CLN4U Grade 12 Law- Legal Heritage Unit Review

Which of the following is NOT a category of law?

Marxism and feminist jurisprudence are examples of ancient and medieval theories of law.

Which of the following does not changes law in Canada:

Law is an instrument of oppression and control that the ruling classes use against the working classes.

To ask a more senior court to review a decision of a subordinate court

Belief that law is determined by what actually happens in the courts as judges interpret and apply the law.

Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and St. Thomas Aquinas believed in which theory of law?

Codified Law is defined as :

How many readings must a Bill go through in the House of Commons?

The highest court you could go to in Canada is…

Which of the following is NOT a factor driving changes in law?

Natural law is the theory that humans use reason to become aware of laws derived from eternal principles.

Who was a philosopher in positive law?

Which of the following is true about the Rule of Law?

Canadian law contains laws primarily from which two countries?

Which of the following is NOT an example of change as a result of collective action?

Procedural law does not outlines methods and procedures that must be followed in enforcing laws

Precedent based Law is defined as :

A board of inquiry appointed to investigate a particular issue is which collective action?

Some of Canada's Criminal Code directly reflects excerpts from the Ten Commandments.

Primary sources of law have the longest historical development.

Which of the following is an example of codified law in Canada?

Refusing to obey a particular law as a matter of conscience is a form of:

Constitutional, administrative, and criminal law are all part of which category of law?

Judicial independence means that judges function independently of the government.

Family, contract, tort, estate, and property law are all part of which category of law?

Secondary sources of law does not include written rules and regulations formulated by legislators and judges.

Which individuals are examples of change as a result of individual action?

Lobbying is when

Positive law is the theory that the state creates laws, to be obliged by all, that is good for the whole of society.

Theory that the law should achieve the greatest good for the greatest number of people.

Custom and conventions are long-established ways of doing something.

Constitutional, statute and case law are all examples of secondary sources of law.

Religion and morality, history, customs and conventions are all examples of

Substantive law identifies the rights and duties of a person