Charter Sections
Important Cases
History of Law
Terms and Definitions
Fun Surprise!
100

Doug Ford invoked this section of the charter during an election, causing a great deal of backlash (name and number)

What is Section 33, the Notwithstanding Clause?

100

One of the relevant sections for Charkaoui v Canada

What are sections 7, 9, and 10?

100

___________ was signed by King John, who thought he was above the law

What is the magna carta?

100

The person who is making an allegation of discrimination

What is a complainant?

100

The name of my newfoundland dog

Who is Lionel?

200

The section that deals with your rights when it comes to police entering your home, or looking in your bag

What is Section 8, search and seizure?

200

An RCMP flyover took place in this case, using an infra-red device to monitor where and how much electricity was being used 

What is R v Tessling?

200

This code forbade privileges based on birth, allowed freedom of religion, and specified that government jobs go to the most qualified

What is the Napoleonic Code?

200

The term for signing of a bill into law

What is royal assent?

200

Name of our textbook

What is All About Law?

300
The rights that can be found in section 15

What are equality rights?

300

The Multani case dealt primarily with these two sections of the charter

What are sections 2 and 15 (freedom of religion and equality rights)?

300

The earliest record of written law

What is the Code of Hammurabi?

300

When accommodating an employee would put the employer at such great risk/cost that it makes addressing the employees needs impossible

What is undue hardship?

300

The number of nature pictures on the back wall (no peeking!)

What is 7?

400

Section that protects against self-incrimination

What is section 13?

400

This case was overruled by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

What is the Person's Case?

400

This gave us the basis of case law and precedent - similar cases being handled in similar ways

What is the feudal system?

400

A judicial three-part test to determine which Canadian legislation is permitted to violate or limit constitutional rights under section 1 of the Charter. 

What is the Oakes Test?

400

The colour of a giraffes tongue

What is black?

500

Section 1 of the charter is known as this

What is the reasonable limits clause?

500

This vote to reform the constitution did not pass because it did not recognize the First Nations peoples as being equal founding partners of Canada

What is the Meech Lake Accord?

500

This Canadian authored the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Who is John Humphrey?

500

A necessary aspect of a job

What is a bona fide occupational requirement?

500

Inventor of basketball

Who is James Naismith?