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| What are the 3 role of Media? | 1) active critics of gov't, 2) outlets for public opinion, 3) primary source of information |
| What are the 3 ways a government helps? | 1)Provincial gov't handles local needs that municipal gov'ts handle in provinces with larger populations, 2) Urban centres with large pops and neighbouring municipalities sometimes join together to provide service more efficiently, 3) The metropolitan gov't handles shared services for metropolitan area |
| What things can you do in municipalities? | People who live there can vote, everybody who lives there gets a fair vote, run by a municipal council |
| What is..Small Claims Court? (provincially appointed judges) | used for civil cases (less than ten thous. $$), no jury, provincial |
| What is...Superior Court of Justice? (federally appointed judges) | seldom appealed, serious criminal cases, you get to choose between jury and/or judge |
| What is...Ontario Court of Justice? (provinciall appointed judges) | no jury, is a provincial court, held at city hallm 98% of criminal cases |
| What is...Ontario Court of Appeal? (federally appointed judges) | 3 judges, no witnesses, a person has to apply for "leave to appeal" |
| What is...Federal Court? (federally appointed judges) | federal concerns, ex. prisoners rights issues |
| What is...Supreme Court of Canada? (federally appointed judges) | 9 judges, extremely rare, appeal must be of *major* significance, often a constitutional or human rights issue |
| What are the 4 federal statutes? | criminal code, controlled drugs & sentances act, young offenders act, income tax act |
