TRENT FRSC 1100 FINAL EXAM:
INTRODUCTION TO CANADIAN JUSTICE
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Section 91 of the Constitution [ Ans: ] Federal Powers
Law [ Ans: ] rules that society creates
Statute [ Ans: ] laws made by one of the 3 levels of the
government
Legal Presumptions [ Ans: ] found in statutes
Ultra vires [ Ans: ] beyond the powers
2 ways to make laws [ Ans: ] Legislation (written laws) and
Case Decisions (by a judge)
What does the amending formula do? [ Ans: ] Changes the
constitution
What is needed to change the constitution? [ Ans: ] 2/3 of
provinces (7/10) and the 7 must contain 50% of CAN
population
Common Law [ Ans: ] a system of law based on precedent
and customs
Actus Reus [ Ans: ] Criminal act
, Mens Rea [ Ans: ] Criminal intent
Ratio [ Ans: ] legal reasoning
False [ Ans: ] You need evidence at a Supreme Court trial
False [ Ans: ] Star Decisis is binding to all lower courts,
true or false?
Star Decisis [ Ans: ] the practice of using earlier judicial
rulings as a basis for deciding cases
Are appeal courts binding to one another? [ Ans: ] No they
are not
True [ Ans: ] Judges are not easily removed from positions
A jury sentences a criminal, T or F? [ Ans: ] False, a Judge
convicts a criminal
R v Bach [ Ans: ] lower court being bound by court of
appeal decision, discharge appealed by Crown
3 Systems of Law [ Ans: ] Criminal, Civil, Administrative
Onus [ Ans: ] a burden; a responsibility
Case Law [ Ans: ] made by judges during trials
What is a tort? [ Ans: ] A civil wrong (means for suing)
INTRODUCTION TO CANADIAN JUSTICE
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Section 91 of the Constitution [ Ans: ] Federal Powers
Law [ Ans: ] rules that society creates
Statute [ Ans: ] laws made by one of the 3 levels of the
government
Legal Presumptions [ Ans: ] found in statutes
Ultra vires [ Ans: ] beyond the powers
2 ways to make laws [ Ans: ] Legislation (written laws) and
Case Decisions (by a judge)
What does the amending formula do? [ Ans: ] Changes the
constitution
What is needed to change the constitution? [ Ans: ] 2/3 of
provinces (7/10) and the 7 must contain 50% of CAN
population
Common Law [ Ans: ] a system of law based on precedent
and customs
Actus Reus [ Ans: ] Criminal act
, Mens Rea [ Ans: ] Criminal intent
Ratio [ Ans: ] legal reasoning
False [ Ans: ] You need evidence at a Supreme Court trial
False [ Ans: ] Star Decisis is binding to all lower courts,
true or false?
Star Decisis [ Ans: ] the practice of using earlier judicial
rulings as a basis for deciding cases
Are appeal courts binding to one another? [ Ans: ] No they
are not
True [ Ans: ] Judges are not easily removed from positions
A jury sentences a criminal, T or F? [ Ans: ] False, a Judge
convicts a criminal
R v Bach [ Ans: ] lower court being bound by court of
appeal decision, discharge appealed by Crown
3 Systems of Law [ Ans: ] Criminal, Civil, Administrative
Onus [ Ans: ] a burden; a responsibility
Case Law [ Ans: ] made by judges during trials
What is a tort? [ Ans: ] A civil wrong (means for suing)
