LAW 201 QUEENS EXAM QUESTIONS
100% ANSWERED
, Under the federal ____________ doctrine, in the event of a conflict between a federal
and provincial law, the federal law prevails over the provincial one. -
ANSWERSParamountcy
When the Supreme Court of Canada postpones its decision so it can carefully reflect on
the case and have time to write the decision, it is said to _______ its decision. -
ANSWERSReserve
Legal rules that are set out in one central document or code are a characteristic of
which type of legal system? - ANSWERScivil law
In non-criminal disputes, the individual, corporation, or other entity who starts the
lawsuit is called the: - ANSWERSPlaintiff
Which one of the following English courts created its own separate body of rules called
equity? - ANSWERSCourt of Chancery
Which of the following is an area of domestic law? - ANSWERSMilitary law
The defining feature of the common law legal system is that judges follow: -
ANSWERSprecedent
The seeds of the rule of law were planted when King John of England signed this
document in the year 1215: - ANSWERSMagna Carta
Each Canadian province is considered a separate jurisdiction, and decisions from other
provinces can be - ANSWERSPersuasive
What is the name of the justice system that judges preside over in a common law
jurisdiction? - ANSWERSAdversarial
When Canada's Constitution was "patriated" in 1982 - ANSWERSIt continued to include
unwritten principles, including judicial independence, federalism, and the rule of law
the Charter of Rights and Freedoms - ANSWERSProtects the rights and freedoms it
contains, but under certain conditions still allows the government to limit them
In order for limits on Charter rights to be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic
society - ANSWERSThey must be pursuing a sufficiently important social objective
b) The measures that limit the Charter rights in issue must be rationally connected to
advancing an important social objective
100% ANSWERED
, Under the federal ____________ doctrine, in the event of a conflict between a federal
and provincial law, the federal law prevails over the provincial one. -
ANSWERSParamountcy
When the Supreme Court of Canada postpones its decision so it can carefully reflect on
the case and have time to write the decision, it is said to _______ its decision. -
ANSWERSReserve
Legal rules that are set out in one central document or code are a characteristic of
which type of legal system? - ANSWERScivil law
In non-criminal disputes, the individual, corporation, or other entity who starts the
lawsuit is called the: - ANSWERSPlaintiff
Which one of the following English courts created its own separate body of rules called
equity? - ANSWERSCourt of Chancery
Which of the following is an area of domestic law? - ANSWERSMilitary law
The defining feature of the common law legal system is that judges follow: -
ANSWERSprecedent
The seeds of the rule of law were planted when King John of England signed this
document in the year 1215: - ANSWERSMagna Carta
Each Canadian province is considered a separate jurisdiction, and decisions from other
provinces can be - ANSWERSPersuasive
What is the name of the justice system that judges preside over in a common law
jurisdiction? - ANSWERSAdversarial
When Canada's Constitution was "patriated" in 1982 - ANSWERSIt continued to include
unwritten principles, including judicial independence, federalism, and the rule of law
the Charter of Rights and Freedoms - ANSWERSProtects the rights and freedoms it
contains, but under certain conditions still allows the government to limit them
In order for limits on Charter rights to be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic
society - ANSWERSThey must be pursuing a sufficiently important social objective
b) The measures that limit the Charter rights in issue must be rationally connected to
advancing an important social objective
