The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Definitions Flashcards
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Right
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A legal entitlement that citizens can expect mainly from the governemnt
2
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Freedom
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The right to do things without government interference
3
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Inalienable Rights
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Guarenteed entitlement that cannot be transfered between one another
4
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Franchise
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Right to vote
5
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Entrench
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To protect and guarentee a right or freedom by ensuring that it could only be changed by a ammend in the constitution
6
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Override
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to prevail over (to go over)
7
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Invoke
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to put into effect
8
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Notwithstanding clause
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Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
allwos federal and provincial government to pass legislation that can exempt s. 2, s.7-15 of the charter.
