1.2 Sources of Canadian Law

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#1. Magna Carta is also known as:

English Common Law

The Unwritten constitution of Great Britain

Habeas corpus

The Great Charter of Freedoms

#2. What does the term “Habeas corpus” refer to?

Freedom of association

Freedom of peaceful assembly

The right to challenge any unlawful detention by the State

Freedom of conscience and religion

#3. Where was Magna Carta signed?

Newfoundland & Labrador

France

England

Toronto

#4. The sources of Canadian Law include:

Laws passed by Parliament and Provincial Legislatures

English Common Law and unwritten constitution inherited from Great Britain

Civil Code of France

All options are correct

#5. Identify the option that is not a source of Canadian Law?

English Common Law and the unwritten constitution inherited from Great Britain

All options are sources of Canadian law

Civil Code of France

Laws passed by the Parliament and Provincial Legislatures

#6. When was Magna Carta signed?

1867

1814

1980

1215

#7. What 800-year old tradition does the Canadian Law secure for Canadians?

Ordered Liberty

Mobility rights

Minority language educational rights

Multiculturalism

#8. What is the source of Habeas corpus?

Aboriginal People’s Rights

English Common Law

The Civil Code of France

The unwritten constitution inherited from Great Britain

#9. How ancient is the tradition of “Ordered Liberty” that the Canadians enjoy?

800 years

200 years

20 years

2000 years

#10. The tradition of “Ordered Liberty” that Canadians enjoy dates back to:

800 B.C.

1215

1867

1982

#11. Which freedoms do Canadians enjoy under the Canadian Law?

Freedom of association and peaceful assembly

All options are correct

Freedom of conscience and religion

Freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of speech and of the press

#12. Who did Canada inherit the unwritten constitution from?

Great Britain

France

The Aboriginal Peoples

The USA

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