Test Questions Flashcards
Discover Canada
What are three responsibilities of citizenship?
a. Being loyal to Canada, recycling newspapers, serving in the navy, army or air force.
b. Obeying the law, taking responsibility for oneself and one’s family, serving on a jury.
c. Learning both official languages, voting in elections, belonging to a union.
d. Buying Canadian products, owning your own business, using less water.
b. Obeying the law, taking responsibility for oneself and one’s family, serving on a jury.
What is the meaning of the Remembrance Day poppy?
a. To remember our Sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II.
b. To celebrate Confederation.
c. To honour prime ministers who have died.
d. To remember the sacrifice of Canadians who have served or died in wars up to the present day.
d. To remember the sacrifice of Canadians who have served or died in wars up to the present day.
How are Members of Parliament chosen?
a. They are appointed by the United Nations.
b. They are chosen by the provincial premiers.
c. They are elected by voters in their local constituency (riding).
d. They are elected by landowners and police chiefs.
c. They are elected by voters in their local constituency (riding).
Name two key documents that contain our rights and freedoms.
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Magna Carta (aka Great Charter of Freedoms)
Identify four (4) rights that Canadians enjoy.
- Mobility Rights — Canadians can live and work anywhere they choose in Canada, enter and leave the country freely, and apply for a passport.
- Aboriginal Peoples’ Rights — The rights guaranteed 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 equal status in Parliament and throughout the government.
- Multiculturalism — A fundamental characteristic of the Canadian heritage and identity. Canadians celebrate the gift of one another’s presence and work hard to respect pluralism and live in harmony.
Name four (4) fundamental freedoms that Canadians enjoy.
- Freedom of conscience and religion;
- Freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of speech and of the press;
- Freedom of peaceful assembly; and
- Freedom of association.
What is meant by the equality of women and men?
In Canada, men and women are equal under the law.
Canada’s openness and generosity do not extend to barbaric cultural practices that tolerate spousal abuse, “honour killings,” female genital mutilation, forced marriage or other gender-based violence.
Those guilty of these crimes are severely punished under Canada’s criminal laws.
What are some examples of taking responsibility for yourself and your family?
Getting a job, taking care of one’s family and working hard in keeping with one’s abilities are important Canadian values. Work contributes to personal dignity and self-respect, and to Canada’s prosperity.
Who were the founding peoples of Canada?
Aboriginal
French
British
Who are the Métis?
The Métis are a distinct people of mixed Aboriginal and European ancestry.
The majority of whom live in the Prairie provinces.
They come from both French- and English-speaking backgrounds.
They speak their own dialect, Michif.
What does the word “Inuit” mean?
The Inuit, which means “the people” in the Inuktitut language, live in small, scattered communities across the Arctic.
What is meant by the term “responsible government”?
This meant that the ministers of the Crown must have the support of a majority of the elected representatives in order to govern.
Who was Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine?
Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine, a champion of French language rights, became the first head of a responsible government (similar to a prime minister) in Canada in 1849.
Reformers such as Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine and Robert Baldwin, in parallel with Joseph Howe in Nova Scotia, worked with British governors toward responsible government.
What did the Canadian Pacific Railway symbolize?
A Railway from Sea to Sea
British Columbia joined Canada in 1871 after Ottawa promised to build a railway to the West Coast.
On November 7, 1885, a powerful symbol of unity was completed when Donald Smith (Lord Strathcona), the Scottish-born director of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), drove the last spike.
The project was financed by British and American investors and built by both European and Chinese labour. Afterwards the Chinese were subject to discrimination, including the Head Tax, a race-based entry fee. The Government of Canada apologized in 2006 for this discriminatory policy.
What does Confederation mean?
Confederation is the process of joining the British North American colonies of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Province of Canada (Ontario and Quebec) to form the Dominion of Canada.
It took place in 1867, and Canada Day is celebrated on July 1st to mark the occasion.
