Question 1

What is the difference between the fusion of power and the separation of powers? Identify a possible consequence or outcome for each.

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Question 2

Describe the legacy of the Quebec Act of 1774 and its impact on Canadian politics today.

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Question 3

What does it mean when Canada's Constitution is referred to as "a living tree"?

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Question 4

Despite support from all 10 provincial premiers, the prime minister, and the cabinet, the Meech Lake Accord failed to be ratified as a constitutional amendment package. What were some of the main objections to the Meech Lake Accord?

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Question 5

What is the Oakes test and how is it employed?

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Question 6

What were some of the criticisms of the Bill of Rights, 1960, that led critics to support the entrenchment of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in the constitution?

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Question 7

How were rights and freedoms protected in Canada prior to the Charter?

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Question 8

How does responsible government operate, and why is it considered fundamental to Canada's system of parliamentary democracy?

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Question 9

Explain the differences between conventions, customs, practices, and norms.

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Question 10

What role did Indigenous people play in the passage of the Constitution Act, 1982, and the mega-constitutional negotiations that followed?

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Question 11

What was the outcome of the Kitchen Accord in 1981?

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Question 12

What were Robert Bourassa's five demands for Quebec to engage in Constitutional negotiations in the mid-1980s?

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Question 13

What was the Canada Clause, and why was it so important to the negotiation of the Charlottetown Accord?

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Question 14

What were some of the premises for Indigenous self-government outlined by the Royal Commission on Indigenous Peoples (RCAP)?

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Question 15

What is the nature of the ongoing debate between charterphiles and charterphobes?

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Question 16

Has the notwithstanding clause been invoked frequently? Why or why not?

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Question 17

Explain how the Ford case (1988) illustrates the limited nature of rights and freedoms in Canada.

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Question 18

What is citizens plus and how does it relate to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

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Question 19

Some have described patriation as an uncertain victory for the first ministers involved in the deal. Why is that? What are some of the outcomes of the mega-constitutional period that attempted to address the ramifications of this uncertain victory?

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Question 20

Explain how ordinary changes to the Canadian constitution are made, taking into account the amending formula and subsequent federal government legislation regarding constitutional amendments.

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