Vocab Chap 3 Flashcards
1
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Fundamental Freedoms in CCRF
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- Freedom of conscience & religion
- Freedom of thought, belief, opinion, & expression
- Freedom of peaceful assembly
- Freedom of association
2
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Rights in CCRF
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- Democratic- right to vote, run office, etc..
- Mobility- right to enter, remain in, leave & freely move within Canada
- Legal Rights
- Equality Rights- race & ethnic/national origin, religion, age, mental & physical disabilities, sex etc…\
- Official Language- right to communicate with government in eithier french or english
- Minority Language Education- right to education in english or french
- Aboriginal Rights
3
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Constitution
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-Special set of laws establishing framework for government
-Highest law of Canada
4
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Labor Unions
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-An organization of workers that acts to protect worker rights & interests
5
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Suffrage
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-Right to vote in political elections
6
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Internment
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-The imprisonment of people, in large specific group, without charges
7
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Lord’s Day Act
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-Made it illegal for most Canadian businesses to be open on Sundays
-Was challenged by business’s by deliberately braking the law, takin them to supreme court where they ruled that the act was braking fundamental freedom to right of conscience & religion