CHRP Exam Study Questions & Answers 2024/2025
Law - ANSWERSBody of rules that can be enforced by courts or other government agencies
Persons - ANSWERSindividuals and organizations
Civil law legal system - ANSWERSBased on written set of rules called the Civil Code that judges apply to sit...
Law - ANSWERSBody of rules that can be enforced by courts or other government agencies
Persons - ANSWERSindividuals and organizations
Civil law legal system - ANSWERSBased on written set of rules called the Civil Code that judges apply to
situations; used in continental Europe, Latin America and most developing countries
Common Law legal system - ANSWERSBased on courts created by English royalty, brought consistency &
fairness to justice system; Judges hear cases & make decisions
Stare decisis - ANSWERSJudges make decisions on basis of precedents
Precedents - ANSWERSprinciples or rules established in previous legal cases
Watershed case - ANSWERSJudges in high courts may, when given extraordinarily good reasons, move
away from particular precedents and reinterpret and revise the case law to adapt to new trends
Legislation - ANSWERSGovernment written law, the supreme law in Canada. All-encompassing term that
refers to several types of government written law Ul
Constitution - ANSWERSSet of fundamental principles that govern a country or organization; sets out
structure of government, the rules for making legislation and more
Ultra vires - ANSWERSbeyond one's jurisdiction or power
Constitutional Convention - ANSWERSunwritten rules that dictate how government is to operate.
, Rule of law - ANSWERSencompasses several principles including: no one is above the law and all actions
of government must be authorized by law
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, or Charter - ANSWERSprotects persons from improper or
oppressive government conduct
Fundamental Freedoms (s.2) - ANSWERSEveryone has the right to freedom of religion, thought, belief,
opinion, expression, peaceful assembly and association
Legislative branch of the government - ANSWERSDebates political issues and creates statutes and by-
laws with respect to issues covered by that particular government's Constitutional powers (national,
provincial, municipal)
Executive branch - ANSWERSOperates, implements, and enforces laws
Judicial branch - ANSWERSInterprets and applies laws
Parliament - ANSWERSLegislative branch for federal government that consists two houses: House of
Commons and Senate
Regulations - ANSWERSRules made under authority of the statute or by-law - created by executive not
legislative branch; Detailed rules on how to implement or administer statutes or by-laws
Parliament supremacy - ANSWERSUnless there is a Constitution problem,, judges can interpret but not
overrule legislation and must follow legislation over case law when making decisions and any existing
legislation may be overruled by new legislation created by the same or a subsequent government
Formal executive branch - ANSWERSQueen's representative responsible for ceremonial tasks
Political executive branch - ANSWERSResponsible for day-to-day government operations
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