IROQUOIS RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL

DATE: January 2017

TEACHER: SELLUSKI
COURSE TITLE: Understanding Canadian Law
LENGTH OF EXAM: 2 hours

PART

QUESTION TYPE

MARKS

SUGGESTED
TIME
(Minutes)

Multiple Choice

25

25

True or False

20

15

Civil and/or Criminal

15

15

Defences

10

10

Written Response

15

30

TOTAL = _______85______ MARKS

Types of Defences
Divisions of law
Criminal law
Types of criminal offences
Early Law
The Magna Carta
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Trials and the Courts
Marriage/divorce requirements
Alternative Dispute Resolution: Mediation, Arbitration, and Litigation
Rules/Laws Functions of law
Ontario Human Rights Commission
Hot Topic What is the issue, why is it important, how is it applied to Canadian
Law
Guest Speakers Name/Role, discussion in relation to Canadian Law
Similarities and/or differences between the Canadian and the American Legal
System.- from independent reading/venn diagram
Fids Cases