1. Law 12 Unit 1 Review: Chapters 1-3
1.1 Students will be expected to explain what law is and why laws are needed.
1.2 Students will be expected to investigate the historical roots of Canadian law
1.3 Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the law-making processes in Canada.

2. Key Terms: Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Amending Formula Bill
Adversarial system
Case Law
Code of Hammurabi
Code of Li k’vei
Codified
Common Law
Divine Right
Great Laws of Manu
Habeas Corpus
Justinian’s Code
Magna Carta
Mosaic Law
Napoleonic Code
Quebec Civil Code
Restitution
Retribution
Rule of Law
Rule of Precedent
Stare Decisis
Ten Commandments
The Great Binding Law
Trial by Combat
Trial by Oath Helping
Trial by Ordeal
Administrative Law
Bylaws
Civil Law
Constitutional Law
Contract Law
Criminal Law
Distinguishing a Case
Domestic Law
Employment Law
English Common Law
Estate Law
Family Law
International Law
Jurisdiction
Private Law
Procedural Law
Property Law
Public Law
Statute Law
Substantive law
Tort Law
Amending Formula
Bill
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Civil Liberties
Executive Branch
Federal System
Government (public) Bill
Intra Vires
Judiciary
Legislative Branch
Lobby Groups
Patriate
Principle of Equalization
Private Members Bill
Residual Powers
Shared Cost Agreements
Statute of Westminster
Ultra Vires
Unitary System

3. Chapter 1

4. Rules vs. Laws

5. The Rule of Law Reduce chaos Clear expectations All citizens
Law is necessary to regulate society.
Law applies equally to everyone.
People are not governed by arbitrary power.
Reduce chaos
Clear expectations
All citizens
No exceptions
Using power or privilege to further individual interests in the name of the law

6. Law as a Social Construct
How does law construct society?
How does society construct law?

7. Law vs. Justice What is justice? Is the law always just?
Do you perceive the Canadian justice system as fair? Why or why not?
Should there ever be exception to the law? Explain.

8. 4 Principles of Justice
Treat like cases alike and different cases differently.
How does this relate to: Life? School? Family?
Law is unjust if it discriminates on the basis of irrelevant characteristics.
Race, ethnicity, gender, ability, etc.
Is age relevant or irrelevant?
Justice should be impartial.
Celebrity? Power?
Law should conform to societies values and beliefs.
What role does politics play?

9. Contributions to our Legal System
What has Canadian law taken from each of the
following historical systems?
Code of Hammurabi
Magna Carta
Mosaic Law
Feudal System
Greek Law
Adversarial System
Roman Law
Devine Right of Kings
Justinian’s Code
Napoleonic Code

10. Aboriginal Principles of Justice
Existing governing structures pre-contact.
The Iroquois Confederacy
Mohawk, Onondaga, Seneca, Oneida, Cayuga, Tuscarora
Quebec to Illinois
The Great Binding Law: rights, duties, responsibilities of the people
Included adoption, emigration, treason, secession.

11. Ethics