Key Terms Review Sheet
CLU3M
Our Heritage
Chapter 1
The legal right of a person who is imprisoned without explanation to appear in
court within a reasonable time
Habeus Corpus
A person who is sued in a civil action or charged with a criminal offence
The basic rule that neither individuals nor the government is above the law
To seek to influence the government to make certain laws
A prosecutor in criminal matters who works on behalf of society
A court decision used to decide a similar case
The procedure to change Canada’s Constitution
The person who sues in a civil action
Defendant
Rule of law
Lobby
Crown Attorney
Precedent (stare decisis)
Amending Formula
Plaintiff
Chapter 2
Allows certain limits to be set on rights and freedoms
Applying characteristics assumed to belong to one member of a group to all
members of that group
The power of a court to rule that a law is no longer in effect
Beyond the authority of a government to pass a law
Allows a provincial or territorial law to be valid even though it contradicts
the Charter
Rights that have been violated
A preconceived opinion about a person who belongs to a particular group
Reasonable limits clause
Stereotyping
Strike down
Notwithstanding clause
Infringed
Prejudice
Word Bank
Infringed
Strike Down
Precedent (Stare Decisis)
Lobby
Reasonable Limits Clause
Rule of Law
Notwithstanding clause
Habeus Corpus
Potential Essay Questions:
How has law changed over the years to reflect society?
Prejudice
Plaintiff
Stereotyping
Defendant
Crown Attorney