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Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship & Who we are Flashcards

1
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Citizenship rights and responsibilities are secured by ?

A

Canadian Law

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Canadian Law has come from which sources?

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  • Parliament and provincial legislatures
  • English Common Law
  • Civil code of france
  • Unwritten constitution inherited from Great Britain
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Canadian law secures what and since how many years ?

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Canadian law secures tradition of “ordered liberty” since 800 years

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4
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What is Magna Carta also known as?

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Great Charter of Freedoms

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What freedoms does Magna Carta provide?

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  • Freedom of conscience and religion
  • Freedom of thought, belief, opinion, and expression
  • Freedom of peaceful assembly
  • Freedom of association
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When was Magna Carta (AKA Great Charter of Freedoms) signed?

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1215

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What is the Habeas Corpus?

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Right to challenge unlawful detention by the state

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Where does the Habeas Corpus come from?

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English common law

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When was the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms made part of the Canadian constitution?

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1982

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What words does the Charter begin with?

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

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What are Citizenship rights?

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  • Mobility rights
  • Aboriginal people’s rights
  • Official language rights and minority language rights
  • Multiculturalism
  • Equality of men and women under the law
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What are Mobility rights?

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  • Live and work anywhere in Canada
  • Leave and enter Canada freely
  • Apply for a passport
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What are Citizenship responsibilities?

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  • Obeying the law
  • Taking responsibility for yourself and family
  • Serving on jury duty
  • Voting in elections
  • Helping others in community
  • Protecting and enjoying our heritage and environment
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14
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Is Canada the only constitutional monarchy in North America? (T/F)

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True

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15
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When was Canada’s original constitution document made?

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1867

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When was the Canadian constitution amended and why ?

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1982, proclaimed by Queen Elizabeth II. To entrench the Canadian charter of rights and freedoms into the constitution?

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What is Canada’s original constitution document called?

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British North America Act

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18
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Who are Canada’s founding people’s?

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  • Aboriginal
  • French
  • British
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19
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Aboriginal peoples migrated from ?

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Asia

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20
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Aboriginal peoples migrated from Asia how long ago?

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1000’s of years ago

21
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Which part of Canadian constitution secures the rights of Aboriginal people?

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Aboriginal and Treaty Rights

22
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When did the Aboriginal people got their guarenteed territorial rights?

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They got their territorial rights in 1763 through the “Royal Proclamation of 1763”.

23
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Who granted Aboriginal people their territorial rights through the Royal Proclamation of 1763?

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King George III

24
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How many groups of Aboriginal people are there today?

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  • Indians (also called First Nations) - 65%
  • Inuits (the people) - 4%
  • Metis (mixed aboriginal and European ancestry) - 34%
25
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Where does the majority of Indians (First Nations) live?

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50% of Indians (First Nations) live in 600 reserved communities across Canada. The other 50% live off-reserve in urban centres.

26
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What is the language of Inuits?

A

Inuktitut

27
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Where do Inuits live?

A

Across Antarctic

28
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Where do Metis live?

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Prairie Provinces (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba)

29
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What is the language or dialect spoken by Metis people?

A

Michif

30
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Who was a famous Haida artist who used to create artifacts by carving?

A

Bill Reid

31
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What is the meaning of Inuit in Inuktitut language?

A

The people

32
Q

St Patrick’s Day parade happens in which city?

A

Montreal

33
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Which Governor General of Canada promoted unity in diversity?

A

John Buchan (1st Baron Tweedsmuir)

34
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How many anglophones and francophones are there in Canada?

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18 million anglophones and 7 million francophones

35
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The 7 million Francophones live in which parts of Canada?

A

6 million live in Quebec, 1 million live in Ontario, NB, Manitoba

36
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Th French settlers in the region of Acadia are called?

A

Acadians

37
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Acadia is what part of modern Canada?

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Maritim provinces (NB, NS, PEI)

38
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When did Acadians settled in Acadia?

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They settled in 1604

39
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When majority of acadians were deported from Maritime provinces during the 7-year war between British and French between 1755-1763, what do we call these deportations?

A

The Great Upheaval

40
Q

When were the people of Quebec recognized as a nation of Quebecers ?

A

In 2006, by the house of commons

41
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How many anglophone are there in Quebec?

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About 1 million with 250 years old heritage

42
Q

The culture of English speaking areas was established by people of which backgrounds?

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  • English
  • Welsh
  • Irish
  • Scottish
    From 1600s to 20th century
43
Q

Anglophones in Canada are generally referred to as?

A

English Canadians

44
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Largest ethnic groups in Canada are?

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  • English
  • French
  • Scottish
  • Irish
  • German
  • Italian
  • Chinese
  • Aboriginal
  • Ukrainian
  • Dutch
  • South Asian
  • Scandinavian
45
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Since the 1970s, most immigrants have come from which part of the world?

A

Asian countries

46
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Which language is the second most spoken language at home in two of Canada’s biggest cities?

A

Chinese languages

47
Q

What is the % of Chinese speakers in Vancouver and Toronto?

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Vancouver - 13% Chinese language speakers
Toronto - 7% Chinese language speakers

48
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Largest religious affiliation in Canada?

A

Catholics (second is Protestants)

49
Q

Slavery remained legal in the US until ?

A

1863

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