Identify what isnota principle enshrined in the Constitutional notion of judicial independence:

Select one:

a.Security of tenure

b.Financial security

c.Direct advice from the Prime Minister on sensitive juridical issues

d.Control over the administration of the Court

What best describes the Constitutional Amending formula, section38 of the Constitutional Act, 1982:

Select one:

a.All provinces must agree with a minimum of 50% of Canada's population. Qubec is exempt from the Amending formula

b.A majority in the Senate and the House of Common, making 50% of each level

c.Identical resolution in Senate and House of Common, and the Legislative Assemblies of 7 provinces, making 50% of Canada's population

d.Only the Supreme Court can allow an Amendment to the Canadian Constitution

In the caseSwizman v Elbling[1957], a Quebec Statute outlawing propagation of communism was held invalid:

Select one:

a.Because of freedom of speech

b.Because it attempted to enact a criminal law, a Federal jurisdiction

c.This is false. It was held valid due to Cold War circumstances

d.Because no right is absolute in Canada

InRe Board of CommerceAct [1922], a federal statute prohibiting hoarding was held invalid:

Select one:

a.Because it interfered with citizen liberty

b.Because hoarding is against the Law

c.Because it regulated the use of property, jurisdiction of the provinces

d.Because it shouldn't have been

The criteria for evaluating whether restrictions on rights are reasonable and justified have been articulated by the SCC inR. v. Oakes[1986] andR. v. Edward Books and Art[1986]. Identify the one proposition thatdoesn'tapply to the Oakes Test.

Select one:

a.The measure that infringes must be prescribed by Law (a precedent or legal source)

b.Section 25 of the Constitutional Act1982 states how to apply the Oakes test explicitly

c.The legislative objective must be of sufficient importance as to limit a constitutional right

d.The means chosen must be proportional or appropriate to the ends