Evolution of Law
This early set of laws, dating back to 1750 BCE, followed the principle of “an eye for an eye.”
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
The system of law in Canada, except in Quebec, based on precedent and past rulings.
What is Common Law?
The 1867 document that created the Dominion of Canada and divided government powers.
What is the British North America Act?
The section that guarantees freedom of religion, thought, and expression.
What is Section 2 – Fundamental Freedoms?
In which US state did Arnold Schwarzenegger serve as the Governor from 2003-2011?
What is California?
The legal code that introduced the idea of restitution, focusing on compensating victims.
What is Mosaic Law?
The legal system used in Quebec, based on written civil codes.
What is Civil Law?
The 1931 statute that gave Canada control over its own foreign affairs.
What is the Statute of Westminster?
The section that guarantees the right to vote in elections.
What is Section 3 – Democratic Rights?
Which Netflix dating reality TV show features people falling in love without seeing each other at first?
What is Love Is Blind?
This 1215 document limited the power of the king and established the "rule of law."
What is the Magna Carta?
The primary legal framework that governed relationships between Indigenous peoples and the Crown.
What are the Numbered Treaties?
The year Canada officially patriated its Constitution and introduced the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
What is 1982?
The section that ensures Canadians have the right to enter, remain in, and leave Canada.
What is Section 6 – Mobility Rights?
What’s the name of the ice cream parlor Steve and Robin work at in season three of Stranger Things?
What is Scoops Ahoy?
Named after a French leader, this 1804 code became the foundation of French civil law.
What is the Napoleonic Code?
The practice where community members gather to determine an appropriate sentence.
What is a Sentencing Circle?
The Prime Minister responsible for implementing the Constitution Act of 1982 and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Who is Pierre Trudeau?
The right that ensures no one is subjected to arbitrary detention or imprisonment.
What is Section 9 – Legal Rights?
Before he was the frontman for The Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl was the drummer for which band?
Who is Nirvana?
This 20th-century declaration established human rights and freedoms worldwide after WWII.
What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
A justice approach in Indigenous legal traditions that focuses on healing rather than punishment.
What is Restorative Justice?
The legal document that outlines the rights and freedoms of all Canadians, replacing the Bill of Rights.
What is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
The section that prohibits cruel and unusual punishment.
What is Section 12 – Legal Rights?
Who wrote the 1990 novel, Jurassic Park?
Who is Michael Crichton?