Rights And Responsibilities

Question 1

When was the Magna Carta signed?

Answer 1

1215

Question 2

What is the Magna Carta also known as?

Answer 2

The Great Charter of Freedoms

Question 3

What is included in the Great Charter of Freedoms?

Answer 3

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

Question 4

What is Habeas Corpus?

Answer 4

This is the right to challenge unlawful detention by the state

Question 5

Where does Habeas Corpus come from?

Answer 5

It comes from English common law

Question 6

When was the constitution of Canada amended?

Answer 6

1982

Question 7

When did Queen Elizabeth II proclaim the amended Constitution?

Answer 7

1982 in Ottawa

Question 8

What was the Constitution of Canada amended to entrench?

Answer 8

The Constitution of Canada was amended in 1982 to entrench the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Question 9

What words does the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms begin with?

Answer 9

“Whereas Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law”

Question 10

What does the phrase that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms underline?

Answer 10

The importance of religious traditions to Canada and the dignity and worth of the human person

Question 11

What are the additional rights of the Charter?

Answer 11

There are 4
- Mobility rights : Canadians can live and work anywhere they choose in Canada, enter and leave the country freely, and apply for a passport

• Aboriginal People’s rights : The rights in the charter will not adversely affect any treaty or other rights or freedoms of Aboriginal peoples.
• Official Language Rights and Minority Language Educational Rights : French and English have the same status in Parliament and throughout the government
• Multiculturalism : A fundamental characteristic of the Canadian heritage and identity.

Question 12

What are the Citizenship Responsibilities?

Answer 12

There are 6
- Obeying the law : no one is above the law. Individuals and government are regulated by the law and not arbitrary actions

• Taking responsibility for oneself and one’s family
• Serving on a jury : when called to do so, you are legally required to serve
• Voting in elections
• Helping others in the community : volunteering
• Protecting and enjoying our heritage and environment : playing a role in avoiding waste and pollution