Deck 7: Law and Social Change

Question 1

The first act dealing with human rights in Canada began in __________.

A) Saskatchewan, 1947
B) Ontario, 1944
C) Nova Scotia, 1960
D) British Columbia, 1969
E) Alberta, 1959

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Charismatic authority bases its claim to legitimacy on an established belief in the sanctity of traditions and the character of those imposing authority.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

With the passage of Bill C-38,Parliament changed the definition of marriage to include same-sex marriage.This was followed by the Civil Marriage Act,which received Royal Assent in _______.

A) 2002
B) 2003
C) 2004
D) 2005
E) This is discretionary based on provincial jurisdiction for civil ceremonies.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Illustrations of legal changes in technology outlined in your textbook include all but which one of the following?

A) automobile safety
B) air transportation safety
C) computers
D) forensic equipment (i.e., lie detector)
E) Global Positioning Systems

Question 5

Positive policymaking often involves negative as well as positive sanctions.

Question 6

During the 1920s and 1930s,signage was posted along Lake Ontario beachfronts that read,"Jews and dogs not allowed."

Question 7

Imperative coordination refers to the probability that specific commands from a given source will be obeyed.

Question 8

Which province first recognized poverty as a ground for discrimination?

A) Alberta, 1996
B) Saskatchewan, 1996
C) Ontario, 1999
D) Quebec, 2001
E) Nowhere in Canada is poverty a ground for discrimination.

Question 9

Many sociologists and legal scholars contend that __________ is/are one of the greatest motivating forces for legal change.

A) social conditions
B) technology
C) knowledge
D) values
E) attitudes

Question 10

In 2005,the Ontario government enacted "poop and scoop," which targets pet owners to clean up after their animals in public spaces.

Question 11

An example of the extension of formal rights discussed in the text was brought forth by __________.

A) homosexuals seeking the right to marry
B) a custody application from a woman on social assistance
C) a disgruntled worker at Ontario Hydro
D) the Canadian Mental Health Association
E) the Canadian Auto Worker's Union

Question 12

For a law to be enforceable,the behaviour to be changed must be observable.

Question 13

Of all sources of resistance to change,economic factors are the most pervasive.

Question 14

From 1952 to 1977,immigration law prohibited which group of individuals from entering Canada?

A) criminals
B) homosexuals
C) singles
D) Chinese
E) Jews

Question 15

It wasn't until 1979 that homosexuals acts were decriminalized in Canada.

Question 16

The last province to enact legislation allowing women over 21 the right to vote was _______.

A) Prince Edward Island, 1922
B) Newfoundland, 1925
C) Quebec, 1940
D) Ontario, 1917
E) Nova Scotia, 1918

Question 17

Traditional authority bases its claim of legitimacy on an established belief in the sanctity of traditions.

Question 18

An Inuit land claim settlement was the catalyst behind the establishment of Nunavut in April 1999.

Question 19

Under Ontario's "you spill,you pay" pollutant legislation,a maximum penalty for individuals is _______.

A) $1000 per day
B) $2000 per day
C) $5000 per day
D) $20 000 per day
E) This legislation applies only to corporations.

Question 20

In Egan v.Canada (1995),the Supreme Court of Canada ruled against same-sex marriage on which of the following grounds?

A) inability to procreate
B) inability to provide a structure for raising children
C) moral and ethical grounds
D) traditional religious beliefs
E) majority claims

Question 21

Discuss the psychological factors that act as barriers to change,as outlined in your textbook.

Question 22

Discuss the advantages of law as an instrument of social change.

Question 23

Discuss what is meant by "the binding force of law" and provide examples.

Question 24

Discuss the cultural factors that may discourage social and/or legal change.

Question 25

Discuss the social factors that limit law as an effective agent of change.