Unit 3 - Rights And Freedoms

Question 1

What is quality of life?

Answer 1

Definition: a measure of personal and collective well-being

Question 2

What is the constitution?

Answer 2

The highest law system in Canada originally made in 1867

Question 3

What is the Charter?

Answer 3

A form of constitutional protection for individual rights and freedoms, originally amended in 1982, when 2/3 of the province’s agreed to amend it.

Question 4

What are some of the fundamental freedoms in the Charter?

Answer 4

1. Express your opinions peacefully
2. Choose your religion
3. Organize peaceful meetings
4. Associate with any person/group

Question 5

What are some individual rights in the Charter?

Answer 5

1. Democratic: right to vote in election for HOC members every 5 years
2. Mobility: right to leave, enter and remain in Canada, residency in provinces
3. Legal: right to life, liberty, and security against unreasonable search and seizure/unfair detainment, right of informed reason for arrest
4. Equality: Equality before the law, and equal protection without discrimination

Question 6

What is the Indian Act?

Answer 6

Indian Act (1876) was an agreement for land and citizenship status between the government and Indigenous groups. It was passed by Europeans with a superiority complex, and it limits the rights/freedoms of Indigenous people to this day.

Question 7

What restrictions did the Indian Act provide for Indigenous people throughout history?

Answer 7

It made the Indigenous ask permission to wear traditional garments, banned traditional ceremonies, prevented political action, and residential schools.

Question 8

What is women’s suffrage?

Answer 8

The process to get women’s right to vote, began in 1876 and gained the right to vote in 1918

Question 9

What is the Anti-Terrorism Act?

Answer 9

An act adopted by the parliament following the events of 9/11, ensuring border and travel security.