MOS 2275: FINAL REVIEW EXAM AND
ACTUAL ANSWERS GRADED TO
PASS.
What is the law? - Answer A set of rules established and enforced by the government.
What is civil law? - Answer A legal system based on a comprehensive code, used in Quebec,
Europe, and China.
What is common law? - Answer A legal system based on previously decided cases, used in
Ontario, UK, and Australia.
What is the primary focus of criminal law? - Answer Punishing individuals who commit
crimes, involving state vs. accused.
What distinguishes civil law from criminal law? - Answer Civil law deals with disputes
between private parties, focusing on harm caused to others.
What are the primary sources of law in Canada? - Answer The Constitution,
legislation/statutes, and common law/case law.
What is the significance of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms? - Answer It outlines
fundamental freedoms and rights for individuals in Canada.
What does Section 2 of the Charter guarantee? - Answer Fundamental freedoms including
conscience, religion, thought, expression, assembly, and association.
What are the limitations on Charter rights? - Answer They only apply to government actions
and can be limited under certain conditions.
What is the purpose of civil litigation? - Answer To resolve disputes through a structured
process including pleadings, discovery, trial, and judgment.
What are the stages of civil litigation? - Answer Pleadings, discovery, trial,
decision/judgment, and enforcement.
What is alternative dispute resolution (ADR)? - Answer Methods like negotiation, mediation,
and arbitration used to resolve disputes outside of litigation.
, What is required for a contract to be legally enforceable? - Answer Consensus,
consideration, intent, legality, and capacity.
What is consensus in contract law? - Answer An agreement formed through an offer and
acceptance.
What distinguishes an offer from an invitation to treat? - Answer An offer is a proposal that
can be accepted, while an invitation to treat is merely an invitation to negotiate.
When does an offer lapse? - Answer When rejected, countered, expired, revoked, or if one
party dies or becomes incompetent.
What is the postbox acceptance rule? - Answer Acceptance is effective when mailed, not
when received.
What is consideration in contract law? - Answer Something of value exchanged between
parties to create a contract.
What types of consideration are not valid? - Answer Past consideration, illegal consideration,
or something already required to be done.
What is promissory estoppel? - Answer A legal principle that allows a promise to be
enforceable without consideration under certain conditions.
What are the conditions for promissory estoppel to apply? - Answer Existing legal
relationship, express promise, and detrimental reliance by the other party.
What is the role of intention in contract law? - Answer Parties must intend to create a legally
binding relationship.
What happens during the discovery phase of civil litigation? - Answer Each side gains access
to all documents and facts from the other side.
What is the typical outcome after the discovery phase? - Answer Most cases settle before
trial as parties have a clearer understanding of their positions.
What is the enforcement phase in civil litigation? - Answer The process of ensuring a
judgment is carried out, which may not always be successful.
ACTUAL ANSWERS GRADED TO
PASS.
What is the law? - Answer A set of rules established and enforced by the government.
What is civil law? - Answer A legal system based on a comprehensive code, used in Quebec,
Europe, and China.
What is common law? - Answer A legal system based on previously decided cases, used in
Ontario, UK, and Australia.
What is the primary focus of criminal law? - Answer Punishing individuals who commit
crimes, involving state vs. accused.
What distinguishes civil law from criminal law? - Answer Civil law deals with disputes
between private parties, focusing on harm caused to others.
What are the primary sources of law in Canada? - Answer The Constitution,
legislation/statutes, and common law/case law.
What is the significance of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms? - Answer It outlines
fundamental freedoms and rights for individuals in Canada.
What does Section 2 of the Charter guarantee? - Answer Fundamental freedoms including
conscience, religion, thought, expression, assembly, and association.
What are the limitations on Charter rights? - Answer They only apply to government actions
and can be limited under certain conditions.
What is the purpose of civil litigation? - Answer To resolve disputes through a structured
process including pleadings, discovery, trial, and judgment.
What are the stages of civil litigation? - Answer Pleadings, discovery, trial,
decision/judgment, and enforcement.
What is alternative dispute resolution (ADR)? - Answer Methods like negotiation, mediation,
and arbitration used to resolve disputes outside of litigation.
, What is required for a contract to be legally enforceable? - Answer Consensus,
consideration, intent, legality, and capacity.
What is consensus in contract law? - Answer An agreement formed through an offer and
acceptance.
What distinguishes an offer from an invitation to treat? - Answer An offer is a proposal that
can be accepted, while an invitation to treat is merely an invitation to negotiate.
When does an offer lapse? - Answer When rejected, countered, expired, revoked, or if one
party dies or becomes incompetent.
What is the postbox acceptance rule? - Answer Acceptance is effective when mailed, not
when received.
What is consideration in contract law? - Answer Something of value exchanged between
parties to create a contract.
What types of consideration are not valid? - Answer Past consideration, illegal consideration,
or something already required to be done.
What is promissory estoppel? - Answer A legal principle that allows a promise to be
enforceable without consideration under certain conditions.
What are the conditions for promissory estoppel to apply? - Answer Existing legal
relationship, express promise, and detrimental reliance by the other party.
What is the role of intention in contract law? - Answer Parties must intend to create a legally
binding relationship.
What happens during the discovery phase of civil litigation? - Answer Each side gains access
to all documents and facts from the other side.
What is the typical outcome after the discovery phase? - Answer Most cases settle before
trial as parties have a clearer understanding of their positions.
What is the enforcement phase in civil litigation? - Answer The process of ensuring a
judgment is carried out, which may not always be successful.
