The Canadian Law System

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  1. 3. If an offender wanted to make up for criminal actions against a victim, they may be organized to help them with taks, meet with them, clean for them, etc. This approach to justice is known as ________ _______.
  2. 6. Once a bill is passed by the House of Commons, it must be approved by the ______.
  3. 7. If a referendum were to occur, it must be approved by the House of Commons and have a clear majority. These rules are outlined by the ______ ___.
  4. 9. The Criminal Law Amendment Act in 1968 contained various different changes on several diverse and individual topics, because of this, the bill was referred to as an ______ ____.
  5. 10. The process in which Mary May Simon, the Governor General of Canada, must approve a bill before it becomes law.
  6. 11. A prisoner released with 16 months remaining on their sentence may be asked to remain on _____ for 2 years.
  7. 13. If a legislation was proposed, it would be called this before it is approved to be a law.
  8. 14. It’s the judges job to uphold, interpret, and apply the ___.
  9. 16. A code that outlines criminal offences and procedures in Canada.
  10. 19. This bill of rights in our constitution ensures our basic rights and freedoms.
  11. 20. In British Columbia, this is the highest court you could appeal to at the provincial level.
  12. 21. If a 15 year old commited a crime, they’d receive fair judgement separate from the adult system, this is because of the _____ ________ _______ ___.
  13. 22. A town sets their own local rules around construction and parking, the regulations they set are called ______.
  14. 23. If you go to court and disagree with the decision, you can appeal it to a higher court, this is the final/highest court you would be able to appeal to in Canada.
  15. 24. If two individuals or groups ran into a dispute over property, it would be dealt with by this legal system.
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  1. 1. This branch of government acts independently to prevent any form of bias.
  2. 2. In British Columbia, if you disagree with the provincial court decision, you can appeal to this court.
  3. 4. Canada is a Constitutional Monarchy, meaning even the Monarch must abide by the country’s ____________.
  4. 5. Programs are set up all around Canada to help the belief that inmates be brought back as useful citizens, this ideology is also known as ______________.
  5. 8. The court is allowed to look back on previous cases to make decisions because of this law system.
  6. 10. Even if the government and law makers broke the law, this rule ensures that they will be treated and punished by it as equally as everyone else in Canada.
  7. 12. This clause was used by Quebec to pass Bill 101 and make French their official language.
  8. 15. If an MP in the House of Commons that didn’t represent the executive branch of government wanted to propose law, the bill would be called this.
  9. 17. If you're caught committing a minor crime, you may receive months of _________ instead of jail, where you must follow certain rules.
  10. 18. The Court of BC, The Court of Alberta, The Court of Saskatchewan. These are all examples of _______ _____.