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Student:k
1. Maxine,kankaccountantkannoyedkwithkherkemployerkforktellingkherkthatkherkworkkwasksubstandard,kcreate
dkakcomputerkviruskthatkwouldkerasekkeykaccountingkdatakifkMaxine'sknamekwaskremovedkfromkthekpayr
oll.kThiskiskakcrimekunderkthekCriminalkCode.kIfkMaxinekiskcaught,kshekwillkbe
A. prosecutedkbykthekCrownkbecausekthekCodekiskpublicklaw.
B. suedkbykthekCrownkbecausekthekCodekiskprivateklaw.
C. suedkbykherkemployerkunderkthekCriminalkCodekbecausekitkiskakcivilklawkmatter.
D. suedkbykherkemployerkunderkthekCriminalkCodekbecausekitkiskakprivateklawkmatter.
E. prosecutedkbykthekCrownkforkbreachkofkthekCivilkCode.
2. ThekfederalkgovernmentkplacedknewklegislationkbeforekParliamentkregardingkthekregulationko
fktelecommunicationkcompanies.kWhichkofkthekfollowingkstatementskisknotktrue?
A. Thiskproposedklegislationkiskcalledkak"bill."
B. ThisklegislationkmustkbekbroughtkbeforekthekHousekofkCommonskthreektimeskandkthenkitkwillkbeklawkif
kitkiskpassed.
C. OncekthekproposedklegislationkhaskbeenkpassedkbykthekParliamentkofkCanada;kitkmustkbekgivenkroy
alkassentkandkbekproclaimed.
D. OncekthekproposedklegislationkhaskbeenkpassedkbykthekParliamentkofkCanadakitkcankbekamendedkb
ykanotherkstatute.
E. Allkofkthekanswerskarekcorrect.
3. ThekSimpsonkbrotherskhavekappliedktokthekLiquorkLicencekBoardkofkthekprovincekforkakwinekandkbe
erklicencekforktheirknewkrestaurant.kWhichkofkthekfollowingkisknotktrue?
A. Thekboardkiskankadministrativektribunal,knotkakcourtkofklaw.
B. Thekdecisionskofkthekboardkbecomekpartkofkthekadministrativeklawkofkthekprovince.
C. Agencieskandkboardsksuchkaskthiskonekarekpartkofkthekexpandingkgovernmentkregulationkofkprivat
ekcitizenskandkbusinesses.
D. ThekSimpsonskwillkdealkwithkcivilkservantskratherkthankelectedkrepresentativeskwhilekapplyingkforkthe
irklicence.
EkThekrightktokmakekitskownkruleskandkprocedureskiskdelegatedktokthekboard,kbutkthesekareksubjectktokthe
.k approvalkofkthekprovincialklegislature.
4. Thekgovernmentkofkthekprovincekhaskintroducedkakbillkintoktheklegislaturektokmakekthekrecyclingk
ofkhouseholdkgarbagekmandatory.kOncekitkhaskpassedkthirdkreading,ktheknextkstepkiskthatkitkmustk
be
A. sentktokthekrelevantkcommitteekforkclause-by-clausekstudy.
B. givenkroyalkassentkbykthekLieutenant-Governor.
C. debatedkinkprinciplekbykthekmemberskofktheklegislature.
D. sentktokthekSenatekforkapproval.
E. amendedkandkpreparedkforkitskfinalkreading.
5. Whenkjudgeskapplykthekprinciplekofkstarekdecisiskinkdecidingkakcasekbeforekthemktheykare,kinkeffec
t,kapplyingkthe
A. substantiveklaw.
B. doctrinekofkprecedent.
C. principleskofkequity.
D. ruleskofkpublickadministrativeklaw.
E. doctrinekofkprecedentkandksubstantiveklaw.
,6. ThekBigkTimekConstructionkCompanykiskerectingkaklargekofficektowerkforkakmajorkcommercialkpropert
ykdeveloper.kInkthekcoursekofkconstruction,kakdisputekariseskasktokthektimingkofkcashkadvanceskfromkthek
developerktokfinancektheknextkstagekofkconstruction.kThekpartieskhadkexecutedkakcontractkbetweenkthem
kwhichkstatedkthatkeachkcashkadvancekfromkthekdeveloperkwouldkbekprovidedktokthekbuilderkafterkthekwo
rkkonkthekpreviouskstagekhadkbeenkcompletedkandkinspectedkbykthekdeveloper.kThekbuilderknowksayskth
atk thekdeveloperkiskdelayingkthekinspectionskandkthatkitkcannotkcarrykonktoktheknextkstagekwithoutkthekc
ashkadvance.kThekdeveloperksayskthatkthekbuilderkiskdeliberatelykdelayingkthekprogresskofkthekconstructi
onkbyknotkbeginningktheknextkstagekwhilekitkwaitskforkthekinspectionkrequiredktokreleasektheknextkcashka
dvance.kThekdeveloperkintendsktoktakeklegalkactionkagainstkthekbuilder.
A. Thekdeveloperkmustkusekproceduralklawktoksuekthekbuilder.
B. Thekdisputekbetweenkthekpartieskwillkbekresolvedkbyksubstantiveklaw.
C. Thekcontractkwhichkthekpartieskmadekwillkbekinterpretedkbykprivateklaw.
D. Thekcourtkwillkreachkakdecisionkinkthekcasekusingkadministrativeklaw.
E. Allktypeskofklawkexceptkadministrativeklawkwillkapply.
7. IfkitkwerekdecidedktokamendkthekConstitutionktokmakekownershipkofkpropertykakright,kitkwouldkbeknecessa
ryktokhavekthekagreementkof
i. atkleastktwo-thirdskofkthekprovinces,kwhichktogetherkmakekupkatkleastkhalfkofkthekpopulationkofkCanada.
ii. atkleastkhalfkofkthekprovinces,kwhichktogetherkmakekupkatkleastktwo-thirdskofkthekpopulationkofkCanada.
iii. morekthankhalfkofkthekmemberskofkthekfederalkParliament.
iv. atkleastktwo-thirdskofkthekmemberskofkthekfederalkParliament.
v. allktenkprovinces.
A. i.
B. ii.
C. ikandkiii.
D. iikandkiv.
E. iiikandkv.
8. Thekprovincialklegislaturekiskaboutktokpasskakpiecekofklegislationkthatkconflictskwithkonekofkthekfollowingk
rights.kItkhadkintendedktokdoksokunderks.k33(1),ktheknotwithstandingkclause,kbutkhaskjustkfoundkoutkthatks.k
33kisknotkeffectivekagainstkthiskright.kWhichkofkthekfollowingkiskit?
A. Thekrightktoklife,klibertykandksecuritykofkthekperson.
B. Freedomkofkspeech.
C. Freedomkofkreligion.
D. Thekrightktokvote.
E. Equalitykrights.
9. AksmallkOntarioktownkpasseskakbylawkwhichksayskthatkshopksignskmustkbekonlykinkEnglish.kAkbutcher'sk
shopkwhichkcatersktoktheklocalkGerman-
speakingkpopulationkiskchargedkwithkinfringingkthekbylawkandkthekproprietorkraisesks.k2(b)kofkthekCharte
rkinkhiskdefence.
A. SincekonlykpoliticalkspeechkiskprotectedkbykthekCharter,khekwillklose.
B. SincekthekCharterkdoesknotkapplyktoknon-governmentkbodiesklikekakbutcher'skshop,khekwillklose.
C. SincekthekCharterkprotectskcommercialkexpressionkbecausekitkhelpskindividualskmakekinforme
dkeconomickchoices,khekwillkwin.
DSincekthekCharterkprotectskcommercialkexpression,kregardlesskofkanykvaluekitkmaykhave,ksimplykbecause
.k wekmustkallkbekfreektoksaykwhatkwekchoose,khekwillkwin.
E.k Nonekofkthekanswerskarekcorrect.
, 10. Inkresponsektokthekgrowingknumberkofktraffickdeathskresultingkfromkalcohol-
relatedkaccidents,kmanykprovinceskamendedkexistingklawsktokpermitktheirkpolicekforcesktokconductkarbitra
rykroadsidekchecksktoktryktokdiscouragekdrunkkdriving.kWhenkthiskpracticekwaskchallengedkinkthekcourtska
skankinfringementkofks.k9kofkthekCharter,
AcounselkforkthekCrownkwouldksuccessfullykarguekthatkthekpracticekcouldkbekcontinuedkindefinitely
.kbecausekofks.k33kofkthekConstitution,kwhichkallowskthekprovincesktokexemptktheklegislationkfromkthekappli
cationkofkthekCharter.
B.kcounselkforkthekCrownkwouldkarguekthatkthekroadsidekcheckskarekpermissiblekonkthekbasiskofks.k1kofkthek
Charter.
Cthekchallengingkparty,kakmotoristkwhokhadkbeenkstoppedkandkfoundktokhavekexcessivekbloodkalcohol
.k levels,kwouldksuccessfullykarguekthatktheklegislationkviolateskhisks.k6kmobilitykrights.
D.k thekCrownkwouldkargueks.k33kandks.k1.
E.k Allkofkthekanswerskarekcorrect.
11. ThekgovernmentkofkSaskatchewankpassedkakstatutekthatkallocateskwaterkonkthekNorthkSaskatchewankRive
r.kThekfunctionkofkthisklegislationkiskto
A. settlekdisputes.
B. establishkruleskofkconduct.
C. providekprotectionkforkindividuals.
D. settlekdisputeskandkestablishkruleskofkconduct.
E. Allkofkthekanswerskarekcorrect.
12. NovakScotiakhaskruleskofkcourtkthatkstatekakpartykwhokcommenceskaklawsuitkmustkprovidekthekotherkparty
'sktoktheklawsuitkwithkakcopykofkthekdocumentksettingkoutktheirkclaim.kThekfunctionkofkthekruleskofkcourtk
is
to
A. settlekdisputes.
B. establishkruleskofkconduct.
C. providekprotectionkforkindividuals.
D. settlekdisputeskandkestablishkruleskofkconduct.
E. Allkofkthekanswerskarekcorrect.
13. WhichkCanadiankprovinceskutilizekthekCommonkLawksystem?
A. BritishkColumbia,kAlberta,kSaskatchewankandkManitoba
B. Newfoundland,kNewkBrunswick,kPrincekEdwardkIsland,kNovakScotiakandkQuebec
C. Ontario,kQuebec,kNovakScotiakandkManitoba
D. NewkBrunswick,kQuebeckandkManitoba
E. AllkCanadiankprovinces
14. ThekAlbertakCourtkofkAppealkwrotekakjudicialkdecisionkdefiningkakVespakgas-
poweredkscooterkaskakmotorkvehiclekpursuantktokthekHighwaykTraffickAct.kAccordingktokthekprincipleko
fkstarekdecisis,kwhichkofkthekfollowingkcourtskwouldkhavektokapplykthiskdecisionkinkdeterminingkwhethe
rkVespakscooterskrequiredkaklicencekplate?
A. SupremekCourtkofkCanada
B. OntariokCourtkofkAppeal
C. OntariokSupremekCourt
D. AlbertakProvincialkCourt
E. AllkCanadiankprovincialkcourts
15. UnderkthekCanadiankConstitutionkthekfederalkgovernmentkhaskexclusivekjurisdictionkoverkwhichktypesk
ofklaws:
A. Tradekandkcommerce,kcriminalklawkandkbankruptcykandkinsolvencyklaw.
B. Tradekandkcommerce,kcriminalklawkandkincorporationkofkcompanies.
C. Tradekandkcommerce,ktheksolemnizationkofkmarriagekandklocalkworkskandkundertakings.
D. Criminalklaw,kincorporationkofkcompanies,ksolemnizationkofkmarriage.
E. Tradekandkcommerce,kincorporationkofkcompanieskandkbillskofkexchange.
Student:k
1. Maxine,kankaccountantkannoyedkwithkherkemployerkforktellingkherkthatkherkworkkwasksubstandard,kcreate
dkakcomputerkviruskthatkwouldkerasekkeykaccountingkdatakifkMaxine'sknamekwaskremovedkfromkthekpayr
oll.kThiskiskakcrimekunderkthekCriminalkCode.kIfkMaxinekiskcaught,kshekwillkbe
A. prosecutedkbykthekCrownkbecausekthekCodekiskpublicklaw.
B. suedkbykthekCrownkbecausekthekCodekiskprivateklaw.
C. suedkbykherkemployerkunderkthekCriminalkCodekbecausekitkiskakcivilklawkmatter.
D. suedkbykherkemployerkunderkthekCriminalkCodekbecausekitkiskakprivateklawkmatter.
E. prosecutedkbykthekCrownkforkbreachkofkthekCivilkCode.
2. ThekfederalkgovernmentkplacedknewklegislationkbeforekParliamentkregardingkthekregulationko
fktelecommunicationkcompanies.kWhichkofkthekfollowingkstatementskisknotktrue?
A. Thiskproposedklegislationkiskcalledkak"bill."
B. ThisklegislationkmustkbekbroughtkbeforekthekHousekofkCommonskthreektimeskandkthenkitkwillkbeklawkif
kitkiskpassed.
C. OncekthekproposedklegislationkhaskbeenkpassedkbykthekParliamentkofkCanada;kitkmustkbekgivenkroy
alkassentkandkbekproclaimed.
D. OncekthekproposedklegislationkhaskbeenkpassedkbykthekParliamentkofkCanadakitkcankbekamendedkb
ykanotherkstatute.
E. Allkofkthekanswerskarekcorrect.
3. ThekSimpsonkbrotherskhavekappliedktokthekLiquorkLicencekBoardkofkthekprovincekforkakwinekandkbe
erklicencekforktheirknewkrestaurant.kWhichkofkthekfollowingkisknotktrue?
A. Thekboardkiskankadministrativektribunal,knotkakcourtkofklaw.
B. Thekdecisionskofkthekboardkbecomekpartkofkthekadministrativeklawkofkthekprovince.
C. Agencieskandkboardsksuchkaskthiskonekarekpartkofkthekexpandingkgovernmentkregulationkofkprivat
ekcitizenskandkbusinesses.
D. ThekSimpsonskwillkdealkwithkcivilkservantskratherkthankelectedkrepresentativeskwhilekapplyingkforkthe
irklicence.
EkThekrightktokmakekitskownkruleskandkprocedureskiskdelegatedktokthekboard,kbutkthesekareksubjectktokthe
.k approvalkofkthekprovincialklegislature.
4. Thekgovernmentkofkthekprovincekhaskintroducedkakbillkintoktheklegislaturektokmakekthekrecyclingk
ofkhouseholdkgarbagekmandatory.kOncekitkhaskpassedkthirdkreading,ktheknextkstepkiskthatkitkmustk
be
A. sentktokthekrelevantkcommitteekforkclause-by-clausekstudy.
B. givenkroyalkassentkbykthekLieutenant-Governor.
C. debatedkinkprinciplekbykthekmemberskofktheklegislature.
D. sentktokthekSenatekforkapproval.
E. amendedkandkpreparedkforkitskfinalkreading.
5. Whenkjudgeskapplykthekprinciplekofkstarekdecisiskinkdecidingkakcasekbeforekthemktheykare,kinkeffec
t,kapplyingkthe
A. substantiveklaw.
B. doctrinekofkprecedent.
C. principleskofkequity.
D. ruleskofkpublickadministrativeklaw.
E. doctrinekofkprecedentkandksubstantiveklaw.
,6. ThekBigkTimekConstructionkCompanykiskerectingkaklargekofficektowerkforkakmajorkcommercialkpropert
ykdeveloper.kInkthekcoursekofkconstruction,kakdisputekariseskasktokthektimingkofkcashkadvanceskfromkthek
developerktokfinancektheknextkstagekofkconstruction.kThekpartieskhadkexecutedkakcontractkbetweenkthem
kwhichkstatedkthatkeachkcashkadvancekfromkthekdeveloperkwouldkbekprovidedktokthekbuilderkafterkthekwo
rkkonkthekpreviouskstagekhadkbeenkcompletedkandkinspectedkbykthekdeveloper.kThekbuilderknowksayskth
atk thekdeveloperkiskdelayingkthekinspectionskandkthatkitkcannotkcarrykonktoktheknextkstagekwithoutkthekc
ashkadvance.kThekdeveloperksayskthatkthekbuilderkiskdeliberatelykdelayingkthekprogresskofkthekconstructi
onkbyknotkbeginningktheknextkstagekwhilekitkwaitskforkthekinspectionkrequiredktokreleasektheknextkcashka
dvance.kThekdeveloperkintendsktoktakeklegalkactionkagainstkthekbuilder.
A. Thekdeveloperkmustkusekproceduralklawktoksuekthekbuilder.
B. Thekdisputekbetweenkthekpartieskwillkbekresolvedkbyksubstantiveklaw.
C. Thekcontractkwhichkthekpartieskmadekwillkbekinterpretedkbykprivateklaw.
D. Thekcourtkwillkreachkakdecisionkinkthekcasekusingkadministrativeklaw.
E. Allktypeskofklawkexceptkadministrativeklawkwillkapply.
7. IfkitkwerekdecidedktokamendkthekConstitutionktokmakekownershipkofkpropertykakright,kitkwouldkbeknecessa
ryktokhavekthekagreementkof
i. atkleastktwo-thirdskofkthekprovinces,kwhichktogetherkmakekupkatkleastkhalfkofkthekpopulationkofkCanada.
ii. atkleastkhalfkofkthekprovinces,kwhichktogetherkmakekupkatkleastktwo-thirdskofkthekpopulationkofkCanada.
iii. morekthankhalfkofkthekmemberskofkthekfederalkParliament.
iv. atkleastktwo-thirdskofkthekmemberskofkthekfederalkParliament.
v. allktenkprovinces.
A. i.
B. ii.
C. ikandkiii.
D. iikandkiv.
E. iiikandkv.
8. Thekprovincialklegislaturekiskaboutktokpasskakpiecekofklegislationkthatkconflictskwithkonekofkthekfollowingk
rights.kItkhadkintendedktokdoksokunderks.k33(1),ktheknotwithstandingkclause,kbutkhaskjustkfoundkoutkthatks.k
33kisknotkeffectivekagainstkthiskright.kWhichkofkthekfollowingkiskit?
A. Thekrightktoklife,klibertykandksecuritykofkthekperson.
B. Freedomkofkspeech.
C. Freedomkofkreligion.
D. Thekrightktokvote.
E. Equalitykrights.
9. AksmallkOntarioktownkpasseskakbylawkwhichksayskthatkshopksignskmustkbekonlykinkEnglish.kAkbutcher'sk
shopkwhichkcatersktoktheklocalkGerman-
speakingkpopulationkiskchargedkwithkinfringingkthekbylawkandkthekproprietorkraisesks.k2(b)kofkthekCharte
rkinkhiskdefence.
A. SincekonlykpoliticalkspeechkiskprotectedkbykthekCharter,khekwillklose.
B. SincekthekCharterkdoesknotkapplyktoknon-governmentkbodiesklikekakbutcher'skshop,khekwillklose.
C. SincekthekCharterkprotectskcommercialkexpressionkbecausekitkhelpskindividualskmakekinforme
dkeconomickchoices,khekwillkwin.
DSincekthekCharterkprotectskcommercialkexpression,kregardlesskofkanykvaluekitkmaykhave,ksimplykbecause
.k wekmustkallkbekfreektoksaykwhatkwekchoose,khekwillkwin.
E.k Nonekofkthekanswerskarekcorrect.
, 10. Inkresponsektokthekgrowingknumberkofktraffickdeathskresultingkfromkalcohol-
relatedkaccidents,kmanykprovinceskamendedkexistingklawsktokpermitktheirkpolicekforcesktokconductkarbitra
rykroadsidekchecksktoktryktokdiscouragekdrunkkdriving.kWhenkthiskpracticekwaskchallengedkinkthekcourtska
skankinfringementkofks.k9kofkthekCharter,
AcounselkforkthekCrownkwouldksuccessfullykarguekthatkthekpracticekcouldkbekcontinuedkindefinitely
.kbecausekofks.k33kofkthekConstitution,kwhichkallowskthekprovincesktokexemptktheklegislationkfromkthekappli
cationkofkthekCharter.
B.kcounselkforkthekCrownkwouldkarguekthatkthekroadsidekcheckskarekpermissiblekonkthekbasiskofks.k1kofkthek
Charter.
Cthekchallengingkparty,kakmotoristkwhokhadkbeenkstoppedkandkfoundktokhavekexcessivekbloodkalcohol
.k levels,kwouldksuccessfullykarguekthatktheklegislationkviolateskhisks.k6kmobilitykrights.
D.k thekCrownkwouldkargueks.k33kandks.k1.
E.k Allkofkthekanswerskarekcorrect.
11. ThekgovernmentkofkSaskatchewankpassedkakstatutekthatkallocateskwaterkonkthekNorthkSaskatchewankRive
r.kThekfunctionkofkthisklegislationkiskto
A. settlekdisputes.
B. establishkruleskofkconduct.
C. providekprotectionkforkindividuals.
D. settlekdisputeskandkestablishkruleskofkconduct.
E. Allkofkthekanswerskarekcorrect.
12. NovakScotiakhaskruleskofkcourtkthatkstatekakpartykwhokcommenceskaklawsuitkmustkprovidekthekotherkparty
'sktoktheklawsuitkwithkakcopykofkthekdocumentksettingkoutktheirkclaim.kThekfunctionkofkthekruleskofkcourtk
is
to
A. settlekdisputes.
B. establishkruleskofkconduct.
C. providekprotectionkforkindividuals.
D. settlekdisputeskandkestablishkruleskofkconduct.
E. Allkofkthekanswerskarekcorrect.
13. WhichkCanadiankprovinceskutilizekthekCommonkLawksystem?
A. BritishkColumbia,kAlberta,kSaskatchewankandkManitoba
B. Newfoundland,kNewkBrunswick,kPrincekEdwardkIsland,kNovakScotiakandkQuebec
C. Ontario,kQuebec,kNovakScotiakandkManitoba
D. NewkBrunswick,kQuebeckandkManitoba
E. AllkCanadiankprovinces
14. ThekAlbertakCourtkofkAppealkwrotekakjudicialkdecisionkdefiningkakVespakgas-
poweredkscooterkaskakmotorkvehiclekpursuantktokthekHighwaykTraffickAct.kAccordingktokthekprincipleko
fkstarekdecisis,kwhichkofkthekfollowingkcourtskwouldkhavektokapplykthiskdecisionkinkdeterminingkwhethe
rkVespakscooterskrequiredkaklicencekplate?
A. SupremekCourtkofkCanada
B. OntariokCourtkofkAppeal
C. OntariokSupremekCourt
D. AlbertakProvincialkCourt
E. AllkCanadiankprovincialkcourts
15. UnderkthekCanadiankConstitutionkthekfederalkgovernmentkhaskexclusivekjurisdictionkoverkwhichktypesk
ofklaws:
A. Tradekandkcommerce,kcriminalklawkandkbankruptcykandkinsolvencyklaw.
B. Tradekandkcommerce,kcriminalklawkandkincorporationkofkcompanies.
C. Tradekandkcommerce,ktheksolemnizationkofkmarriagekandklocalkworkskandkundertakings.
D. Criminalklaw,kincorporationkofkcompanies,ksolemnizationkofkmarriage.
E. Tradekandkcommerce,kincorporationkofkcompanieskandkbillskofkexchange.
