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Constitution
pg. 102-105
NAME: _____________________
1. What kind of relationship between the federal and provincial government does the cartoon
on pg. 102 depict?
2. What characteristics do you think need to exist in society to ensure that the rights and
values expressed in the constitution are safeguarded?
3. What is the importance of a Constitution to a country?
4. What are the three main sources of Canadas Constitution?
5. What did Canada look like in 1867?
6. What led the Fathers of Confederation to choose a federal system of government?
7. What were some of the problems encountered during the Confederation debates?
8. How does the unwritten part of the Constitution play a vital role in Canadian law?
DIVISION OF POWERS pg.106-109
SECTION 91 OF THE CONSTITUTION ACT, 1867 STATES FEDERAL POWERS
SECTION 92 OF THECONSTITUTION ACT, 1867 STATES PROVINCIAL POWERS
SECTION 93 OF THE CONSTITUTION ACT, 1867 STATES THAT EDUCATION IS A
PROVINCIAL POWER.
9. Which level of government has jurisdiction over the following matters below?
_____ National Defense
_____ Police Forces (OPP) _____ Road Repair/Highways
_____ Criminal Law
_____ Hospitals
_____ Education
_____ Aboriginal Peoples
_____ Property Rights
_____ Postal Service
_____ Currency-Coinage
_____ Penitentiaries
_____ Municipalities
_____ Unemployment Insurance
_____ RCMP
_____ Marriage/Divorce Laws
_____ Trade laws
_____ Land Claims by First Nations
_____ Banking
_____ Solemnization of Marriage
_____Charities
_____ Sea Coast/Inland Fisheries
_____Credit Card Transactions
10. Why was education given a separate section in the BNA Act?
11. How does the constitution make it difficult for Canada to adopt a national education policy?
There are some matters of jurisdiction that overlap each other and cause conflict between the
federal and provincial government as to who has control
12. Read the case on pg. 108 LIMITS ON SEAL HUNTING. This is a clear example of the conflict
between the governments
Complete the questions #1,2,3
13. Define ultra vires and intra vires with respect to government powers
SUPREME COURT
OF COURT
SUPERIOR COURT
OF JUSTICE
Appeal
Division
ONTARIO COURT
OF JUSTICE
FAMILY
COURT
SMALL CLAIMS
COURT
YOUTH
COURT
CRIMINAL
COURT
TRAFFIC
COURT
What is the highest court and the lowest court in Canada? (2 marks)
3.
4.
5.
6.
How did decisions by the JCPC change the division of powers that the Fathers of
Confederation believed they had established between the federal and provincial
governments? (2 marks)
7.
8.
How many justices are there at the SCC level and who appoints the justices? (2 marks)
9.
Of the nine justices, the law requires the justices to be chosen from particular areas in
Canada. What are the areas that must be represented? (1 mark)
10.
How long can a justice serve at the Supreme Court of Canada level? (1 mark)
11.
What role does the Supreme Court of Canada play in shaping the Canadian Constitution? (2 marks)
Who was Emily Murphy and what was her ambition at the time? (2 marks)
2.
What did section 60 of the Supreme Court of Canada Act state? (1 mark)
3.
What question did Prime Minister Mackenzie King refer to the SCC? (1 mark)
4.
5.
Where did the Famous Five or Alberta Five take the case next and what was the
result? (2 marks)
2.
Explain why this case involved both the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
and the division of powers in the Constitution Act, 1867. (2 marks)
3.
4.
TOTAL:
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