Question 10 Identify the correct statement: Not yet answered Select one: Marked out of O a. In Canada, if you want to amend a statute, you should apply to the Crown. 1.00 b. Case law is made by the judiciary. Case law is only "binding" if made by the Provincial Court of Alberta P Flag question c. Statutes are passed by orders-in-council or, in other words, by the federal or provincial cabinets. d. Regulations are made by the Executive Branch of government, generally certain Ministers (i.e. the Minister of Employment) Question 11 The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that if a person gets very drunk, he can successfully raise drunkenness as a defence. One cannot be convicted of Not yet committing a crime if he didn't know what he was doing at the time, as the necessary criminal intent is lacking. Parliament later passed a statute declaring it a answered crime to voluntarily get intoxicated and then harm another. Case law and statute law thus conflict. Can an accused be convicted in Canada if he became drunk Marked out of voluntarily and then committed an offence? The CORRECT answer is: 1.00 P Flag Select one: question a. Since the role of the courts is to interpret statutes, the courts' rulings prevail over inconsistent statutes. The accused cannot be convicted. b. Since the precedent was made by the Supreme Court of Canada, it is binding on all Canadian courts. The accused cannot be convicted. c. Statutes prevail over case law but only with regard to civil law. In criminal cases, case law prevails. The accused cannot be convicted. O d. According to Parliamentary Supremacy, the accused can be convicted under the new statute. Question 12 What is the Bylaw number for Edmonton's municipal Community Standards Bylaw that addresses Weed Control within the City? Not yet answered Select one: Marked out of a. Bylaw 14600 1.00 O b. Bylaw 5590 Flag question O c. Bylaw 6046 O d. Bylaw 10922Question 13 Under Canada's Constitution Act, the theory is that the Federal Government and the government of each province has their own separate set of powers. However, Not yet there are some areas in law where there is overlap, that is the both the Federal and Provincial government can make laws about the same area. Which of the answered following is NOT an example of this? Marked out of 1.00 Select one: F Flag O a. People legally getting married question O b. The ability for both the Federal Government and each province to borrow money O c. Collecting taxes from people in Canada O d. Crime Question 14 Which of the following does not describe the phrase ultra vires? Not yet PEJEMSUE Select one: Marked out of a. When a law will not be enforced because it falls outside the assigned area of jurisdiction for that level of government. 1.00 O b. When a level of government had no power to pass legislation. F Flag question c. The opposite of "intra vires," for intra vires means "within one's jurisdiction." d. When a previously decided case need not be followed by a court because the facts of the current case the court is hearing can be distinguished (i.e. the two cases are not similar)
