Types of Government
Pillars of Democracy
Human Rights
Canadian Charter
History of Government and Human Rights
100

Type of government where citizens hold the power.

Democracy

100

This is the number of "pillars" there are in a democracy.

4

100

Everyone has the right to learn. It shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages.

The Right to Education

100

The presumption of innocence falls under this section of the charter.

Legal Rights

100

The leader of Germany while under a dictatorship during World War 2.

Adolf Hitler

200

Kind of government where one ruler is in control, either through a monarchy or a dictatorship.

Autocracy

200

This pillar protects people's rights to travel, expression, religion, etc.

Freedoms

200

Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives.

The Right to Democracy

200

The freedom to not be discriminated against falls under these kinds of rights in the charter.

Equality Rights

200

The document that was made by Cyrus the Great, that abolished forced servitude in about 539–538 BC.

The Cyrus Cylinder

300

Type of government where a select, small group of people have the power.

Oligarchy

300

This pillar states that all citizens have the ability to vote and elect leaders of government.

Representation

300

Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to found a family.

The Right to Marriage

300

This word describes the relationship between the charter and the constitution.

Entrenched

300

The document from the United States that declared that all people are born equal and free. This document came after they overthrew their Monarchy government in 1776.

The Declaration of Independence

400

A type of government where citizens vote for elected leaders to make decisions for them.

Representative Democracy

400

This pillar attempts to ensure that all people are treated fairly and equally according to the law.

Justice

400

All human beings are born in dignity and with rights. They should be treated the same.

The Right to Freedom and Equality

400

The freedom to peaceful assembly and freedom of association fall under this section of the charter

Fundamental Freedoms

400

The first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law (England, 1215).

The Magna Carta

500
A country that has its own government but recognizes religious texts, or a divine being as its ultimate authority is technically classified as this type of government.

Theocracy

500
This pillar assumes the equality of opportunity, not the equality of result.

Equity

500

No one shall be subjected to unreasonable interference with their private matters, family, home, correspondence with others, or to attacks upon their honour and reputation.

The Right to Privacy

500

Being able to speak one's mind on things, falls under this fundamental freedom

Freedom of Expression

500

The International Organization that created "The Universal Declaration of Human Rights"

The United Nations

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