7.3 Courts in Canada

#1. The appeals courts sit just below the supreme court in the justice system of Canada.

False

True

#2. Which provincial courts deal with civil cases involving small sums of money?

Trial court

Family courts

Small claims courts

Appeals court

#3. What do the provincial small claims courts deal with?

Criminal matters

Civil cases involving small sums of money

Family disputes

Traffic claims

#4. What kinds of disputes can the administrative boards and tribunals resolve?

Criminal matters

Refugee claims and human rights issues

Entitlement to disability benefits

Entitlement to employment insurance

#5. Where is the Federal Court of Canada located?

Toronto

Montreal

Ottawa

Victoria

#6. In Canadian provinces and territories, disputes can be resolved outside of the court system by administrative boards and tribunals.

False

True

#7. Who is responsible for the judicial system in Canada?

Nobody

The Federal government

The Territorial governments

The Provincial governments

#8. The Administrative boards and tribunals in Canadian provinces and territories are less formal than the court system in Canada.

False

True

#9. Where is the Supreme Court of Canada located?

Montreal

Ottawa

Victoria

Toronto

#10. The administrative boards and tribunals in Canadian provinces and territories are part of the court system of Canada.

True

False

#11. Which is the highest court in Canada?

The Royal Court

The Supreme Court of Canada

The Federal Court

The Provincial Courts

#12. Most Provinces contain a trial court and an appeals court.

True

False

#13. Decisions made by the administrative tribunals can be reviewed in courts to ensure that the tribunals are acting fairly and in accordance with the law.

True

False

#14. How are the courts in the Provinces and Territories of Canada organized under the Supreme Court of Canada?

Trial Courts -> Superior Courts -> Courts of Appeal –> Supreme Court of Canada

Trial Courts -> Superior Courts -> Supreme Court of Canada

Trial Courts -> Supreme Court of Canada

Trial Courts -> Courts of Appeal –> Supreme Court of Canada

#15. Jury duty is a legal requirement for Canadian citizens.

False

True

#16. Which court deals with matters concerning the Federal Government of Canada?

The Provincial Courts

The Federal Court of Canada

The Royal Court

The Supreme Court of Canada

#17. What types of courts do provinces have in Canada?

Select all that apply:

Appeals court and trial court

Provincial courts for lesser offenses

Family courts, traffic courts, and small claims courts for civil cases involving small sums of money

Federal Court

#18. Canadian provinces and territories have different kinds of administrative boards and tribunals to resolve various types of disputes that need not go to the courts.

False

True

#19. Decisions made by the administrative tribunals in provinces and territories cannot be reviewed in courts.

False

True

#20. Who appoints and pays the judges in the superior or upper-level courts in the provinces of Canada?

The Federal Court of Canada

The Supreme Court of Canada

The Provincial/Territorial government

The Federal Government

#21. Which provincial courts deal with traffic law disputes?

Appeal court

Traffic courts

Trial court

Small claims courts

#22. Which provincial courts deal with family disputes?

Family courts

Small claims courts

Appeal court

Trial court

Results

#1. The appeals courts sit just below the supreme court in the justice system of Canada.

#2. Which provincial courts deal with civil cases involving small sums of money?

#3. What do the provincial small claims courts deal with?

#4. What kinds of disputes can the administrative boards and tribunals resolve?

#5. Where is the Federal Court of Canada located?

#6. In Canadian provinces and territories, disputes can be resolved outside of the court system by administrative boards and tribunals.

#7. Who is responsible for the judicial system in Canada?

#8. The Administrative boards and tribunals in Canadian provinces and territories are less formal than the court system in Canada.

#9. Where is the Supreme Court of Canada located?

#10. The administrative boards and tribunals in Canadian provinces and territories are part of the court system of Canada.

#11. Which is the highest court in Canada?

#12. Most Provinces contain a trial court and an appeals court.

#13. Decisions made by the administrative tribunals can be reviewed in courts to ensure that the tribunals are acting fairly and in accordance with the law.

#14. How are the courts in the Provinces and Territories of Canada organized under the Supreme Court of Canada?

#15. Jury duty is a legal requirement for Canadian citizens.

#16. Which court deals with matters concerning the Federal Government of Canada?

#17. What types of courts do provinces have in Canada?

#18. Canadian provinces and territories have different kinds of administrative boards and tribunals to resolve various types of disputes that need not go to the courts.

#19. Decisions made by the administrative tribunals in provinces and territories cannot be reviewed in courts.

#20. Who appoints and pays the judges in the superior or upper-level courts in the provinces of Canada?

#21. Which provincial courts deal with traffic law disputes?

#22. Which provincial courts deal with family disputes?