Question 1

How many Charter cases did the Supreme Court decide per year between 2012 and 2017?

Accepted Answer

A)  10-20 
B)  100-120 
C)  60-80 
D)  200-220 
E)  1000-1100 
A)  10-20 
B)  100-120 
C)  60-80 
D)  200-220 
E)  1000-1100 C

Question 2

In Canada, judges are appointed and can remain in their positions until the age of 75.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

What ideology was targeted by a law passed by the Quebec government in 1937?

Accepted Answer

A)  Populism 
B)  Communism 
C)  Socialism 
D)  Nationalism 
E)  Liberalism 
A)  Populism 
B)  Communism 
C)  Socialism 
D)  Nationalism 
E)  Liberalism B

Question 4

What was the significance of the Drybones case?

Accepted Answer

After nearly a decade of judgments that,

Question 5

Equality rights are contained in which section of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Section 1 
B)  Section 24 
C)  Section 15 
D)  Section 33 
E)  Equality rights are not contained in the Charter. 
A)  Section 1 
B)  Section 24 
C)  Section 15 
D)  Section 33 
E)  Equality rights are not contained in the Charter.

Question 6

Which sections of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms does the "notwithstanding" clause apply to?

Accepted Answer

Section 33 of the Charter states that ei

Question 7

What are some of the important changes in law enforcement practices that Charter decisions have produced?

Accepted Answer

Answers could include mention

Question 8

How many Charter cases a year were decided by the Supreme Court of Canada during the first decade after the Charter's passage?

Accepted Answer

A)  90-100 
B)  Over 1,000 
C)  Over 500 
D)  5-10 
E)  20-30 
A)  90-100 
B)  Over 1,000 
C)  Over 500 
D)  5-10 
E)  20-30

Question 9

The first Charter decision was on Law Society of Upper Canada v. Skapinker (1984). What was the central issue?

Accepted Answer

A)  Admission to the Ontario Bar 
B)  Language rights 
C)  Religious rights 
D)  Being kicked out of a bar 
E)  Working at a bar 
A)  Admission to the Ontario Bar 
B)  Language rights 
C)  Religious rights 
D)  Being kicked out of a bar 
E)  Working at a bar

Question 10

In Canada, many rights and freedoms are considered absolute.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Explain Ontario Premier Doug Ford's use of the "notwithstanding" clause.

Accepted Answer

More recently, the Ontario government of

Question 12

Which Minister of Justice famously stated in 1967 that "the view we take here is that there's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pierre Trudeau 
B)  Jean Marchand 
C)  John Turner 
D)  Jean Chrétien 
E)  Gérard Pelletier 
A)  Pierre Trudeau 
B)  Jean Marchand 
C)  John Turner 
D)  Jean Chrétien 
E)  Gérard Pelletier

Question 13

What percentage of Canadians surveyed in 2000 believed that sexual relations between two adults of the same sex was wrong?

Accepted Answer

A)  12 per cent 
B)  22 per cent 
C)  42 per cent 
D)  32 per cent 
E)  52 per cent 
A)  12 per cent 
B)  22 per cent 
C)  42 per cent 
D)  32 per cent 
E)  52 per cent

Question 14

Before becoming prime minister, Stephen Harper was the president of National Citizens' Coalition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What percentage of Canadians surveyed in 1975 believed that sexual relations between two adults of the same sex was wrong?

Accepted Answer

A)  33 per cent 
B)  43 per cent 
C)  53 per cent 
D)  63 per cent 
E)  23 per cent 
A)  33 per cent 
B)  43 per cent 
C)  53 per cent 
D)  63 per cent 
E)  23 per cent

Question 16

What did Lord Sankey compare the Canadian Constitution to?

Accepted Answer

A)  An ocean 
B)  An island 
C)  A contract 
D)  The sands of time 
E)  A living tree 
A)  An ocean 
B)  An island 
C)  A contract 
D)  The sands of time 
E)  A living tree

Question 17

Briefly discuss three major Charter cases and the decisions that were made (if they have indeed been made).

Accepted Answer

There are a variety of cases students co

Question 18

Discuss the evolution of Canadian public opinion on same-sex marriage.

Accepted Answer

Before the 1970s, sexual relations betwe

Question 19

What was the case of Harper v. Canada about?

Accepted Answer

A)  Freedom of movement 
B)  Freedom of religion 
C)  The results of a contested election 
D)  Access to education 
E)  Freedom of expression 
A)  Freedom of movement 
B)  Freedom of religion 
C)  The results of a contested election 
D)  Access to education 
E)  Freedom of expression

Question 20

What was the issue at the centre of the Ford v. Attorney

Accepted Answer

A)  Drug trafficking 
B)  Robbery 
C)  Dangerous driving 
D)  Kidnapping 
E)  Murder 
A)  Drug trafficking 
B)  Robbery 
C)  Dangerous driving 
D)  Kidnapping 
E)  Murder

How many Charter cases did the Supreme Court decide per year between 2012 and 2017?

In Canada, judges are appointed and can remain in their positions until the age of 75.

What ideology was targeted by a law passed by the Quebec government in 1937?

What was the significance of the Drybones case?

Equality rights are contained in which section of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

Which sections of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms does the "notwithstanding" clause apply to?

What are some of the important changes in law enforcement practices that Charter decisions have produced?

How many Charter cases a year were decided by the Supreme Court of Canada during the first decade after the Charter's passage?

The first Charter decision was on Law Society of Upper Canada v. Skapinker (1984). What was the central issue?

In Canada, many rights and freedoms are considered absolute.

Explain Ontario Premier Doug Ford's use of the "notwithstanding" clause.

Which Minister of Justice famously stated in 1967 that "the view we take here is that there's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation"?

What percentage of Canadians surveyed in 2000 believed that sexual relations between two adults of the same sex was wrong?

Before becoming prime minister, Stephen Harper was the president of National Citizens' Coalition.

What percentage of Canadians surveyed in 1975 believed that sexual relations between two adults of the same sex was wrong?

What did Lord Sankey compare the Canadian Constitution to?

Briefly discuss three major Charter cases and the decisions that were made (if they have indeed been made).

Discuss the evolution of Canadian public opinion on same-sex marriage.

What was the case of Harper v. Canada about?

What was the issue at the centre of the Ford v. Attorney

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How many Charter cases did the Supreme Court decide per year between 2012 and 2017?

In Canada, judges are appointed and can remain in their positions until the age of 75.

What ideology was targeted by a law passed by the Quebec government in 1937?

What was the significance of the Drybones case?

Equality rights are contained in which section of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

Which sections of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms does the "notwithstanding" clause apply to?

What are some of the important changes in law enforcement practices that Charter decisions have produced?

How many Charter cases a year were decided by the Supreme Court of Canada during the first decade after the Charter's passage?

The first Charter decision was on Law Society of Upper Canada v. Skapinker (1984). What was the central issue?

In Canada, many rights and freedoms are considered absolute.

Explain Ontario Premier Doug Ford's use of the "notwithstanding" clause.

Which Minister of Justice famously stated in 1967 that "the view we take here is that there's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation"?

What percentage of Canadians surveyed in 2000 believed that sexual relations between two adults of the same sex was wrong?

Before becoming prime minister, Stephen Harper was the president of National Citizens' Coalition.

What percentage of Canadians surveyed in 1975 believed that sexual relations between two adults of the same sex was wrong?

What did Lord Sankey compare the Canadian Constitution to?

Briefly discuss three major Charter cases and the decisions that were made (if they have indeed been made).

Discuss the evolution of Canadian public opinion on same-sex marriage.

What was the case of Harper v. Canada about?

What was the issue at the centre of the Ford v. Attorney

Political Culture

The Social and Economic Setting

Diversity and Multiculturalism

Regionalism and Canadian Politics

The Constitution

Federalism

The Machinery of Government

The Administrative State

Parties and Elections

Interest Groups

The Media

Language Politics

Women and Politics

Indigenous Politics

Canada in the World

Filters