FORMAT

Multiple Choice (20pts)

Fill-in-the-Blanks (10pts)

Short Answer Questions (14pts)

Essay (5pts)

SHORT ANSWER.  Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

1)  Give three reasons why law making is such a difficult task. 

2)  Use examples to demonstrate your understanding of the terms intra vires and ultra vires.  

3)  Identify the two systems of government that Canada was considering at the time of Confederation and explain how they differ. 

4)  What is the purpose of lobby groups? Provide an example. 

5)  Explain what the following means: "... the distribution of legislative powers was intended to be exhaustive". 

6)  Outline the problems that exist with the BNA Act with respect to jurisdictional authority over resources. 

7)  What obstacle to patriating the Constitution was presented at the Saskatchewan First Minister's Conference in 1982? 

8)  Describe the four key components added to Canada's Constitution under the Constitution Act, (1982). 

9)  Identify two reasons why the Charlottetown Accord did not receive unanimous support throughout the country. 

10)  What is the primary purpose of Royal Commissions? 

ESSAY.  Write your answer in the space provided or on a separate sheet of paper.

11)  Since the patriation of our Constitution in 1982, outline the attempts made by the federal government to bring Quebec into the constitutional fold.   

12)  Describe the law-making process. Provide an explanation of what occurs at each stage in the passage of a federal bill.  

13)  Using historical references (significant events, dates, etc.) describe the evolution of Canadian legal autonomy from 1867 to 1982. 

14)  Explain why the drafters of our original Constitution chose a federal system of government rather than a unitary system. Your answer should include an explanation of these two key terms.  

15)  Outline the checks and balances built into our law-making process.