APSC 450 Quiz 1 Exam Questions with Verified
Correct Answers
Plaintiff/Defendant - Trial Level
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Respondent/Petitioner - Appeal Level
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Judge/Jury
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Court of Law
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Parliament/Legislatures/Associations
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Common/Civil Law
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Precedent
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What is Law?
a set of rules that enable people to live together and respect peoples rights sanctioned by the
state
Right
an ability to act with impunity
Privilege
an ability to act under certain circumstances, which may be withdrawn from the state
License
, privilege given by the state for a particular purpose
Law is concerned with:
equity: associated with the person or legal person
criminal: activity by either person or legal person
rights: of persons or group
Sources of Law
-Consititutional Law
-Common Law & Equity
-Statute Law
-Administrative Law
Constitutional Law
-How we govern ourselves
-written/partly written/ unwritten
-English Canada - common law tradition
-French Canada - civil law tradition
-Canadian Constitution
--Constitution Act (1982)
---Charter of Rights and Freedoms
-British North American Act
Common Law & Equity
-King dispense (delegated to judges)
Law developed by judges through past decisions of courts in similar cases
Statute Law
Written law set down by legislature
-Civil code
-Laws mandated by government
-Coexists with common law
-can codify common law
-can override common law
Administrative Law
-Government delegation of rule making
-Administrative boards and tribunals:
Correct Answers
Plaintiff/Defendant - Trial Level
...
Respondent/Petitioner - Appeal Level
...
Judge/Jury
...
Court of Law
...
Parliament/Legislatures/Associations
...
Common/Civil Law
...
Precedent
...
What is Law?
a set of rules that enable people to live together and respect peoples rights sanctioned by the
state
Right
an ability to act with impunity
Privilege
an ability to act under certain circumstances, which may be withdrawn from the state
License
, privilege given by the state for a particular purpose
Law is concerned with:
equity: associated with the person or legal person
criminal: activity by either person or legal person
rights: of persons or group
Sources of Law
-Consititutional Law
-Common Law & Equity
-Statute Law
-Administrative Law
Constitutional Law
-How we govern ourselves
-written/partly written/ unwritten
-English Canada - common law tradition
-French Canada - civil law tradition
-Canadian Constitution
--Constitution Act (1982)
---Charter of Rights and Freedoms
-British North American Act
Common Law & Equity
-King dispense (delegated to judges)
Law developed by judges through past decisions of courts in similar cases
Statute Law
Written law set down by legislature
-Civil code
-Laws mandated by government
-Coexists with common law
-can codify common law
-can override common law
Administrative Law
-Government delegation of rule making
-Administrative boards and tribunals:
