Question 1

In what year did Canada get its own constitution and Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

Accepted Answer

1982

Question 2

The charter says your rights can be limited if the government has a justifiable reason. What is this clause called?

Accepted Answer

C)	The Reasonable Limits Clause

Question 3

If the government uses the Notwithstanding Clause for how many years can the law override certain Charter rights before it must be renewed?

Accepted Answer

5 years

Question 4

A group of students holds a peaceful protest outside the school board office. Which Section of freedom protects them?

Accepted Answer

freedom of peaceful assembly

Question 5

A new law states that everyone must work on Saturdays, even if a person’s faith recognizes Saturday as a holy day of rest. Which freedom does this violate.

Accepted Answer

freedom of religion

Question 6

If a private business owner makes an unfair rule for their employees, the employees can sue the owner using the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 7

What is the court in Canada where all the minor crime cases are resolved?

Accepted Answer

Ontario Court of Justice

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of a criminal offence?

Accepted Answer

Theft

Question 9

What is the minimum voting age in Canada?

Accepted Answer

18

Question 10

What does the presumption of innocence mean?

Accepted Answer

A person is innocent until proven guilty

Question 11

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is part of the Canadian Constitution.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 12

In Canada, a person can be punished for a crime without a trial.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 13

In a civil law dispute (a lawsuit), what is the title given to the person who starts the lawsuit and sues?

Accepted Answer

the plaintiff

Question 14

If a teenager accidentally throws a baseball through a neighbor's window and refuses to pay for it, where is this handled?

Accepted Answer

civil court

Question 15

What is the primary goal of a Civil Law trial?

Accepted Answer

To compensate the victim for damages or financial loss

Question 16

What is the standard of proof used in a Civil Law trial to determine liability?

Accepted Answer

Balance of probabilities

Question 17

In a civil trial, what do we call the final court order that forces the losing party to pay money to the winner to fix the damage caused?

Accepted Answer

compensation, remedy

Question 18

If a jury finds a defendant liable in a civil trial, can they sentence that person to serve time in prison?

Accepted Answer

no , no they can not

Question 19

Which court is the highest court in Canada?

Accepted Answer

Supreme Court of Canada

Question 20

Section 10(b) states that if you are arrested, you have the right to "retain and instruct counsel." What is "counsel"?

Accepted Answer

a lawyer

Question 21

If police ignore a suspect's request for a lawyer and force a confession out of them, what will the judge do with that confession at trial?

Accepted Answer

Throw it out because Charter rights were violated

Question 22

If police arrest a suspect, they are allowed to search the suspect's pockets and immediate surroundings right then and there without a warrant.

Accepted Answer

True, this is a legal search incident to arrest

Question 23

If an officer pulls you over or arrests you, what must they immediately tell you under Section 10(a)?

Accepted Answer

The reason for your arrest or detention

Question 24

If an arrested person decides to use their right to remain silent, can the police keep questioning them anyway, or must they stop talking?

Accepted Answer

yes they can keep questioning them but the suspect has legal right to not answer them

Question 25

If you are arrested and cannot afford to hire a private lawyer, what is the name of the free government lawyer program the police must tell you about?

Accepted Answer

Duty Counsel, legal aid

Law culminating Trivia

2) The charter says your rights can be limited if the government has a justifiable reason. What is this clause called?

3) If the government uses the Notwithstanding Clause for how many years can the law override certain Charter rights before it must be renewed?

4) A group of students holds a peaceful protest outside the school board office. Which Section of freedom protects them?

5) A new law states that everyone must work on Saturdays, even if a person’s faith recognizes Saturday as a holy day of rest. Which freedom does this violate.

6) If a private business owner makes an unfair rule for their employees, the employees can sue the owner using the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

7) What is the court in Canada where all the minor crime cases are resolved?

8) Which of the following is an example of a criminal offence?

9) What is the minimum voting age in Canada?

10) What does the presumption of innocence mean?

11) The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is part of the Canadian Constitution.

12) In Canada, a person can be punished for a crime without a trial.

13) In a civil law dispute (a lawsuit), what is the title given to the person who starts the lawsuit and sues?

14) If a teenager accidentally throws a baseball through a neighbor's window and refuses to pay for it, where is this handled?

15) What is the primary goal of a Civil Law trial?

16) What is the standard of proof used in a Civil Law trial to determine liability?

17) In a civil trial, what do we call the final court order that forces the losing party to pay money to the winner to fix the damage caused?

18) If a jury finds a defendant liable in a civil trial, can they sentence that person to serve time in prison?

19) Which court is the highest court in Canada?

20) Section 10(b) states that if you are arrested, you have the right to "retain and instruct counsel." What is "counsel"?

21) If police ignore a suspect's request for a lawyer and force a confession out of them, what will the judge do with that confession at trial?

22) If police arrest a suspect, they are allowed to search the suspect's pockets and immediate surroundings right then and there without a warrant.

23) If an officer pulls you over or arrests you, what must they immediately tell you under Section 10(a)?

24) If an arrested person decides to use their right to remain silent, can the police keep questioning them anyway, or must they stop talking?

25) If you are arrested and cannot afford to hire a private lawyer, what is the name of the free government lawyer program the police must tell you about?