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Who do you profess loyalty to in the oath?
King or queen
How many years have settlers and immigrants have contributed to the diversity and richness of Canada
400 years
What kind of government is canada
Constitutional monarchy, parliamentary democracy and federal state
Canadian law has several sources such as:
Parliament and the provincial legislatures, english common law, civil code of France, and unwritten constitution that were inherited from Britain.
What is magna Carta and when was it signed.
It means Great Charter of Freedoms and 1215
What does Magna Carta includes:
Freedom of conscience and religion, freedom if thought, belief, opinion, expression and speech and press, freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of association.
What is Habeas corpus and where does it come from
Comes from English common law and it is the right to challenge unlawful detention by the state.
When was the constitution of Canada was amended to establish Canadian charter of rights and freedom, and what does it include:
the constitution of Canada was amended in 1982 to establish Canadian charter of rights and UT includes mobility right( can live anywhere and leave freely and apply passport), aboriginal rights, official language rights and minority language educational rights (french and english have equal status in governement), and multiculturalism.
What responsibility comes with Canadian rights
Obeying law, taking responsibility for oneself and one’s family( getting a job to take care of family), serving on a jury, voting in elections, helping others in the community (volunteering, charity), protecting and enjoying our heritage and environment
Military service
Not compulsory
When was British North America Act signed, or also Canadian original co situational document, and what is the commitment
Signed on 1867 and upholds a commitment to peace, order and good government.
What did poets and songwriters hailed canada as
Great dominion
3 founding peoples
Aboriginal, French and British
Are men and women equal under the law
Yes
Were dis The ancestors of aboriginal believed to migrated from thousands of years afo
Asia
What is first Nations culture
Religious beliefs about their relationship to the creator, the natural environment and each other
Where are the aboriginal al treaty rights
Canadian Costitution
When and who first guaranteed territorial rights to aboriginals
Through royal proclamation of 1763 by king George 3
Canadian province largest producer of oil and natural gas
Alberta
Primary role of the police in CND
To keep people safe and to enforce law
Canada majority
Christians
First four provinces in canada in the canadian confederation
New Brunswick, nova Scotia and province of canada (ontario and quebec)
Principle in Canadian constitution based on
Peace, order and good government
Atlantic provinces
Newfoundland, nova Scotia new Brunswick and prince Edward island0
Significance of quebec act of 1774
Canada’s tolerance towards religion was affected p
Region known as land of the midnight sun
Northern territories
First prime minister
Sir John a macdonald
3 branches of Canadian government
Executive, legislative and judicial
Achievement of suffrage movement
Women obtained the right to vote
Canada system of governance
Federal state, parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
Highest honour a Canadian can receive
Victoria cross
Meaning of constitutional monarchy
A constitutional monarchy is a form of government which is headed by a hereditary sovereign who reigns in accordance with the constitution
War of 1812 significance
The war ensured that Canada would remain independent of the United States
Canadian charter of rights and freedom begins with
Whereas Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law
