FRSC 1100 Introduction to Canadian
Justice - Final Exam QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Rule of Law - ANSWER>>>Term used to describe the characteristics of an
effective system of law
R - ANSWER>>>Case title will include this letter as one of the parties is criminal
Law - ANSWER>>>A rule that a particular country or society creates and
recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and enforced by
governments
Statute - ANSWER>>>Written laws passed by a legislative body (government)
Case Law - ANSWER>>>Laws established by judges by the outcome of former
cases
Acts or Codes - ANSWER>>>Name of laws created by the federal or provincial
government (2 names)
By-laws - ANSWER>>>Laws created by the municipal government
Parliamentary process - ANSWER>>>Process in order for federal laws to be
made, changed or repealed
Governor general - ANSWER>>>Who gives royal assent to finalize a federal law
Lieutenant governor - ANSWER>>>Who signs to finalize provincial laws
, Municipal clerk - ANSWER>>>Who signs to finalize municipal laws
Ultra vires - ANSWER>>>Acting outside one's legislative authority
Intra vires - ANSWER>>>Acting within one's legislative authority
Constitution - ANSWER>>>Fundamental legal basis for government authority
and by which government is organized
91 and 92 - ANSWER>>>What sections of the constitution list the division of
power between governments
Enumerated powers - ANSWER>>>Specific powers listed in the constitution that
are given to governments
Provincial government - ANSWER>>>Government that distributed law making
authority to municipalities
Provincial court of appeal - ANSWER>>>Type of court in which lawyers can
appeal a decision from trial to
Territories act - ANSWER>>>Act that gives powers to territories
Amending formula - ANSWER>>>Process in which must be completed in order
to make a change to the constitution
50% - ANSWER>>>Percentage of country's population that must be apart of the
provinces that vote to change the constitution
Preamble - ANSWER>>>overall purpose of a statute; introduction
Legal presumptions - ANSWER>>>Things presumed in the body of the
legislation, presume a fact unless contradicted, can be refuted
Justice - Final Exam QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Rule of Law - ANSWER>>>Term used to describe the characteristics of an
effective system of law
R - ANSWER>>>Case title will include this letter as one of the parties is criminal
Law - ANSWER>>>A rule that a particular country or society creates and
recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and enforced by
governments
Statute - ANSWER>>>Written laws passed by a legislative body (government)
Case Law - ANSWER>>>Laws established by judges by the outcome of former
cases
Acts or Codes - ANSWER>>>Name of laws created by the federal or provincial
government (2 names)
By-laws - ANSWER>>>Laws created by the municipal government
Parliamentary process - ANSWER>>>Process in order for federal laws to be
made, changed or repealed
Governor general - ANSWER>>>Who gives royal assent to finalize a federal law
Lieutenant governor - ANSWER>>>Who signs to finalize provincial laws
, Municipal clerk - ANSWER>>>Who signs to finalize municipal laws
Ultra vires - ANSWER>>>Acting outside one's legislative authority
Intra vires - ANSWER>>>Acting within one's legislative authority
Constitution - ANSWER>>>Fundamental legal basis for government authority
and by which government is organized
91 and 92 - ANSWER>>>What sections of the constitution list the division of
power between governments
Enumerated powers - ANSWER>>>Specific powers listed in the constitution that
are given to governments
Provincial government - ANSWER>>>Government that distributed law making
authority to municipalities
Provincial court of appeal - ANSWER>>>Type of court in which lawyers can
appeal a decision from trial to
Territories act - ANSWER>>>Act that gives powers to territories
Amending formula - ANSWER>>>Process in which must be completed in order
to make a change to the constitution
50% - ANSWER>>>Percentage of country's population that must be apart of the
provinces that vote to change the constitution
Preamble - ANSWER>>>overall purpose of a statute; introduction
Legal presumptions - ANSWER>>>Things presumed in the body of the
legislation, presume a fact unless contradicted, can be refuted
