Unit 7 Flashcards

Read the words on the card. Think about what they mean or refer to. When you want to check your answer, click on the card to see the other side. All terms and dates will appear every time you load this page, but the order of the cards will change every time. The information on these flashcards will help you remember the information from the Learn section of this website. By itself, the information on the cards is not enough to prepare you for the real test.

• The people who make laws
  Laws are made by people who are elected by citizens.
• Due process
  The principle that the government must respect all the legal rights a person is allowed to under the law.
• Citizens entitled to due process under the law
  The Canadian justice system guarantees everyone due process under the law.
• Presumption of innocence
  Everyone is considered innocent until they are proven guilty. In other words, the government has to prove that a person broke the law; a person does not have to prove that he or she did not break the law.
• Complaints about the police
  If a citizen has a complaint about a police officer, that citizen can make a formal complaint about that police officer.
• Police forces
  In Canada, there are different police forces in different parts of the country, although they work together. In Canada, we can trust the police to help us.
• The Federal Court of Canada
  This is not the same as the Supreme Court! The Federal Court deals with matters concerning the federal government.
• Four principles of Canadian legal system
  1) the rule of law 2) freedom under the law 3) democratic principles 4) due process
• Lawyers
  If a citizen cannot pay for a lawyer, most communities have services that provide lawyers free of charge, or inexpensively.
• Who must follow the law
  In Canada, everyone must follow the law, including politicians, lawyers, judges, and the police.
• The highest court in Canada
  The highest court in Canada is the Supreme Court.
• Other types of provincial courts
  Family courts, traffic courts, and small claims courts for civil cases.
• The role of the police
  The police make sure that people follow the laws that elected representatives have made.
• Provincial police forces
  Ontario and Quebec have their own provincial police forces. In all other provinces and territories, and in many towns and smaller cities, the RCMP are the police force.
• Provincial courts
  In most provinces, there is an appeal court and a trial court (sometimes called the Court of Queen's Bench or the Supreme Court).
• The role of the courts
  The courts settle disagreements between people peacefully.