32.QUIZ ONE-INTRODUCTION TO LAW WITH RESEARCHED ANSWERS
What is law? - correct answer Type of rule that controls actions and is established by
government for all members of a society to follow.
What is the difference between a law and a rule? - correct answer Laws apply to all members of
a society and rules apply only to a specific group or subset
What is the purpose of laws? - correct answer establish rules of conduct, protect rights and
freedoms, protecting people and property
Establish rules of conduct - correct answer govern public's conduct in relation to each other
Protect rights and freedoms - correct answer protect individual rights ex. Police are limited in
right to search
Protecting people - correct answer criminal law, product safety laws, driving laws
Divisions of law - correct answer Substantive law - all the laws that list the rights and obligations
Procedural law - steps involved in protecting the rights or enforcing the obligations established
by substantive law
What are the categories of substantive law? - correct answer public law, criminal law,
constitutional law, administrative law, private (civil) law, family law, contract law, tort law,
property law, labour law
Public law - correct answer governs relationships between governments and individuals
Criminal law - correct answer Crimes - Criminal code, Controlled Drugs and Substances Act,
Youth Criminal Justice Act
, Constitutional Law - correct answer establishes power of each level of government
The Constitution Acts 1867 and 1982
Administrative Law - correct answer governs relations between individuals and government
Ex. Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and liquor licensing
boards
Private (civil) - correct answer laws that govern the relation between private individuals and
individuals and organizations - 5 categories
Family law, contract law, tort law, property law, labour law
Family law - correct answer governs the relationships between people who are related to each
other or who live together (spouses, children or co-habitators)
Contract Law - correct answer governs how binding agreements are created and enforced -
establishes what happens when a contract is broken
Tort Law - correct answer deals with wrongs committed by one individual against another
Property Law - correct answer covers anything of value and determines how property may be
used, sold or enjoyed
Labour law - correct answer examines the legal rules governing the relationship between
employers and employees
Retribution - correct answer paying for what you have done "an eye for an eye", "tooth for a
tooth", "limb for a limb"
What is law? - correct answer Type of rule that controls actions and is established by
government for all members of a society to follow.
What is the difference between a law and a rule? - correct answer Laws apply to all members of
a society and rules apply only to a specific group or subset
What is the purpose of laws? - correct answer establish rules of conduct, protect rights and
freedoms, protecting people and property
Establish rules of conduct - correct answer govern public's conduct in relation to each other
Protect rights and freedoms - correct answer protect individual rights ex. Police are limited in
right to search
Protecting people - correct answer criminal law, product safety laws, driving laws
Divisions of law - correct answer Substantive law - all the laws that list the rights and obligations
Procedural law - steps involved in protecting the rights or enforcing the obligations established
by substantive law
What are the categories of substantive law? - correct answer public law, criminal law,
constitutional law, administrative law, private (civil) law, family law, contract law, tort law,
property law, labour law
Public law - correct answer governs relationships between governments and individuals
Criminal law - correct answer Crimes - Criminal code, Controlled Drugs and Substances Act,
Youth Criminal Justice Act
, Constitutional Law - correct answer establishes power of each level of government
The Constitution Acts 1867 and 1982
Administrative Law - correct answer governs relations between individuals and government
Ex. Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and liquor licensing
boards
Private (civil) - correct answer laws that govern the relation between private individuals and
individuals and organizations - 5 categories
Family law, contract law, tort law, property law, labour law
Family law - correct answer governs the relationships between people who are related to each
other or who live together (spouses, children or co-habitators)
Contract Law - correct answer governs how binding agreements are created and enforced -
establishes what happens when a contract is broken
Tort Law - correct answer deals with wrongs committed by one individual against another
Property Law - correct answer covers anything of value and determines how property may be
used, sold or enjoyed
Labour law - correct answer examines the legal rules governing the relationship between
employers and employees
Retribution - correct answer paying for what you have done "an eye for an eye", "tooth for a
tooth", "limb for a limb"
