Chapter 12

3. Criminal Code, federal law that includes criminal offences that the Parliament of Canada has enacted
4. court of Canada, the highest court in Canada
7. justice, offenders work to make amends directly to the victim
10. favoring blind submission to authority
11. Law, body of law that outlines rules on settling disputes between individuals
14. Government, one or multiple governing parties that hold an absolute majority of seats in a legislature
15. of Law, the idea that those who govern must follow the laws
16. 101, made French the official language of the government of Quebec
18. Government, form of government in which political parties cooperate to form a government

1. Government, does not have a majority of overall seats in the legislature
2. on the Rights of the Child, agreement setting out the rights of every child
5. Spectrum, system to characterize and classify different political positions in relation to one another
6. statutory instrument by which the governor general expresses a decision
8. secret vote in which people select a candidate in an election
9. Charter of Rights and Freedoms, rights and freedoms that Canadians believe are necessary in a free and democratic society
12. Declaration of Human Rights, document which outlined the rights and freedoms everyone is entitled to
13. Clause, allows Parliament or provincial legislatures to temporarily override sections of the charter
17. Human Rights Code, protects you against discrimination