Intro Final Exam Review

Where would you find the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

• Part I of the British North America Act

• Part I of the Constitution Act, 1867

• Part I of the Constitution Act, 1982

• It is a stand-alone statute

What is the simplest form of business structure?

• Corporation

• Partnership

• Sole proprietorship

• Limited liability partnership

Which of the following is an example of "intangible" property?

• Stocks

• A cellphone

• Real estate

• A car

Which of the following is true about the Supreme Court of Canada?

• Paralegals can represent clients at the Supreme Court of Canada

• Most cases need leave to appeal to be heard at the Supreme Court of Canada

• Decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada can be appealed to the Privy Council of the United Kingdom

• Panels of three judges sit on the Supreme Court of Canada

Millicent has an incredible idea for a book. It will be about a robot politician who goes back in time to change the results of the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Which area of law protects Millicent's idea?

• copyright

• trademark

• tangible property

• trade secret

What type of offence has a default maximum penalty of two years less a day imprisonment or a $5,000 fine?

• quasi-criminal

• summary conviction

• misdemeanor

• indictable offence

___________________ is the court's power to review the decisions of administrative bodies, such as tribunals.

• Procedural fairness

• Parliamentary supremacy

• Judicial review

• Quasi-judicial review

____________ is a type of alternative dispute resolution where the parties work together to resolve their dispute without the assistance of a neutral third party.

• Mediation

• Arbitration

• Conciliation

• Negotiation

The Highway Traffic Act is a provincial statute that sets out transportation-related offences, such as speeding, failure to stop at a stop sign, driving without plates, and so on. Which of the following is true about this legislation?

• It is an example of quasi-criminal law

• If someone is convicted of an offence under this statute, it will not go on their criminal record

• Offences under this statute are heard in the Ontario Court of Justice

• All of the above are true.

Which of the following is a key characteristic of a common law system?

• Courts are inquisitorial

• Courts are adversarial

• Judges directly examine witnesses

• Cases are not a primary source of law