Part of government that interepts and applies the laws

A. JudicialB.LegislativeC.ExecutiveD.Government

Which of the following is not one of the three branches of government

A. FinancialB. JudicialC. ExecutiveD. Legislative

These positions were created to ensure that all regions of Canada have an equal voice in government and to represent Canada’s minorities

A. Leader of the oppositionB. SenatorsC. Members of parliamentD. Cabinet ministers

The leader of the party with the second largest number of members elected to the House of Commons is known as

a. The Leader of the cabinetb. The governor generalc. The Deputy Prime Ministerd. The Leader of the opposition

This branch of government is in charge of proposing laws and running the day to day business of government

a. Legislativeb. Executivec. Provinciald. Judicial

Which of the following is not a function of a political party?

A. Lobbying the governmentB. Electing a party leaderC. Raising money for election campaignsD. Developing party policies and goals

The Canadian governmetn passed the Federal Accoutnability Act in response to issues raised by the the

a. Red River Rebellionb. French and English Languagec. Sponsorship scandald. Supreme Court of Canada

To which of the following are Canadian members of Parliament not accountable?

a. The political party to which it belongsb. Their constituentsc. Parliament d. Senate

The creation of the YCJA in 2003 is based on the idea that young offenders should be

a. Dealt with more harshly than adultsb. Treated the same as adult offendersc. Prosecuted and sentenced by a jury of their peersd. Treated differently form adult offenders because

they different ways of interpreting things

The intent of the YCJA is to

a. Gets kids off the streetsb. Rehabilitate and reintegrate them into societyc. Put them into prisond. Only give them a warning

Which of the reasons below is not an argument in favour of the YCJA

a. It gives youth a second chanceb. It takes mental illness into considerationc. It protects the name of the youthd. It is too lenient on youth and they walk away with

little consequence

Which of the following is not a possible sentence for youth crime

a. Counsellingb. Community servicec. School suspensiond. Prison

Any community in Canada can form a Youth Justice Committee which is based on the idea that youth

a. Should be encouraged to enter into careersb. Crime affects everyone in a community and

community should be involved in preventionc. Who commit crimes should be treated exactly like

adult offenderd. Tend to commit crimes because they are

immature

JUSTICE ADVOCACY GROUPS LIKE THE JOHN HOWARD SOCIETY AND THE ELIABETH FRY SOCIETY FOCUS PRIMARILIY ON

a. A. Lobbying government to make criminal sentences longer and keeping criminal offender in jail

b. B. Working to reduce crimec. C. Providing counsellingd. D. Working to impose stiffer

penalties

Which of the following is not a way that Canadians can play a role

in the legal system in Canada? A. Report for jury duty if summoned B. Join or support a justice advocacy

group or other justice organization C. Help establish a Youth Justice

Committee D. Attempt to make a citizen’s arrest of

those committing criminal activities

Which of the following best describes a “lobby group” ? A. A group of people who gather for lunch B. A group of people who try to convince

government to take action on a issue. C. A group of people who are sitting in a

hotel lobby D. A group of people who are not

interested in other’s opinions