Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship & Who we are

Question 1

Citizenship rights and responsibilities are secured by ?

Answer 1

Canadian Law

Question 2

Canadian Law has come from which sources?

Answer 2

• Parliament and provincial legislatures
• English Common Law
• Civil code of france
• Unwritten constitution inherited from Great Britain

Question 3

Canadian law secures what and since how many years ?

Answer 3

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

Question 4

What is Magna Carta also known as?

Answer 4

Great Charter of Freedoms

Question 5

What freedoms does Magna Carta provide?

Answer 5

• Freedom of conscience and religion
• Freedom of thought, belief, opinion, and expression
• Freedom of peaceful assembly
• Freedom of association

Question 6

When was Magna Carta (AKA Great Charter of Freedoms) signed?

Answer 6

1215

Question 7

What is the Habeas Corpus?

Answer 7

Right to challenge unlawful detention by the state

Question 8

Where does the Habeas Corpus come from?

Answer 8

English common law

Question 9

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

Answer 9

1982

Question 10

What words does the Charter begin with?

Answer 10

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

Question 11

What are Citizenship rights?

Answer 11

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

Question 12

What are Mobility rights?

Answer 12

• Live and work anywhere in Canada
• Leave and enter Canada freely
• Apply for a passport

Question 13

What are Citizenship responsibilities?

Answer 13

• 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

Question 14

Is Canada the only constitutional monarchy in North America? (T/F)

Answer 14

True

Question 15

When was Canada’s original constitution document made?

Answer 15

1867

Question 16

When was the Canadian constitution amended and why ?

Answer 16

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

Question 17

What is Canada’s original constitution document called?

Answer 17

British North America Act

Question 18

Who are Canada’s founding people’s?

Answer 18

• Aboriginal
• French
• British

Question 19

Aboriginal peoples migrated from ?

Answer 19

Asia

Question 20

Aboriginal peoples migrated from Asia how long ago?

Answer 20

1000’s of years ago

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Aboriginal and Treaty Rights

Question 22

When did the Aboriginal people got their guarenteed territorial rights?

Answer 22

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

Question 23

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

Answer 23

King George III

Question 24

How many groups of Aboriginal people are there today?

Answer 24

• Indians (also called First Nations) - 65%
• Inuits (the people) - 4%
• Metis (mixed aboriginal and European ancestry) - 34%

Question 25

Where does the majority of Indians (First Nations) live?

Answer 25

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

Question 26

What is the language of Inuits?

Answer 26

Inuktitut

Question 27

Where do Inuits live?

Answer 27

Across Antarctic

Question 28

Where do Metis live?

Answer 28

Prairie Provinces (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba)

Question 29

What is the language or dialect spoken by Metis people?

Answer 29

Michif

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Bill Reid

Question 31

What is the meaning of Inuit in Inuktitut language?

Answer 31

The people

Question 32

St Patrick's Day parade happens in which city?

Answer 32

Montreal

Question 33

Which Governor General of Canada promoted unity in diversity?

Answer 33

John Buchan (1st Baron Tweedsmuir)

Question 34

How many anglophones and francophones are there in Canada?

Answer 34

18 million anglophones and 7 million francophones

Question 35

The 7 million Francophones live in which parts of Canada?

Answer 35

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

Question 36

Th French settlers in the region of Acadia are called?

Answer 36

Acadians

Question 37

Acadia is what part of modern Canada?

Answer 37

Maritim provinces (NB, NS, PEI)

Question 38

When did Acadians settled in Acadia?

Answer 38

They settled in 1604

Question 39

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?

Answer 39

The Great Upheaval

Question 40

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

Answer 40

In 2006, by the house of commons

Question 41

How many anglophone are there in Quebec?

Answer 41

About 1 million with 250 years old heritage

Question 42

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

Answer 42

* English * Welsh * Irish * Scottish From 1600s to 20th century

Question 43

Anglophones in Canada are generally referred to as?

Answer 43

English Canadians

Question 44

Largest ethnic groups in Canada are?

Answer 44

* English * French * Scottish * Irish * German * Italian * Chinese * Aboriginal * Ukrainian * Dutch * South Asian * Scandinavian

Question 45

Since the 1970s, most immigrants have come from which part of the world?

Answer 45

Asian countries

Question 46

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

Answer 46

Chinese languages

Question 47

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

Answer 47

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

Question 48

Largest religious affiliation in Canada?

Answer 48

Catholics (second is Protestants)

Question 49

Slavery remained legal in the US until ?

Answer 49

1863