Business Law review - Chapters 01 to 05
Quiz 02
1) Civil law is based on a codified system.
a) True
b) False
2) Stare decisis in the Latin term for following the Code.
a) True
b) False
3) Which of the following statements about statutes is true?
a) statutes only apply when there is no common law covering the situation.
b) a statute may be only federal.
c) statutes are laws created by legislative bodies.
d) statutes often summarize or modify canon law.
e) government regulations are considered supreme to statute law.
4) Which of the following applies to Canada's Constitution?
a) The Charter of Rights and Freedoms is a part of the BNA Act, 1867.
b) The Constitution Act, 1982 requires British Parliament to amend it.
c) The Charter of Rights and Freedoms cannot be amended by federal parliament acting
alone.
d) Our Constitution consists of only the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
e) The British North America Act of 1867, the first document to determine which classes of
subjects could be dealt with by the province and which by the federal government, was
passed by our federal parliament.
5) Once a bill has received royal assent, it may be effective immediately or it may be effective
on later proclamation.
a) True
b) False
6) If the court finds the defendant liable for the tort of battery, the court could award damages
to the plaintiff that were not for the purpose of compensating the plaintiff, but for the
purpose of punishing the defendant, such damages are called
a) derogatory damages.
b) punitive damages.
c) general damages.
d) compensatory damages.
e) special damages.
7) Maria and Sam's marriage breaks up and Maria wants possession of the house to raise the
children. Which court would deal with this action?
