Unit 2: Human Rights

Question 1

What is the notwithstanding clause?

Answer 1

Allows provincial governments to pass laws against fundamental freedoms and legal and equality rights.

Question 2

How long do the notwithstanding laws remain in effect?

Answer 2

5 years then they have to be renewed

Question 3

Did the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which recognized the inalienable rights of humans came after WW1 or WW2?

Answer 3

World war 2

Question 4

What is a human right?

Answer 4

Rights an individual has simply because they’re human. No gov’t body, group/person can deprive them of this.

Question 5

What are civil rights?

Answer 5

The rights that every person in a nation should have regardless of sex, race, religion.

Question 6

Fill in the blank:

Civil (blank) are rights an individual enjoys by virtue of (blank).

Answer 6

• rights

- citizenship

Question 7

Explain prejudice

Answer 7

Prejudice involves making a judgment about a person belonging to a certain group.

Question 8

Explain stereotypes

Answer 8

Labels that’s prejudiced people apply to individuals in a group.

Question 9

What are the 2 types of discrimination?

Answer 9

1) intentional discrimination: knowingly committing a crime
2) unintentional discrimination:
Is it justifies? Or by accident.

Question 10

What are the four grounds of discrimination they are:

Answer 10

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