1) The Royal Proclamation, 1763 imposed British civil and criminal law on Quebec

-> a) true
b) false

2) According to the Constitution Act 1867 who appoints judges to the Superior Courts

a) Prime Minister
-> b) Governor General
c) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
d) a) and b)
e) none of the above

3) In Edwards et al. v. Attorney General of Canada, the Judicial Council of the Privy Council declared that women were, after all, "persons" for the purposes of section 24 of the Constitution Act 1867. From the following list, identify the reasons the Council relied on to reach this decision.

I. the word "person" is ambiguous in ordinary usage and can be used of members of either sex
II. the Constitution Act sometimes used the word "male person" when it specifically wanted topick out males
III. by 1867, the common law recognized women as persons
IV. the Constitution Act sometimes clearly uses the word "person" to identify members of both sexes

a) all of the above
b) I, II, III
-> c) I, II, IV
d) II, III, IV

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