This document contains a take-home test on Law 12 Chapter 1 with multiple choice questions, true/false statements, matching, and completion questions. The test covers topics like the different types of laws, purposes of laws, common law vs civil law traditions, key documents and figures in legal history, and the structure of the Canadian legal and governmental system. Students are asked to indicate whether sentences are true or false, identify the best answer to multiple choice questions, complete sentences, and match terms to their definitions.

1. Name: ________________________ Class: ___________________ Date: __________ ID: A
Law 12 Chapter 1 Take Home Test
Modified True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false. If false, change the identified word or phrase to make the
sentence or statement true.
____ 1. A law applies to all memebers of a game at all times. _________________________
____ 2. To enforce laws, we have citizens and the courts. _________________________
____ 3. Substantive law can be divided into two types, criminal law and property law. _________________________
____ 4. Public law includes criminal law, constitutional law, and family law. _________________________
____ 5. Private law includes contract law, tort law, and labour law. _________________________
____ 6. Two historic early lawgivers were Hammurabi and Moses. _________________________
____ 7. In 1804, after the French Revolution, Emperor Justinian revised French law.
______________________________
____ 8. Common law is often called citation law. _________________________
____ 9. The British Parliament passed the Bill of Rights in 1689. _________________________
____ 10. Until 1949, Canada's highest court was the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
___________________________________
____ 11. The British Parliament amended the BNA Act in 1940 so that fishing rights would be one of Canada's federal
government's powers. ______________________________
____ 12. Once passed, a bill becomes an act, or statute law. _________________________
____ 13. New states gain recognition as sovereign nations by declaring their independence.
________________________________________
____ 14. States cannot claim ownership of any portion of the high seas, even those that are important in their history.
________________________________________
____ 15. Diplomats may not suffer the same penalties for breaking the law as average citizens.
_________________________
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 16. In Canadian society, laws exist for all but one of the following purposes. For which one do they not exist?
a. to settle disputes
b. to ensure that a person who supports human rights becomes prime minister
c. to reduce conflicts
d. to eliminate violent conflicts
____ 17. As a society increases in numbers, the need for law
a. increases. c. stays the same.
b. decreases. d. eventually disappears.
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2. Name: ________________________ ID: A
____ 18. The government of Canada does not have which of the following?
a. the right to enforce laws c. unelected officials
b. unlimited power d. the right to enact laws
____ 19. Property owners in Canada have all but one of the following rights. Which right do they not have?
a. expel trespassers
b. assault trespassers
c. sell the property
d. use the property in a way that does not harm others
____ 20. Which of the following are part of the history of our Canadian legal system?
a. laws of England d. a and b but not c
b. laws of France e. a and c but not b
c. the American Constitution
____ 21. Common law is based on the rule of
a. Magna Carta. c. precedent.
b. habeas corpus. d. citations.
____ 22. French law was traditionally based on
a. Roman law. d. a and b but not c.
b. Mosaic law. e. a and c but not b.
c. the Justinian Code.
____ 23. In Quebec, civil law is still based on
a. the Code of Hammurabi. c. modern European democracies.
b. Mosaic law. d. the Napoleonic or Civil Code.
____ 24. The basis of our modern property laws is
a. the English feudal system. c. Roman law.
b. personal freedom. d. the Justinian Code.
____ 25. Magna Carta recognized the principle of
a. citations from case law. c. the rights of the people.
b. democratic government. d. the rule of law.
____ 26. What was the original name of Canada's first constitution?
a. Statute of Westminster
b. British North America Act
c. Constitution Act, 1867
d. Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
____ 27. The formula for changing Canada's constitution requires the consent of
a. the Canadian Parliament.
b. the Supreme Court.
c. two-thirds of the provinces with 50 percent of the population.
d. a and c but not b.
e. all of the above.
____ 28. Which of the following do provincial legislatures not have?
a. a Senate c. three readings of a bill
b. elected members d. a representative of the Queen
____ 29. One of the following is not a class of international treaty. Which one?
a. convention c. protocol
b. tribunal d. charter
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3. Name: ________________________ ID: A
____ 30. Which of the following did the Charter of the Nuremberg Tribunal define as international crimes?
a. crimes against the environment. d. a and b but not c.
b. crimes against peace. e. b and c but not a.
c. crimes against humanity.
Completion
Complete each sentence or statement.
31. A ____________________ group attempts to get government to change a law.
32. The type of law that lists the rights and obligations (duties) of each person in society is called
_________________________.
33. The type of law that outlines the steps involved in protecting the rights given under substantive law is
_________________________.
34. Anything that has a cash value is ____________________.
35. Labour law, which governs the relationships between employers and employees, is often called
_________________________.
36. The process of preparing a written code of a country's laws is called ____________________.
37. The mountain on which Moses received the Ten Commandments is called ____________________.
38. The legal system that provided the basis of law for Western Europe was ____________________.
39. In 1066, William of Normandy introduced to England a system of government called
___________________.
40. Common law is based on an important principle known as the rule of ____________________.
41. Each recorded case is given a title, or ____________________.
42. The Bill of Rights guarantees free speech, free elections, and ______________________________.
43. The formula for changing Canada's constitution is called ______________________________.
44. The third level of government in Canada consists of cities, counties, townships, et cetera. These are all
classified as ____________________.
45. The laws passed by cities, counties, and townships are called ____________________.
46. When a government wants to introduce a new law in Canada, a Cabinet minister introduces a bill into the
_________________________.
47. Each member of Parliament is an elected representative of a ____________________.
48. The heads of government departments are called _________________________.
49. Treaties that let nations bring home people who are trying to escape justice are called
____________________ treaties.
50. The UN Security Council can impose ____________________ against states threatening or breaking the
peace.
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4. Name: ________________________ ID: A
Matching
Match each term with the correct statement below.
a. plaintiff f. law
b. statutes g. Crown attorney
c. sovereignty h. habeas corpus
d. defendant i. equity
e. jurisdiction j. retribution
____ 51. applies to all members of society at all times
____ 52. person accused of a crime
____ 53. person who starts a civil lawsuit
____ 54. another name for written laws
____ 55. government's authority to make laws
____ 56. a nation's right to govern itself
____ 57. the right to a fair trial without undue delay
____ 58. the lawyer who tries to prove charges against the accused
____ 59. for every crime a deserved punishment
____ 60. all are equal under the law
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