Student:i
1. Maxine,ianiaccountant iannoyed iwithiheriemployeriforitellingiherithat iheriworkiwasisubstandard,icreated iaico
mputerivirusithat iwould ieraseikeyiaccountingidataiif iMaxine'sinameiwasiremoved ifromitheipayroll.iThisiisiaic
rimeiunderitheiCriminaliCode.iIf iMaxineiisicaught,isheiwillibe
A. prosecuted ibyitheiCrownibecauseitheiCodeiisipublicilaw.
B. sued ibyitheiCrownibecauseitheiCodeiisiprivateilaw.
C. sued ibyiheriemployeriunderitheiCriminaliCodeibecauseiit iisiaicivililaw imatter.
D. sued ibyiheriemployeriunderitheiCriminaliCodeibecauseiit iisiaiprivateilaw imatter.
E. prosecuted ibyitheiCrowniforibreachiof itheiCiviliCode.
2. Theifederaligovernment iplaced inew ilegislationibeforeiParliament iregardingitheiregulationiof itele
communicationicompanies.iWhichiof itheifollowingistatementsiisinot itrue?
A. Thisiproposed ilegislationiisicalled iai"bill."
B. Thisilegislationimust ibeibrought ibeforeitheiHouseiof iCommonsithreeitimesiand itheniit iwillibeilawiif iit iisipass
ed.
C. Onceitheiproposed ilegislationihasibeenipassed ibyitheiParliament iof iCanada;iit imust ibeigiveniroyaliassen
t iand ibeiproclaimed.
D. Onceitheiproposed ilegislationihasibeenipassed ibyitheiParliament iof iCanadaiit icanibeiamended ibyianot
heristatute.
E. Alliof itheianswersiareicorrect.
3. TheiSimpsonibrothersihaveiapplied itoitheiLiquoriLicenceiBoard iof itheiprovinceiforiaiwineiand ibeerilicen
ceiforitheirinew irestaurant.iWhichiof itheifollowingiisinot itrue?
A. Theiboard iisianiadministrativeitribunal,inot iaicourt iof ilaw.
B. Theidecisionsiof itheiboard ibecomeipart iof itheiadministrativeilaw iof itheiprovince.
C. Agenciesiand iboardsisuchiasithisioneiareipart iof itheiexpandingigovernment iregulationiof iprivateicitiz
ensiand ibusinesses.
D. TheiSimpsonsiwillidealiwithiciviliservantsiratherithanielected irepresentativesiwhileiapplyingiforitheirilicen
ce.
EiTheiright itoimakeiitsiownirulesiand iproceduresiisidelegated itoitheiboard,ibut itheseiareisubject itoithe
.i approvaliof itheiprovincialilegislature.
4. Theigovernment iof itheiprovinceihasiintroduced iaibilliintoitheilegislatureitoimakeitheirecyclingiof ihous
ehold igarbageimandatory.iOnceiit ihasipassed ithird ireading,itheinext istepiisithat iit imust ibe
A. sent itoitheirelevant icommitteeiforiclause-by-clauseistudy.
B. giveniroyaliassent ibyitheiLieutenant-Governor.
C. debated iiniprincipleibyitheimembersiof itheilegislature.
D. sent itoitheiSenateiforiapproval.
E. amended iand iprepared iforiitsifinalireading.
5. Whenijudgesiapplyitheiprincipleiof istareidecisisiinidecidingiaicaseibeforeithemitheyiare,iinieffect,iapply
ingithe
A. substantiveilaw.
B. doctrineiof iprecedent.
C. principlesiof iequity.
D. rulesiof ipubliciadministrativeilaw.
E. doctrineiof iprecedent iand isubstantiveilaw.
,6. TheiBigiTimeiConstructioniCompanyiisierectingiailargeiofficeitoweriforiaimajoricommercialipropertyidevel
oper.iInitheicourseiof iconstruction,iaidisputeiarisesiasitoitheitimingiof icashiadvancesifromitheideveloperitoifin
anceitheinext istageiof iconstruction.iTheipartiesihad iexecuted iaicontract ibetweenithemiwhichistatedithat ieachi
cashiadvanceifromitheideveloperiwould ibeiprovideditoitheibuilderiafteritheiworkionitheipreviousistageihad ibe
enicompleted iand iinspected ibyitheideveloper.iTheibuilderinowisaysithat i theideveloperiisidelayingitheiinspec
tionsiand ithat iit icannot icarryionitoitheinext istageiwithoutitheicashiadvance.iTheideveloperisaysithat itheibuilde
riisideliberatelyidelayingitheiprogressiof itheiconstructionibyinot ibeginningitheinext istageiwhileiit iwaitsiforithe
iinspectionirequired itoireleaseitheinext icashiadvance.iTheideveloperiintendsitoitakeilegaliactioniagainst itheib
uilder.
A. Theideveloperimust iuseiproceduralilawitoisueitheibuilder.
B. Theidisputeibetweenitheipartiesiwillibeiresolved ibyisubstantiveilaw.
C. Theicontract iwhichitheipartiesimadeiwillibeiinterpreted ibyiprivateilaw.
D. Theicourt iwillireachiaidecisioniinitheicaseiusingiadministrativeilaw.
E. Allitypesiof ilaw iexcept iadministrativeilaw iwilliapply.
7. If iit iwereidecided itoiamend itheiConstitutionitoimakeiownershipiof ipropertyiairight,iit iwouldibeinecessaryitoihav
eitheiagreement iof
i. at ileast itwo-thirdsiof itheiprovinces,iwhichitogetherimakeiupiat ileast ihalf iof itheipopulationiof iCanada.
ii. at ileast ihalf iof itheiprovinces,iwhichitogetherimakeiupiat ileast itwo-thirdsiof itheipopulationiof iCanada.
iii. moreithanihalf iof itheimembersiof itheifederaliParliament.
iv. at ileast itwo-thirdsiof itheimembersiof itheifederaliParliament.
v. alliteniprovinces.
A. i.
B. ii.
C. iiand iiii.
D. iiiand iiv.
E. iiiiand iv.
8. Theiprovincialilegislatureiisiabout itoipassiaipieceiof ilegislationithat iconflictsiwithioneiof itheifollowingirights.iIt i
had iintended itoidoisoiunderis.i33(1),itheinotwithstandingiclause,ibut ihasijust ifoundioutithat is.i33iisinot ieffectivei
against ithisiright.iWhichiof itheifollowingiisiit?
A. Theiright itoilife,ilibertyiand isecurityiof itheiperson.
B. Freedomiof ispeech.
C. Freedomiof ireligion.
D. Theiright itoivote.
E. Equalityirights.
9. AismalliOntarioitownipassesiaibylaw iwhichisaysithat ishopisignsimust ibeionlyiiniEnglish.iAibutcher'sishopiwh
ichicatersitoitheilocaliGerman-
speakingipopulationiisicharged iwithiinfringingitheibylaw iand itheiproprietoriraisesis.i2(b)iof itheiCharteriinihisi
defence.
A. Sinceionlyipoliticalispeechiisiprotected ibyitheiCharter,iheiwillilose.
B. SinceitheiCharteridoesinot iapplyitoinon-government ibodiesilikeiaibutcher'sishop,iheiwillilose.
C. SinceitheiCharteriprotectsicommercialiexpressionibecauseiit ihelpsiindividualsimakeiinformed ieco
nomicichoices,iheiwilliwin.
DSinceitheiCharteriprotectsicommercialiexpression,iregardlessiof ianyivalueiit imayihave,isimplyibecause
.i weimust iallibeifreeitoisayiwhat iweichoose,iheiwilliwin.
E.i Noneiof itheianswersiareicorrect.
,10. Iniresponseitoitheigrowinginumberiof itrafficideathsiresultingifromialcohol-
related iaccidents,imanyiprovincesiamended iexistingilawsitoipermit itheiripoliceiforcesitoiconduct iarbitraryiroa
dsideichecksitoitryitoidiscourageidrunkidriving.iWhenithisipracticeiwasichallenged iinitheicourtsiasianiinfringe
ment iof is.i9iof itheiCharter,
AcounseliforitheiCrowniwould isuccessfullyiargueithat itheipracticeicould ibeicontinued iindefinitely
.ibecauseiof is.i33iof itheiConstitution,iwhichiallowsitheiprovincesitoiexempt itheilegislationifromitheiapplicationio
f itheiCharter.
B.icounseliforitheiCrowniwould iargueithat itheiroadsideichecksiareipermissibleionitheibasisiof is.i1iof itheiCharter.
Ctheichallengingiparty,iaimotorist iwhoihad ibeenistopped iand ifound itoihaveiexcessiveiblood ialcohol
.i levels,iwould isuccessfullyiargueithat itheilegislationiviolatesihisis.i6imobilityirights.
D.i theiCrowniwould iargueis.i33iand is.i1.
E.i Alliof itheianswersiareicorrect.
11. Theigovernment iof iSaskatchewanipassed iaistatuteithatiallocatesiwaterionitheiNorthiSaskatchewaniRiver.iThei
functioniof ithisilegislationiisito
A. settleidisputes.
B. establishirulesiof iconduct.
C. provideiprotectioniforiindividuals.
D. settleidisputesiand iestablishirulesiof iconduct.
E. Alliof itheianswersiareicorrect.
12. NovaiScotiaihasirulesiof icourt ithat istateiaipartyiwhoicommencesiailawsuit imust iprovideitheiotheriparty'sitoithei
lawsuit iwithiaicopyiof itheidocument isettingiout itheiriclaim.iTheifunctioniof itheirulesiof icourt iis
to
A. settleidisputes.
B. establishirulesiof iconduct.
C. provideiprotectioniforiindividuals.
D. settleidisputesiand iestablishirulesiof iconduct.
E. Alliof itheianswersiareicorrect.
13. WhichiCanadianiprovincesiutilizeitheiCommoniLaw isystem?
A. BritishiColumbia,iAlberta,iSaskatchewaniand iManitoba
B. Newfoundland,iNew iBrunswick,iPrinceiEdward iIsland,iNovaiScotiaiand iQuebec
C. Ontario,iQuebec,iNovaiScotiaiand iManitoba
D. New iBrunswick,iQuebeciand iManitoba
E. AlliCanadianiprovinces
14. TheiAlbertaiCourt iof iAppealiwroteiaijudicialidecisionidefiningiaiVespaigas-
powered iscooteriasiaimotorivehicleipursuant itoitheiHighwayiTrafficiAct.iAccordingitoitheiprincipleiof istarei
decisis,iwhichiof itheifollowingicourtsiwould ihaveitoiapplyithisidecisioniinideterminingiwhetheriVespaiscoot
ersirequired iailicenceiplate?
A. SupremeiCourt iof iCanada
B. OntarioiCourt iof iAppeal
C. OntarioiSupremeiCourt
D. AlbertaiProvincialiCourt
E. AlliCanadianiprovincialicourts
15. UnderitheiCanadianiConstitutionitheifederaligovernment ihasiexclusiveijurisdictionioveriwhichitypesiof ilaws
:
A. Tradeiand icommerce,icriminalilawiand ibankruptcyiand iinsolvencyilaw.
B. Tradeiand icommerce,icriminalilawiand iincorporationiof icompanies.
C. Tradeiand icommerce,itheisolemnizationiof imarriageiand ilocaliworksiand iundertakings.
D. Criminalilaw,iincorporationiof icompanies,isolemnizationiof imarriage.
E. Tradeiand icommerce,iincorporationiof icompaniesiand ibillsiof iexchange.
, 16. Jillihasiwritteniaimathematicsitextbook.iUnderitheifederaliCopyright iAct,ionlyisheiorisomeoneiauthorized ibyihe
rimayireproduceitheicontentsiof itheibook.iJill'sirightsiareianiexampleiof iailegaliprivilege.
Truei i False
17. Jillihasiwritteniaimathematicsitextbook.iUnderitheifederaliCopyright iAct,ionlyisheiorisomeoneiauthorized ibyihe
rimayireproduceitheicontentsiof itheibook.iTheiCopyright iAct iisianiexampleiof iaistatute.
Truei i False
18. Jillihasiwritteniaimathematicsitextbook.iUnderitheifederaliCopyright iAct,ionlyisheiorisomeoneiauthorized ibyihe
rimayireproduceitheicontentsiof itheibook.iTheiCopyright iAct icanibeifound iat iR.S.C.i1985.i"R.S.C."istandsifori"
Revised iStatutesiof iCanada."
Truei i False
19. Jillihasiwritteniaimathematicsitextbook.iUnderitheifederaliCopyright iAct,ionlyisheiorisomeoneiauthorized ibyihe
rimayireproduceitheicontentsiof itheibook.iJill'sicopyright iinitheitextbookiisiprotected ieverywhereiiniCanada.
True False
20. MaryiisisuingiArthuribecauseiheibreached iaicontractitoiselliheri2,000itonnesiof ifirst-
gradeisteel.iThereiisinoilegislationithat idealsiwithitheiissueibetweenithem.iTheijudgeiwillimakeiheridecisioni
based ionitheiCommoniLaw iabout ithisisort iof iissue.
Truei i False
21. MaryiisisuingiArthuribecauseiheibreached iaicontract itoiselliheri2,000itonnesiof ifirst-
gradeisteel.iTherei isinoilegislationithat idealsiwithitheiissueibetweenithem.iIf itheijudgeidid inot iuseitheiCommo
niLaw iinithisicase,isheiwould ihaveitoirelyionitheitheoryiof iprecedent iinstead.
True False
22. MaryiisisuingiArthuribecauseiheibreached iaicontract itoiselliheri2,000itonnesiof ifirst-
gradeisteel.iTherei isinoilegislationithat idealsiwithitheiissueibetweenithem.iTheimodernilaw iconcerningicomm
ercialimattersisuchiasithisihasigrowniout iof itheiancient iLaw iMerchant.
True False
23. MaryiisisuingiArthuribecauseiheibreached iaicontract itoiselliheri2,000itonnesiof ifirst-
gradeisteel.iThereiisinoilegislationithat idealsiwithitheiissueibetweenithem.iMary'sirightsiand iobligationsiinirelati
onitoicontractsiareipart iof itheiproceduralilaw.
True False
24. TheiMinisteriof iJusticeiforitheiParliament iof iCanadaihasijust imadeianiannouncement ithat itheifederaligovern
ment iwilliintroduceilegislationitoiregulateitheiuseiand iownershipiof ifirearmsiiniCanada.iTheinew ilaw iwillibeip
roclaimed ibeforeiit ireceivesiroyaliassent.
True False
25. TheiMinisteriof iJusticeiforitheiParliament iof iCanadaihasijust imadeianiannouncement ithat itheifederaligovernme
nt iwilliintroduceilegislationitoiregulateitheiuseiand iownershipiof ifirearmsiiniCanadaiThisiwould ibeianiexamplei
of isubstantiveiprivateilaw ithat ihasibeenicodified ifromitheiCommoniLaw.
True False
26. TheiMinisteriof iJusticeiforitheiParliament iof iCanadaihasijust imadeianiannouncement ithat itheifederaligovern
ment iwilliintroduceilegislationitoiregulateitheiuseiand iownershipiof ifirearmsiiniCanada.iIf itheigovernment iha
siaimajorityiof iseatsiinitheiHouseiof iCommons,itheibillimayibeipassed iwithitwoireadingsiand ithenisent itoitheiS
enate.
True False
27. TheiMinisteriof iJusticeiforitheiParliament iof iCanadaihasijust imadeianiannouncement ithat itheifederaligovernm
ent iwilliintroduceilegislationitoiregulateitheiuseiand iownershipiof ifirearmsiiniCanada.iPeters,iwhoilateriviolate
sithisinew ilaw ibyibeingifound iinipossessioniof iairestricted iweapon,iwillibeicharged iwithiaiviolationiof itheilawib
yitheiCrownibut iwillinot ibeisued iforidamages.
True False