Bills, Constitutions, Acts, and Laws of Canada

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  1. 1. package of proposed amendments to the Constitution of Canada
  2. 3. French was made the official language of Quebec
  3. 4. gives effect to the requirement for clarity set out by the Supreme Court of Canada in the Québec Secession Reference.
  4. 6. rule forced with law
  5. 9. proposed legislation under consideration by a legislature
  6. 12. bill introduced in the House of Commons by a member of parliament who is not a cabinet minister
  7. 13. British law that was passed on and It was Canada's all-but-final achievement of independence from Britain. The Statute also clarified the powers of Canada's Parliament and those of the other Dominions.
  8. 14. Act created a federal dominion and defines much of the operation of the Government of Canada
  9. 15. originally known as the British North America Act
  10. 16. series of proposed amendments to the Constitution of Canada negotiated in 1987 by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and all 10 Canadian provincial premiers
  11. 17. the first referendum in Quebec on the place of Quebec within Canada and whether Quebec should pursue a path toward sovereignty
  12. 19. act that achieved full independence for Canada
  13. 20. Act is a Canadian statute and It covers the prosecution of youths for criminal offences
  14. 21. an aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis
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  1. 2. international document adopted by the United Nations General Assembly that enshrines the rights and freedom to all
  2. 5. system of government in which a monarch shares power with a constitutionally organized government
  3. 7. a proposed law that covers a number of diverse or unrelated topics
  4. 8. direct and universal vote in which an entire electorate is invited to vote on a particular proposal
  5. 10. a rule that needs to be followed
  6. 11. a failed attempt by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and all 10 provincial premiers to amend the Canadian Constitution
  7. 18. legal system originating in mainland Europe and used in much of the world