Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship & Who we are Flashcards
Citizenship rights and responsibilities are secured by ?
Canadian Law
Canadian Law has come from which sources?
- Parliament and provincial legislatures
- English Common Law
- Civil code of france
- Unwritten constitution inherited from Great Britain
Canadian law secures what and since how many years ?
Canadian law secures tradition of “ordered liberty” since 800 years
What is Magna Carta also known as?
Great Charter of Freedoms
What freedoms does Magna Carta provide?
- Freedom of conscience and religion
- Freedom of thought, belief, opinion, and expression
- Freedom of peaceful assembly
- Freedom of association
When was Magna Carta (AKA Great Charter of Freedoms) signed?
1215
What is the Habeas Corpus?
Right to challenge unlawful detention by the state
Where does the Habeas Corpus come from?
English common law
When was the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms made part of the Canadian constitution?
1982
What words does the Charter begin with?
Whereas Canada is founded upon the principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law.
What are Citizenship rights?
- Mobility rights
- Aboriginal people’s rights
- Official language rights and minority language rights
- Multiculturalism
- Equality of men and women under the law
What are Mobility rights?
- Live and work anywhere in Canada
- Leave and enter Canada freely
- Apply for a passport
What are Citizenship responsibilities?
- 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
Is Canada the only constitutional monarchy in North America? (T/F)
True
When was Canada’s original constitution document made?
1867
When was the Canadian constitution amended and why ?
1982, proclaimed by Queen Elizabeth II. To entrench the Canadian charter of rights and freedoms into the constitution?
What is Canada’s original constitution document called?
British North America Act
Who are Canada’s founding people’s?
- Aboriginal
- French
- British
Aboriginal peoples migrated from ?
Asia