Question 1

Omar Khadr's case never reached the Supreme Court of Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What did Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella say was rarely discussed in law school (which she graduated from in 1970)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Developing and protecting rights 
B)  Administrative law 
C)  How to become a judge 
D)  Prison reform 
E)  Politics 
A)  Developing and protecting rights 
B)  Administrative law 
C)  How to become a judge 
D)  Prison reform 
E)  Politics

Question 3

What are the constitutional differences on hate speech between Canada and the United States?

Accepted Answer

This is demonstrated by the case of hate

Question 4

What is the commonly used bundle of rights and freedoms?

Accepted Answer

Political rights/fundamental freedoms in

Question 5

What did the 1990 Keegstra case deal with?

Accepted Answer

A)  Right to a fair trial 
B)  Sunday shopping 
C)  Hate speech 
D)  Language rights 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Right to a fair trial 
B)  Sunday shopping 
C)  Hate speech 
D)  Language rights 
E)  None of the above

Question 6

Explain why the reasonable limits (section 1) and "notwithstanding" clause (section 33) were included in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the controversies that have been associated with each.

Accepted Answer

In their answers, students should explai

Question 7

Charter decisions have produced many important changes in law enforcement practices. They include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deeming writs of assistance unconstitutional 
B)  Restrictions of search and seizure powers 
C)  Dropping of criminal charges for not trying accused persons within a reasonable time 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Deeming writs of assistance unconstitutional 
B)  Restrictions of search and seizure powers 
C)  Dropping of criminal charges for not trying accused persons within a reasonable time 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 8

What did the Oakes case deal with?

Accepted Answer

A)  Presuming a suspect guilty until proven innocent 
B)  Bill 101 in Quebec 
C)  Language issues in Manitoba 
D)  The educational rights of Roman Catholics 
E)  Indigenous rights 
A)  Presuming a suspect guilty until proven innocent 
B)  Bill 101 in Quebec 
C)  Language issues in Manitoba 
D)  The educational rights of Roman Catholics 
E)  Indigenous rights

Question 9

Court rulings on which of the following illustrate liberal treatment of individual rights in the Charter era?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social rights challenges to constitutional and administrative law 
B)  Indigenous rights challenges to property law 
C)  Economic rights challenges to corporate law 
D)  Legal rights challenges to criminal law 
E)  Mobility rights challenges to environmental law 
A)  Social rights challenges to constitutional and administrative law 
B)  Indigenous rights challenges to property law 
C)  Economic rights challenges to corporate law 
D)  Legal rights challenges to criminal law 
E)  Mobility rights challenges to environmental law

Question 10

In R. MacGregor Dawson's Constitutional Issues in Canada, 1900-1931, published in 1933, there is not a single reference to the subject of rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to the opening words of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, what are the courts invited to do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Exercise judicial restraint 
B)  Override the decisions of legislatures whenever they wish 
C)  Adhere to the restrictions set out in the Charter 
D)  Consult with the House of Lords before rendering a verdict 
E)  Challenge parliamentary supremacy with their constitutional interpretations 
A)  Exercise judicial restraint 
B)  Override the decisions of legislatures whenever they wish 
C)  Adhere to the restrictions set out in the Charter 
D)  Consult with the House of Lords before rendering a verdict 
E)  Challenge parliamentary supremacy with their constitutional interpretations

Question 12

What is the scope and authority of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

Accepted Answer

Although the Constitution must be consid

Question 13

Section 15 of the Charter does not extend to what type of discrimination?

Accepted Answer

A)  In private-sector relationships 
B)  Based on age 
C)  In public-sector relationships 
D)  Based on sexual orientation 
E)  Section 15 extends to all of these 
A)  In private-sector relationships 
B)  Based on age 
C)  In public-sector relationships 
D)  Based on sexual orientation 
E)  Section 15 extends to all of these

Question 14

The "notwithstanding" clause was part of Ottawa's original Charter proposal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is the most recent-and arguably the most controversial-category of rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  Indigenous rights 
B)  Equality rights 
C)  Economic rights 
D)  Democratic rights 
E)  Social rights 
A)  Indigenous rights 
B)  Equality rights 
C)  Economic rights 
D)  Democratic rights 
E)  Social rights

Question 16

Before the 1970s, sexual relations between persons of the same sex constituted a punishable offence under the Criminal Code.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What was the legacy of the Canadian Bill of Rights?

Accepted Answer

Answers should discuss how cau

Question 18

The judicial understanding of the separation of church and state is quite different between Canada and the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Ford v. Attorney

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Charter has had little impact on Canadian politics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Omar Khadr's case never reached the Supreme Court of Canada.

What did Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella say was rarely discussed in law school (which she graduated from in 1970)?

What are the constitutional differences on hate speech between Canada and the United States?

What is the commonly used bundle of rights and freedoms?

What did the 1990 Keegstra case deal with?

Explain why the reasonable limits (section 1) and "notwithstanding" clause (section 33) were included in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the controversies that have been associated with each.

Charter decisions have produced many important changes in law enforcement practices. They include which of the following?

What did the Oakes case deal with?

Court rulings on which of the following illustrate liberal treatment of individual rights in the Charter era?

In R. MacGregor Dawson's Constitutional Issues in Canada, 1900-1931, published in 1933, there is not a single reference to the subject of rights.

According to the opening words of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, what are the courts invited to do?

What is the scope and authority of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

Section 15 of the Charter does not extend to what type of discrimination?

The "notwithstanding" clause was part of Ottawa's original Charter proposal.

What is the most recent-and arguably the most controversial-category of rights?

Before the 1970s, sexual relations between persons of the same sex constituted a punishable offence under the Criminal Code.

What was the legacy of the Canadian Bill of Rights?

The judicial understanding of the separation of church and state is quite different between Canada and the United States.

The Ford v. Attorney

The Charter has had little impact on Canadian politics.

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

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Exam 6: Rights and Freedoms

Omar Khadr's case never reached the Supreme Court of Canada.

What did Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella say was rarely discussed in law school (which she graduated from in 1970)?

What are the constitutional differences on hate speech between Canada and the United States?

What is the commonly used bundle of rights and freedoms?

What did the 1990 Keegstra case deal with?

Explain why the reasonable limits (section 1) and "notwithstanding" clause (section 33) were included in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the controversies that have been associated with each.

Charter decisions have produced many important changes in law enforcement practices. They include which of the following?

What did the Oakes case deal with?

Court rulings on which of the following illustrate liberal treatment of individual rights in the Charter era?

In R. MacGregor Dawson's Constitutional Issues in Canada, 1900-1931, published in 1933, there is not a single reference to the subject of rights.

According to the opening words of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, what are the courts invited to do?

What is the scope and authority of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

Section 15 of the Charter does not extend to what type of discrimination?

The "notwithstanding" clause was part of Ottawa's original Charter proposal.

What is the most recent-and arguably the most controversial-category of rights?

Before the 1970s, sexual relations between persons of the same sex constituted a punishable offence under the Criminal Code.

What was the legacy of the Canadian Bill of Rights?

The judicial understanding of the separation of church and state is quite different between Canada and the United States.

The Ford v. Attorney

The Charter has had little impact on Canadian politics.

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