Chapter 7 Practice Quiz

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. Which of the following people are exempt from the rule of law?

Prime ministers correct incorrect

Governors general correct incorrect

Supreme Court Judges correct incorrect

none of the above correct incorrect

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. What is the right not to be detained without cause or due process known as?

Rule of law correct incorrect

Habeas corpus correct incorrect

Quid pro quo correct incorrect

Primus inter pares correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is not part of the justice portfolio?

Recommending judicial nominees correct incorrect

Administering the criminal justice system correct incorrect

Corrections and law enforcement correct incorrect

Overseeing legal aid correct incorrect

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. Who appoints judges to the lower provincial courts?

Provincial justice minister correct incorrect

Federal justice minister correct incorrect

Premier of the province correct incorrect

Federal attorney general correct incorrect

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. How many of the nine Supreme Court justices must originate from Quebec?

1 correct incorrect

2 correct incorrect

3 correct incorrect

4 correct incorrect

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. Which of the following statements about solicitors general is false?

They are often members of cabinet. correct incorrect

They often fill the role of minister of public safety. correct incorrect

They are responsible for corrections and law enforcement. correct incorrect

They report to the minister of justice. correct incorrect

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. Which process promotes the use of sentencing circles and focuses on rehabilitation and reconciliation with the victim(s)?

civil law correct incorrect

restorative justice correct incorrect

deferred prosecution agreements correct incorrect

commissions of inquiry correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is the RCMP responsible for investigating?

white collar crimes correct incorrect

smuggling correct incorrect

organized crime correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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. What is the type of law that settles disputes between citizens and state agencies known as?

civil law correct incorrect

private law correct incorrect

common law correct incorrect

administrative law correct incorrect

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. Which official is considered the highest-ranked legal officer in a jurisdiction, put in charge of criminal prosecutions and civil cases involving the government?

governor general correct incorrect

justice minister correct incorrect

attorney general correct incorrect

first minister correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is not an element of Indigenous influence on the Canadian justice system?

principles of restorative justice correct incorrect

sentencing circles correct incorrect

mandatory minimum sentences correct incorrect

tripartite policing agreements correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is considered to be private law?

constitutional law correct incorrect

family law correct incorrect

criminal law correct incorrect

public law correct incorrect

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. What is the authority of the courts to adjudicate matters of constitutional law?

judicial independence correct incorrect

judicial impartiality correct incorrect

judicial review correct incorrect

judicial discretion correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is not part of the guardianship role played by the judiciary in Canada?

courts review laws for consistency with the constitution correct incorrect

judges respond to questions referred to them by governments correct incorrect

judges are directly responsible for administering correctional facilities like prisons correct incorrect

judges act as umpires between different orders of government correct incorrect

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. The trial following the death of Colten Boushie, the young Cree man who was shot and killed by a white farmer, Gerald Stanley, in Sakatchewan was controversial because:

the defendant was acquitted by what appeared to be an all-white jury correct incorrect

the defendant was acquitted by what appeared to be an all-Indigenous jury correct incorrect

the judge sentenced the accused to life in prison correct incorrect

the judge employed a sentencing circle and other principles of restorative justice correct incorrect