The combining of two different European legal traditions means that, while courts outside Quebec are governed by a common law tradition, in Quebec judges administer:

Select one:

a. A "mixed system" in which the civil law governs private law matters, and the common law governs public law matters

b. A civil law system which directly contradicts common law principles

c. A system in which private and public law matters are governed by the civil law

d. A common law system prevails, causing considerable political tension in Quebec