Charter of Rights and Freedoms
What year was the Charter of Rights and Freedoms created?
1982
What act that was passed by parliament in 1876 prevented Indigenous peoples from taking political action?
The Indian Act
How many fundamental freedoms are there?
4
The right to be free of imprisonment, search and seizure without reasons backed by law and evidence is which type of right?
Legal
The charter has been to outer space.
True
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms is part of Canada's ________.
Constitution
What act led to the arrests, displacement, and placement in internment camps of Ukrainian Canadians, Italian Canadians, and Japanese Canadians?
The War Measures Act
Running for office, is part of which type of rights?
Democratic
The right to vote for a new government at least every five years is...?
A democratic right
What does suffrage mean?
The right to vote
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is comparable to the United States _____________. (3 Words)
Bill of Rights
Japanese Canadians were not permitted to leave the camps without permission from the RCMP. This could be an infringement primarily of what type of right?
Mobility
What is the equality right outlined in the charter?
The right to be free of discrimination because of race, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, age, or mental or physical disability.
What fundamental freedom would be infringed if you were forced to participate in religious practices that were not selected by you?
The freedom to choose your own religion.
Which Prime Minister put the Charter into the constitution?
Pierre Trudeau
What does the term constitution mean?
A special set of laws that establish a framework of governance.
In what year did Indigenous people gain the right to vote without restrictions?
1960
The right to move anywhere within Canada and to earn a living there is which type of right?
Mobility
I can express my own opinions. This statement is part of which section of the charter?
Fundamental Freedoms
In order to be protected by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, a person must be a Canadian citizen.
False
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms includes both individual rights and what other type of rights?
Collective
What was the name of the Act that barred women from voting and running as candidates in federal elections?
Canadian Elections Act
If you are arrested and the police do not provide you with a reason, as well as deny access to a lawyer, this is an infringement of what type of rights?
Legal
Life, liberty, security. This is part of which section of the charter?
Legal Rights
How many languages has the charter been translated into?
23