Rights & Freedoms
What is a freedom?
something against which there is no law
Which part of the Charter allows Canadian citizens to run or vote in any election.
Democratic Rights
A special set of laws that establish a framework of governance.
constitution
The term used for when people are imprisoned, commonly in large groups, without trial?
internment
What is a right?
something that has been granted to citizens by law
Which part of the Charter might protect a student against a search of his/her locker?
Legal Rights
To be fixed firmly within (ie. The Charter is ____________ in the Canadian Constitution.). Fill in the blank with the correct term.
entrenched
The term for a duty that citizens should do.
responsibility
Five categories of individual rights granted by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Fundamental Freedoms
Democratic Rights
Mobility Rights
Legal Rights
Equality Rights
Which part of the Charter states that all people in Canada are to be treated the same regardless of wealth, race, religion, etc?
Equality Rights
What year did the Constitution (along with the Charter) become law?
1982
The federal law that defined the rights and status of First Nations people first passed in 1876.
The Indian Act
Which two rights are granted only to Canadian citizens?
Democratic Rights
Mobility Rights
A teenager has her backpack searched by a teacher who suspects she has drugs inside it.
Which Charter right might be violated in this situation?
Legal Rights
A term used from an organization of workers that acts to protect workers’ rights and interests
labour union
What right is this speaker referring to?
“ One of the great things about being a Canadian is that you can complain about the government without fear of arrest, torture, or imprisonment. Imagine having to look over your shoulder before grumbling about the Prime Minister. Who would want to live in a country like that?”
Fundament Freedom
(Freedom of Expression)
A woman discovers that her male co-worker, who has the same job description as she does, receives higher pay than her.
Which Charter right is violated by this situation?
Equality Rights
The final appeal to the Charter is made at this level of the Judicial Branch.
What is the Supreme Court of Canada?
A term for the rules that describe what government can do with its power.
governance