What are the rules made by Government that forbid certain actions and are enforced by the courts?
100
Constitution of Canada
What is the supreme law of Canada?
100
Canadian Charter of Rights & Freedoms
What protects human rights in Canada?
100
9
How many judges sit on the Supreme Court of Canada?
100
A crime
What is considered to be an offence against society as a whole?
200
Safe & peaceful society
What do laws help ensure?
200
The Queen
Who has the executive power in Canada?
200
Fundamental freedoms
What right or freedom allows the media to print and broadcast news and other information, subject only to reasonable and justifiable limits set out in law?
200
Federal Court
What Court specializes in intellectual property, maritime law, federal-provincial disputes, and civil cases related to terrorism?
200
Indictable Offences
What are the more serious offences, which would include theft, break & enter, and murder?
300
Public Law
What set the rules for the relationship between the individual and society?
300
British North America Act, 1867
What act of Parliament of the United Kingdom created Canada?
300
Equality Rights
What right or freedom ensures that everyone is treated with the same respect, dignity and consideration without discrimination?
300
Superior Court
What is the highest level of Court in a Province or Territory?
300
Remedy
What is a means of resolving a civil case?
400
Private Law
What sets the rules between individuals?
400
Bijural{ism}
What term is used to describe having both common and civil law systems?
400
Language Rights
What right or freedom states that everyone has the right to use English or French in the debates and proceedings of Parliament?
400
Federal Court of Appeal
What is the highest court of the land for about 95 percent of all cases?
400
Examination for {Discovery}
What is the plaintiff and defendant entitled to before a trial?
500
Quebec
What is the only Province with a Civil Code?
500
The Provinces
Who has the authority to make laws about education, property, civil rights, the administration of justice, hospitals, municipalities, and other local and private matters?
500
Legal Rights
What right or freedom protects the basic human rights to life, liberty, and physical and psychological safety?
500
3
How many judges must be from Quebec to adequately represent the civil law system?
500
Plaintiff
Who is responsible for presenting facts to support the claim against the defendant?