Citizenship Cards Flashcards
Citizenship Responsibilites
- Obeying the Law
- Taking Responsibility for oneselfs and ones family
- Serving on a jury
- Voting in elections
- Helping other in the community
- Protecting and enjoying our heritage and environmen
3 founding people in Canada
- Aborignals
- English
- French
Aborignals are broken done into what 3 groups?
- Indian (called First Nations today)
- Intuit
- Metis
How many anglophones in Canada
About 18 million
How many francophones in Canada
About 8 million
Which province is officially bilingual?
New Brunswick
What happened in the “Great Upheaval
War between Britain and
France, more than two-thirds of the Acadians were deported from their homeland
Who are Acardians
Descendants of French colonists that now stay in the Maritime provinces
What did the Quebec Act do?
The Quebec Act
restored French civil law while maintaining
British criminal law
What was the Underground Railroad used for?
A Christian anti-slavery network. Thousands of slaves escaped from
the United States in 1807
When was slavery abolished in the British Empire?
1807
Dominion of Canada is called what today?
Canada Day
Who assigned Canada’s national flag colors in 1952?
King George V who also is on the 1 dollar bill
When was Dominion of Canada officially born?
July 1, 1867 and until 1982 is when July 1st was celebrated when Canada became a self-governing Dominion
Who is Sir Leonard Tilley?
An elected official and Father of Confederation from New Brunswick, suggested the term
Dominion of Canada in 1864
Who is Canada’s First Prime Minister
In 1867, Sir John Alexander Macdonald, a Father
of Confederation, became Canada’s first Prime
Minister.
Who is Canada’s first French Canadian Prime Minister?
Sir Wilfrid Laurier His
portrait is on the $5 bill
What is the women’s suffrage
movement?
The effort by women to achieve the
right to vote
Which province 1st granted women to vote?
Manitoba in 1916
The General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is now what today?
The World Trade Organization (WTO)
What does the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO) do?
A military alliance, and with the United
States in the North American Aerospace Defence
Command (NORAD).
Which minority group did not have the right to vote?
In 1948 the last of these, the Japanese-
Canadians, gained the right to vote. Aboriginal
people were granted the vote in 1960.
What are 3 key facts about Canada’s system of government?
- Federal state
- A parliamentary democracy
- A constitutional monarchy
What does the Federal state constitute of?
The federal government
takes responsibility for matters of national and
international concern. These include
defence, foreign policy, interprovincial trade and communications, currency, navigation, criminal law and citizenship
What are the Federal governments in Canada?
Federal, provincial, territorial and municipal
What does the provincial government do?
The provinces are responsible
for municipal government, education, health, natural resources, property and civil rights, and highways.
What is Federalism?
Federalism allows different
provinces to adopt policies tailored to their own populations, and gives provinces the flexibility to experiment with new ideas and policies
Parliament is composed of what 3 parts?
- Sovereign (Queen or King)
- The Senate
- The House of Commons
What is the role of a Prime Minister
The Prime Minister
selects the Cabinet ministers and is responsible for
the operations and policy of the government
What is the role of the House of Commons?
House of Commons is the representative chamber,
made up of members of Parliament elected by the
people, traditionally every four years
What is the role of Senators?
Senators are appointed by the Governor General on the advice
of the Prime Minister and serve until age 75. Both the House of Commons and the Senate consider and review bills
What is the role of the Governor General?
To represent Canada’s head of state the Sovereign
What is the Constitution of Canada also called?
The rule of law
Who appoints the Governor General?
The Sovereign on the advice of the Prime Minister
House of Commons are also know as what?
Members of Parliament (MPs)
When are federal elections held?
The third Monday in
October every four years following the most
recent general election
Canada is divided into how many electoral districts also known as ridings or constituencies?
308 and each electoral is represented by a MP
Who elects the MP?
The people
What are 3 political parties represented in the House of Commons?
- Conservative Party
- New Democratic Party
- Liberal Party
