Government
Which branch of government develops and implements law?
The executive branch
Acts of Parliaments acting as the core of the constitution of Canada
BNA Act
Showing reckless disregard for other peoples' safety
Criminal Negligence
A person’s relation within the government
Public Law
Facts or information given to support/prove whether a belief is true or false.
Evidence
Which branch of government is independent of the other two?
The judiciary
gives the provinces jurisdiction over areas such as property, most contracts and torts, local works, undertakings and businesses
Section 92 of the BNA
Ruling by the judge in a criminal case, which terminates the proceedings before the court concerned
Final Verdict
Holds anyone liable who causes damage to you or your property.
Tort Law
Bodies of law that provide damages to victims as compensation for their losses
Tort Law
This type of government deals with the postal service.
What is the Federal government?
gives Parliament jurisdiction over areas such as banking, interest, criminal law, the postal system, and the armed forces. It also gives the federal government power over "Indians and Lands reserved for the Indians."
Section 91 of the BNA act
Process of taking legal action
Litigation
Legal punishment for those who commit crimes
Criminal Law
An infringement of a persons rights, such as a breach of a contract.
Civil Wrong
At the federal level, a bill is presented to the House of Common, undergoes three readings and a committee stage (repeated in Senate). If the bill is passed, it is given royal assent by the Governor General. What is this process?
The legislative process
What is the set of laws that contain the basic rules about how our country operates?
The constitution
The conducting of legal proceedings against someone in respect of a criminal charge
Prosecution
This is the law that creates or demolishes power, roles, state, etc.
Constitutional Law
Transfer control over from a mother country to its former dependency
Patriate
This legislative body reviews laws passed by the House of Commons.
What is the senate
Scenario: A secret service agent doesn't have a warrant to search a house. The agents demand the resident, but they refuse entry. How do they get a warrant?
Judge
Scenario: A man hits a woman with his car. The woman dies because of a heart attack. The man's defense is he's blind. Who's at fault here? The man, the woman who died of natural causes, the driving instructor who passed the man, or Amin for making this question?
Driving instructor
Public law governs the activities of government executive branch agencies
Administrative Law
Exercises significant power within a given geographical region
Regional Powers