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    SOCIAL STUDIES 10 COMPLETION

    July 7

    Follow Up on Vocab on Legislative & Executive Branch, HOC Seating Plan

    Judicial Branch

    • Foundations of Law
      • The Rule of Law
        • equality in application
        • guarantee of Fundamental Justice
      • The Concepts of Law and Justice
    • Theories of Law
      • Positivist
      • Natural Law
      • Legal Realism
      • Case Study:  Regina vs Dudley & Stephens
    • Sources of Canadian Law
      • Civil Code
        • Justinian Code–>Custom of Paris–>Quebec Civil Code
      • Common Law
        • rule of precedent
      • Statute Law
        • reinforces Common Law
    • Types of Law
      • Public
        • constitutional law
        • administrative law
        • criminal law
      • Private (Civil)
        • Relationships
          • individual vs. individual
          • individual vs. private organization
          • private organization vs. private organization
        • contract law, property law, labour law, family law, intellectual law
    • Nature of Judiciary
      • Impartiality and Independence of Judges
      • Appointment of Judges
      • Limitations on Judges
      • The Adversarial System
    • Structure of Canada’s Legal System
      • BC:  Provincial Court –> Supreme Court of BC –> Appeal Court of BC
      • Canada:
        • Federal Court
        • Citizenship Court
        • Supreme Court of Canada

    Elections & Political Parties

    • Powerpoint (see Moodle)
    • PARAGRAPH RESPONSE: Which federal party would you generally align with? Explain why (Due July 10) (see TEAMS)

    Homework:

    • Read Chapter 10 & 11 by Monday, July 11
    • Paragraph Response Due July 10

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