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Question 1 (1 point) Which of the following is not a characteristic of The Notwithstanding Clause: can only be used to Can only be used
Question 1 (1 point)
Which of the following is not a characteristic of The Notwithstanding Clause:
can only be used to
- Can only be used to override rights in s. 2 (fundamental freedoms), and ss. 7-15 (legal rights and equality rights)
- Section 33 allows Parliament or provincial legislatures to override some Charter-protected rights.
- must be renewed at least once every ten years to remain in force
- provides a limited ability to pass laws that conflict with Charter- protected rights and freedoms
Question 2 (1 point)
Seclion 1 of the Charter, "the reasonable limits clause", is noteworthy because iL:
- Excludes the right Lo education, housing, and employment
- Prevents certain groups of people, such as non citizens, from being protected y the Charter
- Allows the government lo pass laws hat violate certain sections of the Charter
- Places the onus on the government to demonstrate the rignts violation is reasonable
Question 3 (1 point)
"Every child a wanted child, every mother a willing mother." This quotation was said by
to help justify his/her fight for legal change
-Pierre Elliot Trudeau
-Emily Murphy (The Famous Five)
-Tommy Douglas
-Henry Morgentaler
Question 4 (1 point)
This document encourages each individual state to promote democralic values:
- The Charter of Rights and Freedoms
-The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
-International Covenant on Civil, and Political Rights
-International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Question 5 (1 point)
An legal change in relation to automobile safety was due to
-Demographic change
-A change in morals and values
-Economic values
-Technological change
Question 6 (1 point)
Which statement is false about international law?
- It is treaty based
-States voluntarily agree to be subject to particular rules
-It has a comprehensive judicial system
- There is no formal legislature
Question 7 (1 point)
Morgan borrows Aimen's phone and drops it and this cracks the screen. Aimen is very upset and wants
Morgan to pay for a new phone but she refuses. This action could fall under:
- Substantive law - private - tort law
- International law
- Substantive law - public - criminal law -Substantive law - private - property law
Question 8 (1 point)
How did the courts evolve? This question is an example of the following legal thinking
concept:
- Legal perspective
- Legal significance
- Interrelationships
- Change and continuity
Question 9 (1 point)
The
brings together governments, employers and workers of 187
member States to set labour standards, develop policies and devise programmes
promoting decent work for all women and men
-United Nations Economic Council
-International Labour Organization
- Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Non Government Organization
Question 10 (1 point)
Which of the following would not be considered in the International Court of Justice?
- Nuclear weapons
- Land disputes
- Crimes against humanity
- Protection of the environment
Question 11 (1 point)
Harry creates a web page that alleges certain teachers smoke drugs and party at bars late into the night. Those teachers are
suspended from work pending an investigation. Harry is told by his principal to take down his web page. He feels his
rights are being violated.
- Mobility rights
- Fundamental freedoms
- Legal rights
- Language rights
Question 12 (1 point)
During World War Il, a number of people collaborated with the Nazis and turned in ordinary citizens for
speaking out against Hitler. This was in accordance with a law at the time that stated it was illegal to make
negative statements about Hitler or the Nazi Regime. Most of the people who were denounced under the
law were either executed or sent to concentration camps. After the war, there was a desire to punish the
informants for their actions. A number of these informants were put on trial. Assume the informants in these
cases were found guilty. What type of law did the judges use to render their decision?
- Both natural law and legal positivism
- Critical legal theory
- Natural law
- Legal positivism
Question 13 (1 point)
Which theorist believed that cities provided anonymity, thus social controls or bonds may not exist and
some may turn to crime?
-Beccaria
-Freud
-Lombroso
-Durkheim
Question 14 (1 point)
Trial by jury is first seen during:
- Ancient Greece
- Gayanashogowa or Great Binding Law
- Ancient Rome
- Ancient Babylon
Question 15 (1 point)
Which of the following is not considered a global threat as outlined in unit #4?
- Human Rights Infringements
- Climate change
- Terrorism
- Natural and Human Made Disasters
Question 16 (1 point)
Each of the following can be a possible solution, as mentioned in Unit #5, for
- environmental problems except:
- Environmental Defence Fund
- International Court of Justice
- ICE coalition
- International Environment Court
Question 17 (1 point)
Which of the following statements is true about R. v. Oakes:
- The court held that s. 8 of the NCA (Narcotic Control Act) was to be read in.
- The Court considered whether the government could justify this infringement under s. 33 of the Charter. Section 33 requires the government to show that the law in question is a reasonable limit on Charter rights, which can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.
- Mr. Oakes challenged the NCA (Narcotic Control Act) as an infringement of his Charter right to be free of unreasonable search and seizure.
- At the time of the trial, a person charged with drug possession was automatically assumed to have possession with the intent to traffic.
Question 18 (1 point)
Margaret H. Marshall argues "
.. we expect judges to adjudicate, not advocate. Implicit in our constitutional
compact is the guarantee that judges will give us a fair hearing, that they will treat each litigant who comes
before them non preferentially; that they will weigh all the evidence presented in court, and only the
evidence presented in court, that they will not look outside the courtroom to find their sense of justice." This statement best reflects:
- Public Law
- Parliamentary Supremacy
- the Constitution
- Judicial Independence
Question 19 (1 point)
A binding international agreement between two or more separate, equal and
sovereign states is known as:
- Jus Cogens
- customary law
- International Criminal Court
- bilateral treaty
Question 20 (1 point)
What are the two main categories of law?
-provincial and federal law
- civil law and common law
- public law and private law
- domestic law and provincial law
Question 21 (1 point)
All of the fallowing are true of the amending formula except:
- It is a part of the Canada Act of 1982
- The federal government must agree to the change
- 75% of population must agree to the change
- of the provinces must agree to the change
Question 22 (1 point)
Laws made through Parliament, known as
, have been created in
response to the needs of society, developments in technology, domestic or
international events, as well as shifting morals and values.
- Constitutional law
- Procedural law
- Statute law
- Case law
Question 23 (1 point)
The case of Roncarelli v. Duplessis highlights this fundamental principle of justice:
- Fairness
- rule of law
- innocent till proven guilty
- equality
Question 24 (1 point)
The court has recognized sexual orientation as a(n):
- enumerated ground
- analogous ground
- fundamental freedom
- equality rights
Question 25 (1 point)
The USMCA - United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement is considered:
- a multilateral trade agreement
- a bilateral treaty
- a part of the Trans Pacific Partnership
- an environmental treaty
Question 26 (1 point)
Which theorist believed that punishments should be proportionately greater than the pleasure derived from
criminal gain?
- Beccaria
- Lombroso
- Durkheim
- Freud
Question 27 (1 point)
Match this part of the Charter with the correct role, "11(d) guarantees the right of
any person charged with an offence to be presumed innocent until proven
guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. "
- interpreter
- arresting officer
- lawyer
- judge
Question 28 (1 point)
According to International law, penalties or actions taken as a means of influencing behaviour are known as:
- Reparations
- Sanctions
- Customary law
- Injunctions
Question 29 (1 point)
When a foreign national is protected from criminal and civil liability, it is known as:
- Diplomatic Immunity
- Diplomatic Relations
- Diplomatic Agency
- Diplomatic Asylum
Question 30 (1 point)
Which statement is false about the rule of law?
- It is a part of the Magna Carta
- The law says everyone must be treated equally
- King John drafted it
- Even people in power are subject to the laws
Question 31 (1 point)
The three secondary sources of law in Canada consist of
- Constitutional law, parliamentary supremacy and judicial independence
- Constitutional law, statute law and case law
- Constitutional law, common law and civil law
- Constitutional law, the Charter of Rights and the BNA Act
Question 32 (1 point)
Hiba wants to take her citizenship oath wearing a niqab. The government says that she must remove the niqab to take the
oath. Hiba feels her
rights have been violated.
- Language rights
- Democratic rights
- Legal rights
- Fundamental freedoms
Question 33 (1 point)
Which of the following statements is false about the IC (International Criminal Court)?
- There are 9 judges
- Located in the Hague, Netherlands
- The organization is independent of the United Nations
- Canada has ratified its commitment to the ICC
Question 34 (1 point)
is often referred to as case law or judge made law.
- public law
- common law
- statute law
- civil law
Question 35 (1 point)
In this case farm workers were not able to unionize or receive labour protections.
Four farm workers and a Union challenged this exclusion as an infringement of their
section 2(d) right of association, as well as their rights under s. 15. equality rights.
The majority of the Supreme Court of Canada made the unique finding that the
freedom to organize may require the government to extend legislative protection to
vulnerable groups.
- R. v. Ewanchuk, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 330
- Rodriguez v. British Columbia (Attorney General), [1993] 3 S.C.R. 519
- Dunmore v. Ontario (Attorney General) [2001] 3 S.C.R 1016
- Delgamuukw v. British Columbia. [1997] 3 S.C.R..1010
Question 36 (1 point)
The federal government has provided some Canadians with CERB (financial assistance for Canadians that
have lost their jobs due to COVID19). This falls under:
- Substantive law - public - administrative law
- Substantive law - public - constitutional law
- Substantive law - public - criminal law
- Substantive law - private - tort law
Question 37 (1 point)
An extradition treaty is:
- a bilateral treaty that returns a person to a jurisdiction in which he or she is charged with a crime for trial in that jurisdiction
- a multilateral treaty that returns a person for trial in his or her home jurisdiction for a crime in which he or she is charged in a foreign jurisdiction
- a bilateral treaty that returns a person for trial in his or her home jurisdiction for a crime in which he or she is charged in a foreign jurisdiction
- a multilateral treaty that returns a person to a jurisdiction in which he or she is charged with a crime for trial in that jurisdiction
Question 38 (1 point)
The case of R. v. Brown deals with the topic of:
- access to MAID (medically assisted in dying)
- drug trafficking
- human trafficking
- racial profiling
Question 39 (1 point)
Jim and Fareeha decide to get divorced. This action falls under:
- Substantive law - public - tort law
- Substantive law - private - family law
- Procedural law
- Substantive law - public - criminal law
Question 40 (1 point)
Which of the following statements is true about the case of The Queen vs Dudley and Stevens?
- They caught a big fish and fed on it for a while
- The captain and crew were found on a deserted island after floating for days at sea
- The were found not guilty of murder
- Dudley and Stephens used the defence of necessity
Question 41 (1 point)
Explore a particular treaty and the way in the which the law has impacted the
situation best highlights the following legal thinking concept:
- legal perspective
- interrelationships
- change and continuity
- legal significance
Question 42 (1 point)
Devin, is randomly pulled over while driving the speed limit and forced to take a breathalyzer test. He hasn't been drinking or smoking drugs and feels his rights have been violated.
- Fundamental freedoms
- Democratic rights
- Equality rights
- Legal Rights
Question 43 (1 point)
are the use of armed force by one State against another State without the justification of
self-defense or authorization by the Security Council.
- Crimes of aggression
- Genocide
- War crimes
- Crimes agains$/mumanity
Question 44 (1 point)
The International Court of Justice is made up of:
- 9 judges elected by the ICC
- 15 judges appointed from 15 different countries
- 15 judges elected by the General Assembly
- 5 judges and 4 ad hoc judges
Question 45 (1 point)
True or False? No right is considered more important or takes precedence over
another right. Rights are indivisible.
- False
- True
Question 46 (1 point)
Law that governs activities within a particuar country is known as
- Domestic law
- Public law
- Private law
- International law
Question 47 (1 point)
The principle that the elected government has the power to make Canadian law:
- Parliamentary Supremacy
- Jurisprudence
- Constitution
- Judicial Independence
Question 48 (1 point)
The ICJ is located in:
- The Hague, Netherlands
- New York City, USA
- Ottawa, Canada
- Berlin, Germany
Question 49 (1 point)
A long established way of doing something that, over time, has acquired the force of law
- Precedent
- Civil law
- Custom
- Convention
Question 50 (1 point)
The is the highest level of court in the province of Ontario.
- Court of Appeal for Ontario
- Ontario Court of Justice
- Family Court
- Superior Court of Justice
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