Multiple Choice Questions

1. Napoleon Bonaparte unified the ________________ legal system to form the the Napoleonic Code.

a) British

b) Roman

c) French

d) Greek

2. _______________________ promotes the right to be brought to court within a reasonable times. a) Habeus Corpus

b) Intraveres

c) Ultraveres

d) Actus reus

3. In ____________ the Canadian Constitution Act was introduced into Canada.

a) 1986

b) 1867

c) 1982

d) 1878

4. ________________ ___________ recognizes the _______________ of each country.

a) International law; sovereignty

b) Domestic law; right

c) International law; right

d) Domestic law; sovereignty

5. Section 15 of the Tobacco Law is an example of:

a) Constitutional law

b) Criminal law

c) Contract law

d) Public law

6. Decisions made of the Workers Compensation Board are legal under the:

a) Domestic law

b) Administrative law

c) Wills and Estates law

d) Private law

7. Constitutional Law deals with:

a) the basic human rights of a citizen

b) the relationship between citizens and government

c) the distribution and exercise of the powers of government

d) all of the above

8. Powers dealing with unknown issues include:

a) statute law

b) residual powers

c) shared powers

d) domestic law

9. Laws passed by any level of government is known as:

a) statute law

b) intra vires

c) ultra vires

d) procedural law

10. Laws in Canada can be made or changed through written statute. Statute law is determined by:

a) Federal Parliament

b) The Civil Liberties Union

c) Provincial or Territorial legislature

d) a and c

11.What aspect of the law first established legal advisors?

a) Greek law

b) Roman Law

c) French Law

d) British Law

12. What is the law codified by British law?

a) Napoleanic Law

b) Twelve Tablets

c) Magna Carta

d) The Criminal code

13. Which aspectof the law codified The Great Binding Law?

a) Aboriginal

b) French

c) British

d) Roman

14. Canada becoming an indepandant country from britain is an example of a:

a) Free country

b) Sovereign Nation

c) Neighbouring nation

d) Partial counrty

15. Section 15 of the tabacco law is an example of:

a) Constitutional Law

b) Criminal Law

c) Substansive Law

d) Domestic Law

16. A law relating to relationships bebtween individuals and that state is:

a) Public Law

b) domestic Law

c) Criminal Law

d) Contract Law

17. The Workers Compensation Board makes sure that all workers are compensated properly is an example of: a) Domestic Law

b) Administrative law

c) Wills and Estates Law

d) Private Law

18. Napolen Bonaparte unified ______ to form the Napoleanic Code:

a) British

b) Roman

c) French

d) Greek

19. The right to be brought to court within a reasonable time is:

a) Habeus Corpus

b) Intraveres

c) Ultraveres

d) Actus Reus

20. What year did Canada get their constitution?

a) 1987

b) 1897

c) 1967

d) 1697

21.Constitutional Law deals with:

a) The basic human rights of a citizen

b) the relationship betwen citizens and government

c) the distribution and excersize of the powers of government and establishes paramount legal principles and standards d) levels off the different parts of a government

22. Shared powers deals with:

a) Legislation

b) Constitution

c) Supreme Court of Canada

d) Administrative Law

23. The responsibility that the federal government has to make laws in areas not specifically assigned to either federal government or to the provinces is:

a) Habeus Corpus

b) Statute Law

c) Residual Powers

d) Bylaw

24. Laws that are passed by the governments is/are:

a) Statute Law

b) Intra veres

c) Ultra veres

d) Plantiff

25. Law in Canada can be made or changed through a written statute. A statute is one that is passed by: a) Federal Government

b) The civil liberty's

c) Provincil or Territorial Legislature

d) A and C

26. Rights and Freedom to an individual on an issue:

a) Statute Law

b) Common Law

c) Constitutional Law

d) Case Law

27. What influence can be seen in Canadian law from the laws in Twelve Tablets?

a) Laws must change to reflect society

b) Thou shalt not kill people

c) hierarchy system

d) Accidental crimes are not punished

28. From which society did legal advisiors come from?

a) French

b) Roman

c) British

d) Canadian

29. Which of the following does procedural law enforce?

a) Domestic LAw

b) Habeus Corpus

c) Substansive Law

d) Criminal Law

30. The age limit to buy alcohol deals with which of the following?

a) Exoneration

b) Rule of Law

c) Magna Carta

d) Domestic Law

31. A category of public law governing the relationship and government departments, boards and agencies is called: a) Administrative Law

b) Democracy

c) Jury system

d) Federal law

22) Having a Democratic society means:

a) Only leaders have the right to vote

b) Everyone has equal rights and are all allowed to have a say

c) Only the rich are in power

d) No one is entitled to a vote

23) How should the Roman Laws be?

a) Must be changing and reflect the values of society

b) They must reflect the values of the rich

c) They must reflect the values of the leaders of the society

d) They should reflect the values of the poor

24) A case of a worker being fired from a job (paying minimum wage) because of his/her old age would fall under: a) Tort Law

b) Employment Law

c) Constitutional Law

d) Contract Law

25) Which of the following is an aspect of Procedural Law?

a) Laws that govern conduct of indepandant nations

b) Prohibits/Punishes behaviour that causes harm to others

c) Legal requirements for a lawful arrest and correct trial

d) Everyday Transactions

26) A young woman is raped and decides she does not want to get HIV tested although the police and doctor recommend it. Which section of the constitution act allows her to do so?

a) Rule of Law

b) Charter of rights and freedoms

c) Magna Carta

d) Habeus Corpus

27) Until the ______ to the law was written, no store of shopping mall was allowed to open on the Lord's Law (sunday). a) Amendment

b) Act

c) Retribution

d) Bylaw

28) Who is the defendant in a trial?

a) The party being sued in a private law case

b) The party pressing charges in a private law case

c) The party charged in a criminal case

d) Both A and C

29) You borrowed a book from the Public Library, when it is time to return the book, you cannot find it and are unable to return it. The library now wants you to pay for the book. This case is an example of:

a) Constitutional Law

b) Property Law

c) Contract Law

d) Wills and Estates Law

30) A single father refuses to pay for child support. This is an example of:

a) Property Law

b) Family Law

c) Tort Law

d) Common Law

31) Federal laws are laws that fall under the juristiction of the _____________.

a) municipal government

b) federal government

c) central government

d) provincial government

32) Bylaws are laws that deal with local issues and are passed by _______.

a) Local Governments

b) Provincial Governments

c) Federal Governments

d) Shayan Zareyar

33) Common Law is:

a) Law that originates from decisions made by judges and previous cases

b) A law that is common to everyone

c) Both A and B

d) A Common/case law is a law that deals with divorce

34) Provincial law deals with:

a) Smaller cases in the province

b) Larger cases such as criminal case

c) Highest heirarchy in Canada

d) All of the above

35) The money offered to a victem or a victem's family is legally called ________.

a) Ethics

b) Retribution

c) Compensation

d) Habeus Corpus

36) Case scenerio: MADD calls your house to try and get your vote for the election. The best answer to define this scenerio would be:

a) Residual Powers

b) Judicial Bias

c) Due Process

d) Lobby/interest group

37) Everyone should be able to know what the law requires and that the law should apply equally to everyone and be accessible to every common person. What is this called?

a) International Law

b) Rule of Law

c) Code of Hammurabi

d) Intra Veres

38) Upholding and obeying the law as a citizen is in accordance with one's morals and values and personal _______. a) Ethics

b) Exoneration

c) Juristictions

d) Soverignty

39) Which legal document established Habeus Corpus?

a) Napoleanic Code

b) Magna Carta

c) Criminal Code

d) Justinians Code

40) When were the Napoleanic Laws codified?

a) 17th century

b) 18th century

c) 19th century

d) 20th century

41) Which laws were based the Quebec civil code based on?

a) French

b) Roman

c) Greek

d) A and B

42) Which laws had the most influence on the Canadian Criminal Code?

a) French, British

b) Mosaic, Justinian

c) Quebec Civil Code, British

d) Greek, French

43) What is a Lobby-Interest Group?

a) A group that represents Interest

b) A group that represents Lobby

c) Organizations that try to influence legislators in favor of their choice

d) An organization that helps universities

44) What is Ethics?

a) Facts

b) rights

c) wrongs

d) B and C

45) What would be a good example of JUDICIAL BIAS?

a) A judge being very nice

b) A judge being unfair

c) A judge knowing the defendant and having a relationship with him/her

d) All of the above

46) What is the Rule of Law?

a) A rule of society

b) a necessary rule

c) Law that applies equally to everyone

d) All of the above

47) It is a choice made by the judge, where it is decided to reject previous decisions and a new precedent. a) Compensation

b) Stare Decisis

c) Distinguishing a case

d) Acts

48) Laws dealing with the relationship between individual nations ad their relations with other nations a) Constitutional Law

b) International Law

c) Domestic Law

d) Case Law

49) Sending an accused to another juristicton to stand trial

a) Distinguishing a case

b) Assize Court

c) Exoneration

d) Extradition

50) Laws within the country

a) International Law

b) Procedual Law

c) Domestic Law

d) Comstitutional Law

51) Which of the following is closest to compensation?

a) Restitution

b) Retribution

c) Capital Punishment

d) Jail sentence

52) Which situation fits as criminal law the best?

a) Alan Newton Case (I have a zest for life right now)

b) Montreal Massacre

c) Lai Changxing (Risk of torture has Ottawa reconsidering move to deport chinese fugitive) d) The attorney General for Alberta v. The attorney General of Canada

53) Which category/Branch of law is under civil/private law?

a) Tort Law

b) Criminal Law

c) Procedural Law

d) Employment

e) A and D

f) A and C

54) Which one of the following does not reflect the Canadian Criminal Code?

a) Mosaic

b) French

c) Greek

d) Babylon

55) Know as the Great Charter, it became the forerunner of many civil rights documents including: a) Charter of Rights and Freedomns

b) The Twelve Tablets

c) Magna Carta

d) Code of Hammurabi

56) The Twelve Tablets allowed victems to be representd by this when settiling disputes. a) Judge

b) Legal Advisor

c) Jury

d) Restitution

57) The modern form of justice was inspired by which code?

a) Code of Hammurabi

b) Napoleanic Code

c) Justinian Code

d) Canadian Criminal Code

58) The body of public law set out in the constitution that deals with the distribution and excersize of the powers of government and establishes paramount legal principles and standards.

a) Constitutional Law

b) Private law

c) Public Law

d) Criminal Law

59) What is distinguishing a case?

a) When judges reject decisiona of previous cases and create new precedents

b) identifying whether a case falls under public or private law

c) identifying if a case is constitutional or not

d) When any citizen makes a new precedent

60) What type of law does the Charter of Rights and Freedoms fall under?

a) Public Law

b) Constitutional Law

c) TortLaw

d) Both A and B

61) What is the highest court of appeal in canada?

a) The court of Canada

b) Provincial court of appeal

c) Supreme court of Canada

d) None of the above

Answer: ...

62) Where is te Supreme Court of Canada located?

a) One in every Province

b) Ottawa

c) Vancouver

d) Toronto

Answer: ...

63) In June 1215, King John signed the _____ that formed te reality of limited power. a) Napoleanic Code

b) Justinians Code

c) Magna Carta

d) the twelve Tablets

64) The code of Hammurabi was:

a) The earliest known set of written laws

b) Commonly known as Ten Commandments

c) Rules and penalties for every aspect of Hebrew

d) Both A and C

65) Arranging and recording laws systemically is called:

a) Transcript

b) Retribution

c) ultra veres

d) codifying

66) Federal Law is:

a) Laws that are applicable to the whole country (e.g Postal Service) b) Laws that are applicable to the whole country (e.g Solemization of Marriage) c) Law that are only for a specific area

d) Law dealing only wiht education

Answer: ...

67) Provincial Law is:

a) Laws that deal with an area ina country (e.g Banking)

b) Laws that deal with an area in a country (e.g Natural Resources) c) Laws that deal with other countries

d) laws that are given to other countries to help rebuild their society Answer: ...

68) Bylaws are:

a) Laws that affect that affect freeway traffic

b) Laws that regulate bypasses

c) Laws for a city passed by the municipal goverment

d) Fedral bypass of laws set down by the municipal or provincial governments Answer: ...

69) Common /Case Law:

a) Laws that are too similar thus one is removed

b) Cases that have no precedent so a new section is created

c) laws that are created when new cases appear

d) sentencing is equal with similar cases

Answer: ...

70) Who signed the Magna Carta in 1215?

a) King John I

b) King John II

c) King Henry I

d) King Henry II

71) Which of the following law influenced The Quebec civil code?

a) Code of Hammurabi

b) Roman Law

c) Greek law

d) Napoleanic Code

72) Which of the following group of people settled disputes in Mosaic Law? a) Elders

b) Children

c) Women

d) Men

73)Acts fall under which source of law in Canada?

a. statute law

b. constitutional law

c. common law

d. criminal law

74)How are powers divided in Canada?

a. federal, provincial, municipal

b. federal, provincial, shared

c. federal, provincial

d. public, private

75)When a province goes beyond their powers of jurisdiction, this is called: a. unconstitutional

b. ultra vires

c. intra vires

d. overriding the decision

76)Intra vires means:

a. introducing a new bill

b. law applies to everyone

c. within the legal power or authority

d. the implementation

77)Statue Law is:

a) a law or act passed by the government

b) a law found in the constitution

c) a law that was added to the constitution

d) a law passed by the municipal government

78)How does Constitutional law limit the governments powers:

a) by getting a guideline of rules to be followed

b) by setting out certain basic laws, principals and standards that must be followedc) by setting precedent

d) by setting out all laws that must be followed

79)Residual powers is:

a)Federal responsibility to make laws in legislative areas not assigned to the provinces b)Provincial responsibility to make laws in legislative areas assigned to the provincesc)Provincial responsibility to make laws in legislative areas not assigned to the provincesd) Federal responsibility to make laws in legislative areas assigned to the provinces

80)The branch of civil law that governs employer-employee relations.

a) employment law

b) Mosaic Law

c) family law

d) contract law

81)law that prescribes the methods of enforcing the rights, duties, and responsibilities of substantive law.a) procedural law

b) substantive law

c) family law

d) employment law

82)Part of the constitution that protects rights and freedoms.

a) Charter of Rights and Freedoms

b) Criminal law

c) Ten Commandments

d) democracy

83)A court with the authority to review decisions made by lower courts.

a) court of appeal

b) supreme court

c) trial court

d) assize court

84)Magna Carta...

a) was signed by King John of England

b) recognized individual rights for people in England

c) both a and b

d) none of the above

85)One of the earliest known sets if recorded laws:

a) Justinian Code

b) Code of Hammurabi

c) Criminal Code

d) Napoleanic Code

86)Biblical or Hebrew laws found in Old Testament

a) Ten commandments

b) Roman Law

c) Mosaic Law

d) case law

87)Who sought to bring consistancy and fairness to English law through the

use of travelling courts?

A. King Henry II

B. Napolean

C. King Henry III

D. William the Conquerer

88)Which of the following BEST describes Assize Courts?

A. A method of deciding cases based on recorded decisions of similar

cases.

B. Setting up a jury system.

C. Judges travelling to various towns and villages holding court to

resolve local disputes.

D.A legal system where by each nobleman judged and sentenced only those under his direct

Authority.

89)Which of the following is true about curcuit judges?

A. Agreed that similar cases should be decided in the same way.

B. Formed the basis of case law and common law.

C. Were Guided by existing local customs and traditions that reflected

the community's sense of

what was just and fair.

D. All of the above.

90)Which of the Following best describes Stare Decisis?

A. Latin phrase meaning "within the power."

B. Latin phase meaning "beyond the power."

C. Latin phrase meaning "to stand by the decision."

D. Latin phrase meaning "determining guilt or innocence by having the

parties fight a duel.

91)Napoleonic code: Which of the following is part of the Napoleonic code? a) Husband and wife mutually owe to each other fidelity, succour and assistance. b)Thou shall not kill

c) If anyone is committing a robbery and is aught, then he shall be put to death d) none of the above

92)French civil code: The French civil code is under whose reign and what country? a) Emperor Justinian, Byzantine

b) Hammurabi, Babylon

c) Napoleon Bonaparte, France

d) Paul Martin, Quebec

93)Quebec civil code: Quebec civil code is the system of law used in Quebec for resolving... a) public matters

b) private matters

c) provincial matters

d) all of the above