ADM 3360 Study Guide - Final Guide: Secret Profit, Malicious Falsehood, Sports Agent

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Constitution act, 2867 (the division of legislative poweer between the federal and provincial governments) Canadian charter of rights and freedom (identifies the rights and freedoms that are guaranteed in canada: fundamental freedoms: freedom of conscience and religion freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression freedom of peaceful assembly freedom of association. Define - important rules that are not enforceable by a court of law but that practically determine or constrain how a given power is exercised. A code of ethics that governs the political processes. Legislative branch - the branch of government that creates statute law. Define - formal, written laws created or enacted by the legislative branch of government. Examples: criminal code of canada (prohibits offences such as assault, theft, and fraud, tobacco control act (provincial level) Federal (parliament: chief executive is the prime minister, has exclusive jurisdiction over criminal law. Provincial (legislature: chief executive is the premier. Governments limited self- government subject to federal control.