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24 Cards in this Set
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Can school officials allow a police sniffer dog to search for drugs in students' knapsacks? |
No |
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Is a person who has been arrested required to answer police questions |
No |
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What happens if a witness in a trial doesn't tell the truth? |
If a witness knowingly gives false evidence, max 14 year imprisonment |
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Is there actually a such thing as a "citizen's arrest"? |
Yes |
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Are the results of a polygraph or "lie detector" allowed as evidence in a trial? |
No |
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Can someone your age receive an adult sentence for a violent crime? |
Yes |
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At what age is a person eligible for jury duty? |
18 |
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Is polygamy legal in Canada? |
No |
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Is suicide/attempted suicide a crime in Canada? |
No |
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Is a verbal agreement legally binding? |
Yes |
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When does a Canadian judge bang a gavel on the bench? |
Never |
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If you break into an empty cabin to escape from a life-threatening blizzard, will you be convicted of breaking and entering? |
No |
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Can you be convicted of an offence for making fun of someone on a social networking Internet site? |
Yes |
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Can you threaten to lay criminal charges against someone who rightfully owes you money? |
No |
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Is it now legal to possess or use a small quantity of marijuana in Canada? |
No |
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Is it a crime to burn a Canadian flag in a public protest? |
No |
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Rules vs laws |
Rules resemble laws, but unlike laws, are not enforced by the courts. |
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Rule of Law |
1. We accept that laws are necessary to regulate society 2. Laws apply equally to everyone, including people in power like politicians, police, and judges 3. No one has the authority to take away our rights, except in accordance with the law |
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What were the Great Laws of Manu? |
Document that compiled laws that had been passed from generation to generation in an oral tradition in India |
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Identify one of the earliest known written legal codes |
Code of Hammurabi - had almost 300 laws governing the daily lives of Babylonians - king attributed laws to gods to encourage compliance - recorded rules and penalties |
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Name the set of laws found in the first five books of the bible |
Mosaic law |
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What role did the people known as citizens play in Greek trials? |
Voting and jury duty |
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Which society had the first paid legal advisors? |
Roman |
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How did the Justinian and Napoleonic Codes contribute to the development of modern laws? |
Justice, basis of civil law, can be found in laws of many European countries - property, wills, contracts |
