Rights

Question 1

Which are examples of taking responsibility for yourself and your family?
- Keeping the lawn mown and house clean
- Buying a house and getting a mortgage
- Buying a car and driving to work
- Getting a job and working hard in keeping with one’s abilities

Answer 1

Getting a job and working hard in keeping with one’s abilities

Question 2

Name two key documents that contain our rights and freedoms.

Answer 2

Magna Carta (Great Charter of Freedoms) and Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Question 3

Name four fundamental freedoms secured by the Magna Carta.

Answer 3

• Freedom of conscience and religion
• Freedom of thought, belief, opinion, and expression, including freedom of speech and the press
• Freedom of peaceful assembly
• Freedom of association

Question 4

What are the responsibilities of Canadian citizenship?

Answer 4

• Obeying the law
• Taking responsibility for oneself and one’s family
• Serving on a jury
• Voting in elections
• Helping others in the community
• Protecting and enjoying our heritage and environment

Question 5

What is the Canadian Constitution?

Answer 5

A system of laws and conventions by which the country governs itself

Question 6

Who is above the rule of law?

Answer 6

No one

Question 7

When was the Constitution of Canada amended to include the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

Answer 7

1982

Question 8

Canadians enjoy many rights. Name four set out in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Answer 8

• Mobility rights (Canadians can live and work where they choose)
• Aboriginal People’s Rights
• Official Language Rights (French and English have equal rights in government)
• Multiculturalism

Question 9

Where do English and French have equal status in Canada?

Answer 9

In the Parliament

Question 10

The Oath of Citizenship begins with:

Answer 10

I swear (or affirm)
That I will be faithful
And bear true allegiance
To (His or Her) Majesty

Question 11

What does the phrase ‘Whereas Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law’ mean?

Answer 11

The importance of religious traditions and worth of the human person

Question 12

It is compulsory to serve in the Canadian armed services:
- It is not compulsory to serve
- For a period of two years
- It is not mandatory but you must register for one of the services at age eighteen
- With either the navy, army, air force or coast guard at age eighteen for 3 months

Answer 12

It is not compulsory to serve

Question 13

Which part of the Constitution legally protects the basic rights and freedoms of all Canadians?

Answer 13

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Question 14

What is meant by the equality of men and women?

Answer 14

Men and women are equal under the law

Question 15

In Canada, who do we profess our loyalty to?

Answer 15

The Sovereign (Queen or King)

Question 16

Which legal document underlines the importance of multiculturalism?

Answer 16

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Question 17

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms attempts to:

Answer 17

Summarize fundamental freedoms and set out additional rights

Question 18

Cultural practices of inequality and gender-based pay difference are tolerated and allowed:
- They are not allowed under the law
- Under the law
- In the schools
- In certain communities

Answer 18

They are not allowed under the law

Question 19

When and where was the Magna Carta signed?

Answer 19

1215 in England

Question 20

What is Habeas Corpus and where does it come from?

Answer 20

Habeas corpus is the right to challenge unlawful detention by the state. It comes from English common law.

Question 21

What are several sources of Canadian law?

Answer 21

• Laws passed by Parliament and the provincial legislatures
• English common law
• The civil code of France
• The unwritten constitution inherited from Great Britain