federal level.

• The final steps in the passage of a regulation are royal assent and proclamation into force.

• The government agency must consent to the regulation.

• The regulation must be in conformity with the terms of the authorizing statute.

• If the regulation delegates a provincial power to the federal government, the federal government must consent to the delegation for the regulation to be effective.

3 All of the provinces and the federal government publish their respective revisions or compilations of their statutes

• at the same time.

• annually.

• on a schedule set by law.

• in one combined document.

• each on its own schedule.

4 what of the following is false with respect to parliamentary supremacy?

• Parliament is the supreme law of Canada.

• Parliament no longer has unfettered legislative power.

• The Constitution Act, 1982 states that the Constitution of Canada is the supreme law of Canada.

• The courts are now responsible for protecting certain rights and freedoms and often do so by limiting Parliament's powers to pass legislation.

• The courts now have the ability to strike down Charter offending statutes enacted by Parliament.

5 what of the following is false with respect to the impact of the Charter?

• The provincial governments have lost power to the federal government.

• The courts are now required to intervene to a much greater extent and declare statutes to be unconstitutional in certain circumstances.

• Parliament and the provincial legislatures have given up power to the courts.

• The courts are more powerful in relation to governments than they were before the Charter.

• Parliamentary supremacy is now reduced where a statute is in conflict with the Charter.

6 what statement is true about the roles of the Lieutenant Governor of a province and the Governor General of Canada?

• A provincial bill must be approved by a majority of the members of the legislative assembly and by the Governor General if it is to become law.

• A statute does not have the status of law until it receives approval of the Lieutenant Governor at the federal level and the Governor General at the provincial level.

• The Lieutenant Governor of a province and the Governor General of Canada are the Queen's representatives.

• The Lieutenant Governor of a province and the Governor General of Canada endorse bills but must wait for the counter-signature of the Prime Minister of Canada before the law becomes effective.

• Only the Governor General of Canada is the Queen's representative.

7 How is private law enforced?

• Private laws cannot be enforced.

• Through the criminal courts

• A person sues another in a private or civil lawsuit.

• The government acting for its people sues an individual.

• A person sues the government for violating the right to free speech.

8 what of the following statements is true about Indigenous self-government in Canada?

• No province has recognized the right of any Indigenous group to self-govern.

• Numerous Indigenous communities have individual self-government agreements with federal and provincial governments.

• The federal government does not recognize the right of any Indigenous group to self-govern.

• The federal and provincial governments have legislated that all Indigenous communities can self-govern.

• Most agreements regarding self-governance are from the colonial era.

9 Is discrimination on the ground of sexual orientation always prohibited in human rights legislation?

• No. Where the prohibition is not explicit in human rights legislation, the courts have refused to infer it.

• Yes. All federal and provincial human rights legislation specifically prohibit discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation.

• No. No legislation or courts have protected this group.

• Yes. Where the prohibition is not explicit in human rights legislation, the courts have read it in.

• No. Only the Canadian Human Rights Act specifically prohibits discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation.

10 Can First Nations people living on a reservation seek the protection of the Canadian Human Rights Act?

• Yes. The Act has always protected Indigenous people the same way it protects others.

• No. Section 67 of the Act restricts the ability of First Nations people living on a reservation to file a complaint against certain groups.

• Yes. Although Section 67 of the Act restricts the ability of First Nations people living on the reservation to file a complaint against certain groups, the Court has held this provision to be unconstitutional.

• No. The Act provides no protection for any Indigenous people.

• Yes. Section 67 of the Act has been repealed.