civics

Question 1

Freedoms

Answer 1

rights that do not impose the duty of the government

Question 2

Privacy Rights

Answer 2

rights that limit the ability of others to enter citizens’ private spaces, seize properties, or collect personal information

Question 3

Reasonable limits

Answer 3

limitations to rights and freedoms to which a “reasonable person” would agree

Question 4

Common good

Answer 4

something that benefits most if not all people

Question 5

Rights

Answer 5

claims to which all people are entitled by moral or ethical principles or legal guarantees.

Question 6

Democratic rights

Answer 6

right to vote and hold public office as well as the requirement for periodic elections and annual sittings of legislative bodies

Question 7

Responsibilities

Answer 7

thing for which one is accounted for

Question 8

Equality rights

Answer 8

rights that protect people from discrimination and ensure equal access to opportunity

Question 9

Mobility rights

Answer 9

the right to move around freely

Question 10

Disability right

Answer 10

rights that ensure that people living with physical or mental disabilities have access to the full range of services

Question 11

burden of proof

Answer 11

the duty to prove a disputed fact or facts

Question 12

Prosecution

Answer 12

the layer(s) working for the state or crown to prove the guilt of the defendant in a criminal case

Question 13

Aboriginal rights

Answer 13

a justice system managed by Aboriginal people within Canada’s criminal justice system that represents and employs Aboriginal traditions

Question 14

Youth criminal justice

Answer 14

federal legislation passed in 2002 under which youths aged 12 to 17 are prosecuted in the Canadian criminal justice system

Question 15

Warrant-

Answer 15

a legal document issued by a court or judge that authorizes police to perform certain acts

Question 16

Crown

Answer 16

In Canada the layer(s) representing the state in a criminal case

Question 17

Adversarial system

Answer 17

a system in which two or more sides have opposing interests and argue different positions

Question 18

Incarceration

Answer 18

imprisonment or confinement in a prison or similar institution.

Question 19

Defendant

Answer 19

the person charged in a criminal case or being sued in a civil case.

Question 20

Restorative

Answer 20

a methot of criminal justice that uses aboriginal sentencing circles or healing circles to bring offenders and victims together to resolve losses suffered by the victims and community as a whole

Question 21

Compromise

Answer 21

to settle differences by finding an acceptable middle ground in which all sides give up something to get something.

Question 22

Civil disobedience

Answer 22

non-violent refusal to obey laws to publicize an issue or political viewpoint and force reform

Question 23

Sovereignty

Answer 23

complete separation from a country

Question 24

Ombudsman

Answer 24

an appointed impartial and independent official who investigates complains

Question 25

Secession

Answer 25

official withdrawal from association organization or political union

Question 26

Activist

Answer 26

one who actively campaigns for or against a policy or social reform.

Question 27

Conscience

Answer 27

one inner sense of morality or rights and wrongs

Question 28

Trade unions

Answer 28

workers organizations that seek to improve wages and working conditions through collective bargaining with employees

Question 29

Pluralistic society

Answer 29

a society composed of different beliefs cultures and ethnic and racial backgrounds.

Question 30

stike

Answer 30

in labor issues a cessation of work by employees to pressure the employer to bargain in good faith or to meet worker’s demands

Question 31

Dissent

Answer 31

to disagree appose or dispute openly

Question 32

Collective bargaining

Answer 32

employer and employee representatives meet to negotiate between what workers want or need and what the employer is willing to afford.