LAW 205 QUIZZES QUESTIONS AND VERIFED
ANSWERS
True or False: The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is an important source of
private law in Canada - Answers - False
Which case dealt with the following issues:
(a) A liquor license
(b) The interpretation of a statute
(c) The rule of law
(d) The actions of the Premier of Quebec - Answers - Roncarelli v. Duplessis
Which of the following did not accommodate French Civil Law?
(a) Constitutional Act, 1791
(b) Constitutional Act, 1867
(c) Quebec Act, 1774
(d) Royal Proclamation of 1763 - Answers - (d) Royal Proclamation of 1763
True or False: The United Kingdom's common law rules of reception recognized
aboriginal rights and title in British North America - Answers - False
Identify the case with the concept that elaborated it
(a) Aboriginal Title
(b) Aboriginal Rights
(c) Fiduciary Obligations - Answers - 1. R. v. Van der Peet (rights)
2. Guerin v. the Queen (fiduciary)
3. Tsilqut'in Nation v. British Columbia (title)
True or False: The Crown's fiduciary obligations to First Nations are not enforceable in
the Courts - Answers - False
True or False: The Federal Court's decision in Abdelrazik v. Canada (Minister of Foreign
Affairs) illustrates the triumph of international law over Canadian law - Answers - False
True or False: During the summer months, while Parliament was not sitting, the Minister
of Foreign Affairs committed Canada to a new United Nations Convention on the
Storage of Nuclear Waste. The Convention requires that nuclear waste be stored at
least 100 kilometres from populated areas. The Minister wants to announce that it is
now illegal to store nuclear waste in Canada contrary to the treaty. - Answers - False
True or False: Aboriginal law is exclusively found in the common law - Answers - False
ANSWERS
True or False: The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is an important source of
private law in Canada - Answers - False
Which case dealt with the following issues:
(a) A liquor license
(b) The interpretation of a statute
(c) The rule of law
(d) The actions of the Premier of Quebec - Answers - Roncarelli v. Duplessis
Which of the following did not accommodate French Civil Law?
(a) Constitutional Act, 1791
(b) Constitutional Act, 1867
(c) Quebec Act, 1774
(d) Royal Proclamation of 1763 - Answers - (d) Royal Proclamation of 1763
True or False: The United Kingdom's common law rules of reception recognized
aboriginal rights and title in British North America - Answers - False
Identify the case with the concept that elaborated it
(a) Aboriginal Title
(b) Aboriginal Rights
(c) Fiduciary Obligations - Answers - 1. R. v. Van der Peet (rights)
2. Guerin v. the Queen (fiduciary)
3. Tsilqut'in Nation v. British Columbia (title)
True or False: The Crown's fiduciary obligations to First Nations are not enforceable in
the Courts - Answers - False
True or False: The Federal Court's decision in Abdelrazik v. Canada (Minister of Foreign
Affairs) illustrates the triumph of international law over Canadian law - Answers - False
True or False: During the summer months, while Parliament was not sitting, the Minister
of Foreign Affairs committed Canada to a new United Nations Convention on the
Storage of Nuclear Waste. The Convention requires that nuclear waste be stored at
least 100 kilometres from populated areas. The Minister wants to announce that it is
now illegal to store nuclear waste in Canada contrary to the treaty. - Answers - False
True or False: Aboriginal law is exclusively found in the common law - Answers - False
