Rights and Responsibilities

Question 1

What does the Canadian Constitution recognize and affirm?

Answer 1

the aboriginal and treaty rights of First Nations, Inuit and Metis people

Question 2

What do Canadians profess their loyalty to?

Answer 2

A person who represents all of Canada (the sovereign)

Question 3

What kind of government is Canada?

Answer 3

Constitutional Monarchy, a parliamentary democracy, and a federal state

Question 4

How long have settlers and immigrants contributed to Canada’s diversity?

Answer 4

400 years

Question 5

What languages do immigrants between the ages of 18 and 54 need to have adequate knowledge of?

Answer 5

English or French

Question 6

What are the sources of Canadian law?

Answer 6

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

Question 7

What historical document does the original tradition of ordered liberty come from, and what year was it signed?

Answer 7

The Magna Carta in 1215

Question 8

What is the first of the Rights of Canadians?

Answer 8

Freedom of conscience and religion

Question 9

What is the second of the Rights of Canadians

Answer 9

Freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of speech and the press

Question 10

What is the third right of Canadians

Answer 10

Freedom of peaceful assembly

Question 11

What is the fourth right of Canadians?

Answer 11

Freedom of association

Question 12

What is the fifth right of Canadians?

Answer 12

Habeas Corpus, the right to challenge unlawful detention by the state - which comes from English common law

Question 13

When was the Canadian consitution amended to entrench the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

Answer 13

1982

Question 14

What words does the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms start with, and why?

Answer 14

Wheras Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law” - underlines the importance of religious traditions to Canadian society, and the dignity and worth of the human person

Question 15

What are the most important rights from the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

Answer 15

• Mobility Rights - live and work anywhere in Canada, leave freely, and apply for a passport
• Abroiginal People’s Rights - the rights guaranteed by the charter will not adversely affect any treaty or other rights or freedoms of Aboriginal Peoples
• Official language rights - French and English have equal status in Parliament and throughout the government
• Multiculturalism - a fundamental characteristic of Canadian heritage and identity

Question 16

Where does the right for French and English to have equal status throughout the Government come from?

Answer 16

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Question 17

Where do mobility rights come from?

Answer 17

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Question 18

Where do Aboriginal Rights come from?

Answer 18

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Question 19

What do mobility rights guarantee?

Answer 19

live and work anywhere in Canada, leave freely, and apply for a passport

Question 20

What do Aboriginal Rights guarantee?

Answer 20

The rights guaranteed by the charter will not adversely affect any treaty or other rights or freedoms of Aboriginal Peoples

Question 21

Where does the right of Multiculturalism come from?

Answer 21

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Question 22

What are the responsibilities of a Canadian Citizen?

Answer 22

• obey 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 heritage and environment

Question 23

Is there compulsory military service in Canada?

Answer 23

No

Question 24

What are some of the military branches in the Canadian Forces?

Answer 24

• Navy
• Army
• Air Force
• Militia
• Part-time Navy
• Air Reserves
• Coast Guard