Power, Active Citizenship, And Change

Question 1

Right

Answer 1

A natural or legal entitlement to something

Question 2

Human rights

Answer 2

Rights we are all born with, and do not come from the laws of any specific country

Question 3

Legal rights

Answer 3

Reflect a society’s customs and values and are protected by the laws and statues of a country

Question 4

Equal rights

Answer 4

The principle that all citizens should share the same rights

Question 5

Intolerance

Answer 5

An unwillingness to accept views, beliefs, or behaviour that are different from one’s own

Question 6

Prejudice

Answer 6

An opinion formed beforehand (preconceived) that is not based on facts or actual experience

Question 7

Bitches

Answer 7

Fuck em and get money

Question 8

Gladys

Answer 8

A bitchy bitch that bitches a lot!!!!!!!!!!! Wheres me soup!!!

Question 9

Persecution

Answer 9

Hostility or ill treatment toward an individual or group, especially based on racial, political, or religious differences

Question 10

Genocide

Answer 10

The deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation

Question 11

UDHN

Answer 11

A document written by a commitee of the united nations and adopted in 1948 that states the rights that everyone in the world should have

Question 12

United Nations

Answer 12

An intergovernmental organization made up of 193 member states that was formed in 1945, shortly after world war II. The stated purpose of the UN is to bring peace to all nations of the world

Question 13

Discrimination

Answer 13

The practice of treating a person or group of people unfairly

Question 14

Negative Rights

Answer 14

Rights that can be enjoyed as long as no one interferes to take them away. Examples include freedom of speech or freedom of assembly

Question 15

Positive Rights

Answer 15

Rights that may require concrete action on the part of others. Examples include the right to clean water, health care or education

Question 16

Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Answer 16

The part of the Canadian Constitution that sets out the rights and freedoms of Canadians

Question 17

Positive Rights

Answer 17

Rights that may require concrete action on the part of others. Examples include the right to clean water, health care or education

Question 18

Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Answer 18

The part of the Canadian Constitution that sets out the rights and freedoms of Canadians

Question 19

Limitations Clause

Answer 19

Contained in the Canadian Charter or Rights and Freedoms, it legally allows the government to limit the Charter rights of an individual in ways that are reasonable and justified in a “free and democratic society”

Question 20

Notwithstanding clause

Answer 20

Contained in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, it allows provinces to temporarily override Charter rights for up to five years.

Question 21

Legal Rights

Answer 21

The rights given to a person by a legal system; legal rights are protected by the laws and statues of a country

Question 22

Federal Legislation

Answer 22

Laws proposed or enacted by the federal government of Canada