What Is Law
The term “democracy” itself comes from two Greek root words: demos and kratos, what do they mean?
What is “people” and "power"
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was signed in what year
What is 1982
The person charged with committing a criminal offence.
What is the accused
Private law, also known as civil law has 5 types, name 3
What is tort, family, contract, property, and labour
The maximum length of youth sentencing
What is 10 years
What 3 main characteristics make laws different from rules?
What is laws are a set of rules established and enforced by government, Laws apply to everyone, and laws involve consequences.
This section of the Charter states a person's freedom of expression may be limited if they are promoting hate speech.
What is Section 1 (Reasonable Limits Clause)
Police officers can search a suspect if…
What is the person is being placed under arrest, they have reason to believe the person may have drugs, alcohol, and/or weapons on them, or they have a search warrant
The person or party that initiates the lawsuit.
What is plaintiff
In Canada, the law is divided into two categories
What is substantive and procedural law
This clause allows governments to enact or maintain laws notwithstanding (or in spite of) the fact they may violate rights and freedoms in the Charter.
What is Section 33
This is a group of people who decide whether the accused is guilty or not guilty. How many people are in this group?
What is the Jury and 12
In a civil lawsuit, the standard of proof (the amount of evidence that the plaintiff must bring forward to prove their case) is called ...
What is “on a balance of probabilities.”
Mens rea and actus reus are foundational concepts of criminal law. What do these terms translate to
What is guilty mind and guilty act
Name one type of public law
What is criminal, constitutional, administrative
This code provides protection from discrimination in five areas of our lives. It states that every person has a right to freedom from discrimination
What is the Ontario Human Rights Code
This includes anything that may be used against the accused in court, including weapons, clothing, blood, and fingerprints. This has revolutionized the use of forensic sciences in law enforcement.
What is evidence/ DNA
In private law, compensation is usually provided in the form of damages. There are various types of damages, including (name 2 out of 5)
What is general, special, punitive, aggravated, and/or nominal
Through colonization in Canada, many laws become imposed on Indigenous peoples.
What is Aboriginal Law.
English noblemen forced King John to sign this document that established the rule of law - that all people, including the king, had to obey the same laws; no one was above the law.
What is Magna Carta
Name 2 of the 4 fundamental freedoms
What is conscience/ religion, thought/ belief/ expression, peaceful assembly, association
This is the condition of being overpowered by drugs or alcohol to the point of losing self-control.
What is Intoxication
When filing a claim these three documents are called “the pleadings.”
What are:
The Statement of Claim
The Statement of Defence
The Reply
Whats the difference between Constitutional Democracy and Parliamentary Supremacy?
What is, parliamentary supremacy - decisive authority
constitutional democracy takes away power from the government and allows collective decision making