LGST 230 Athabasca College
Questions with correct answers and Rationale
2026
EXAM QUESTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS
1) discuss the role of law in responding ✓ Our attitudes toward law—and
to social change or transformation. the laws that we create—define
us as citizens of our society,
politically, economically, and
morally.
For the law is a malleable human
creation, which both reflects the
movements of political actors
and changing social mores, and
influences those actors and
mores. Our individual
perceptions of justice and
,injustice define our relationship
as citizens to the state.
The law exists to maintain a
delicate balance between the
rights of the individual and the
rights of society. Law is used,
within specific geographic and
temporal contexts, to create a
certain kind of social order.
Laws also balance individual
rights with our obligations as
members
of society.
The law provides a way to
resolve disputes peacefully.
In Canada, laws also carry out
social policies.
Our laws also recognize and
, protect basic individual rights and
freedoms, such as liberty and
equality.
2) describe the fundamental elements ✓ Canadian Legal History- The
of the Canadian legal system. evolution of Canadian law
unfolded in sync with Canada's
political evolution as a colony of
Britain.
Canadian Common Law-
Common law is a collection of
precedents- which are supposed
to stay largely unchanged
thought time, respecting the logic
and definitions other judges have
used.
The Rule of Law, freedom under
the law, democratic principles,
and
respect for others.
The Canadian Charter of
, Rights and Freedoms: Says
that some human rights are so
important that Parliament can't
pass laws that violate them.
Different types of laws:
Public law: sets the rules for the
relationship between the
individual
and society, includes criminal
law, (crimes and punishment)
constitutional law, (limits the
power of the government over
individual rights and freedoms,
administrative law (actions and
operations of government).
Private law: sets rules between
individuals. It is also called civil
law. Civil laws generally regulate
things like employment contracts,
building leases, marriages,
Questions with correct answers and Rationale
2026
EXAM QUESTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS
1) discuss the role of law in responding ✓ Our attitudes toward law—and
to social change or transformation. the laws that we create—define
us as citizens of our society,
politically, economically, and
morally.
For the law is a malleable human
creation, which both reflects the
movements of political actors
and changing social mores, and
influences those actors and
mores. Our individual
perceptions of justice and
,injustice define our relationship
as citizens to the state.
The law exists to maintain a
delicate balance between the
rights of the individual and the
rights of society. Law is used,
within specific geographic and
temporal contexts, to create a
certain kind of social order.
Laws also balance individual
rights with our obligations as
members
of society.
The law provides a way to
resolve disputes peacefully.
In Canada, laws also carry out
social policies.
Our laws also recognize and
, protect basic individual rights and
freedoms, such as liberty and
equality.
2) describe the fundamental elements ✓ Canadian Legal History- The
of the Canadian legal system. evolution of Canadian law
unfolded in sync with Canada's
political evolution as a colony of
Britain.
Canadian Common Law-
Common law is a collection of
precedents- which are supposed
to stay largely unchanged
thought time, respecting the logic
and definitions other judges have
used.
The Rule of Law, freedom under
the law, democratic principles,
and
respect for others.
The Canadian Charter of
, Rights and Freedoms: Says
that some human rights are so
important that Parliament can't
pass laws that violate them.
Different types of laws:
Public law: sets the rules for the
relationship between the
individual
and society, includes criminal
law, (crimes and punishment)
constitutional law, (limits the
power of the government over
individual rights and freedoms,
administrative law (actions and
operations of government).
Private law: sets rules between
individuals. It is also called civil
law. Civil laws generally regulate
things like employment contracts,
building leases, marriages,
