Canadian Legal System

3. law that involves conflicts with the government
7. jurisdiction of a subject matter belongs to more than one level of government
9. the process by which a bill becomes a law
11. branch of the government that sets policy
14. doctrine that states that when there is a conflict between federal and provincial laws, the federal law will prevail
15. branch of government that creates law
17. the level of government that receives its law making power from s. 92 of the government
18. jurisdiction of a subject matter belongs only to one level of government

1. law kind of law that sets out one's rights, duties and obligations
2. a latin term that denotes when a subject matter is outside the jurisdiction of a particular level of government
4. a latin term that denotes when a subject matter is within the jurisdiction of a particular level of government
5. judge-made law which relies on the system of precedent
6. branch of the government that includes the court system
8. similar cases will be decided in similar ways
10. the level of government that receives its law making power from s. 91 of the Constitution
12. supreme law of Canada
13. kind of law that sets out procedure for enforcement of laws
16. law that involves conflicts between individual citizens, also known as private law