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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
Laws protect the rights and privileges of everyone.
Lawyers, police officers, politicians and judges can be charged with a crime and are subject to the same judicial processes as anyone else in Canada.
Laws do not evolve or change over time. It is our interpretation of laws that change.
There are similarities in terms of values and worldview between the Code of Hammurabi, the Justinian Code, and Mosaic Law.
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is precedent?
It is the formula that jury members use to determine how they should sentence a criminal.
The notion that court cases with similar decisions become known as the status quo going forward in similar court cases.
It was a medieval torture method that preceded the death of someone accused of a crime.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is coded or codified law?
It is the system by which jury members are chosen. They must follow the code of conduct of jury members.
It is law written in secret code by the ancient Babylonians.
It is a written collection of a country’s laws arranged so they can be understood and made knowable to all people.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
Medieval feudalism influenced modern property laws. People now pay taxes to local governments, much in the way that peasants paid services and goods to the lords of the manor.
Canada's current parliamentary system is rooted in the ideals of the Magna Carta.
Compurgation was an early form of the modern jury.
Under the Rule of Law, the Prime Minister of Canada is allowed to change/edit laws as he sees fit in order to maintain the well being of Canadian society.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the Magna Carta?
The notion that court cases with similar decisions become known as the status quo going forward in similar court cases.
It established for the first time the principle that everybody is ruled by law rather than royalty/rulers. It is considered to be one of the most important historical documents in European, Canadian, and American history because of its influences on the modern judicial system.
A system of justice based on compurgation.
Began in the 13th Century in England, set by court cases that determine the outcome that becomes standard across societies.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is Common Law?
It is the state of union of a romantic couple who live together but are not married.
Laws developed in BCE (Before the Common Era).
Laws developed by judges through court decisions and/or tribunals, resulting in consistency and fairness.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a criteria for a law?
based on the values and beliefs of society
not in conflict with other laws
clearly worded, with explanation of terms that may cause confusion
must be written in English
- 8. Multiple Choice
Laws are a reflection of a society's values and priorities.
True
False
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