Module 5

Question 1

anarchy

Answer 1

a complete lack of government control

Question 2

Anglophone

Answer 2

a person whose first language is English

Question 3

assimilation

Answer 3

the process by which one group acquires the characteristics of another group

Question 4

CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)

Answer 4

a federal agency in the United States that co-ordinates government intelligence (spying) outside the United States

Question 5

civil liberties

Answer 5

freedoms granted to all citizens of a country

Question 6

constitution

Answer 6

a document stating the fundamental principles that govern a nation, state, or group

Question 7

Department of Homeland Security

Answer 7

a group of American governmental organizations that protect the nation against possible external or internal threats

Question 8

detainee

Answer 8

a person held in custody by an armed force

Question 9

enfranchisement

Answer 9

to have the rights of a citizen, including the right to vote in Canadian elections

Question 10

environmentalist

Answer 10

a person who works to protect the environment from pollution and misuse

Question 11

ethical

Answer 11

having moral principles or values of what is right and wrong

Question 12

Eurocentric

Answer 12

viewing the world from a European perspective

Question 13

FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)

Answer 13

a federal agency in the United States responsible for safeguarding national security in the United States

Question 14

federalist

Answer 14

a person who believes in a unified and strong nation governed by the federal government

Question 15

flat tax

Answer 15

a tax that all citizens pay at the same rate

Question 16

Francophone

Answer 16

a person whose first language is French

Question 17

Front de libération du Québec (FLQ)

Answer 17

a nationalist group in Québec that used terrorism and was responsible for many bombings and several deaths

Question 18

habeas corpus

Answer 18

right under law to be told why you were arrested and to be granted a fair trial

Question 19

Harm Principle

Answer 19

John Stuart Mill’s principle that government should not limit freedom of people unless their actions harm other people

Question 20

humanitarianism

Answer 20

an ideology that promotes helping others to live better lives

Question 21

Indian Act

Answer 21

a law that defines who is an “Indian” and that was used for assimilation purposes

Question 22

manifesto

Answer 22

a public declaration of objectives or motives issued by an organization

Question 23

moral compass

Answer 23

a guide individuals use as a basis for their moral decisions

Question 24

notwithstanding clause

Answer 24

a clause in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms that allows provincial governments to opt out of enforcing a right

Question 25

PATRIOT (Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism) Act

Answer 25

an act passed in the United States in 2001 that gives the government broad powers to limit freedoms in the name of national security

Question 26

Québécois

Answer 26

French-speaking people born in Québec

Question 27

Sharia law

Answer 27

the path Muslims must follow and the way Muslims must live

Question 28

sovereign nation

Answer 28

a nation that is independent and able to make its own political decisions

Question 29

War Measures Act (1914)

Answer 29

an act that gives emergency powers to the federal Cabinet to limit the freedom of Canadians during times of “war, invasion, or insurrection”