Chapter 1
Governance
Governance
The 3 BRANCHES of Canada's federal government are
Legislative, Executive & Judicial
The law that determines how young offenders are dealt with is the
Youth Criminal Justice Act
The set of laws that protects our rights in Canada is the
Charter of Rights & Freedoms
The law that applies to Indigenous people in Canada and determines status is the
Indian Act
The head tax applied to immigrants of which ethnicity
Chinese
The 3 LEVELS of government in Canada are
Municipal (city), Provinvial, Federal
The two advocacy groups we learned about are the
- Elizabeth Fry Society
- John Howard Society (now known as Encompass)
Two groups that were sent to internment camps in Canada during WWI or WWII were
2 of: Ukrainians, Germans, Japanese, Italians
Treaties
The points system applies to which category of immigrants
Economic immigrants
Who is part of the judicial branch, and what are they responsible for?
- Courts (federal and provincial)
- Apply & interpret laws
The Youth Criminal Justice Act applies to youth aged ________, but only youth aged _____ and older can be sentenced as adults.
- 12 to 17
- 14
The Charter became part of the Constitution in
1982
Three things the Indian Act did was
- Create 'status'
- Residential Schools
- Reserves & the Indian Agent
- Prohibited traditional ceremonies
- Prohibited traditional clothing
- Changed traditional leadership roles in Indigenous communities
What is a push factor? Give an example.
Something that pushes somebody out of where they live.
- War, natural disaster, civil unrest etc.
The executive branch of parliament is made up of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, they are responsible for
- Proposing laws
- Putting laws into action
- Running day-to-day business
The Canadian justice system tries to ___________ young offenders to _____________ them into society.
HINT: Starts with the prefix re-
rehabilitate, reintegrate
What did the Lord's Day Act do, and what was the result of the charter challenge of the Lord's Day Act
The Lord's Day Act made it illegal for businesses to be open on Sunday. It was ruled to be unconstitutional (violates fundamental freedoms) and overturned.
The 3 groups that get collective rights in Canada are
- Anglophones
- Francophones
- Indigenous (First Nations) people
The 3 categories worth the MOST on the points system are
- Education
- Ability in official languages
- Work experience
How is Canada's Prime Minister chosen? Give the entire process!
- Canadians vote for MPs (Members of Parliament)
- The leader of the party who wins the most seats becomes the Prime Minister
- A Canadian citizen
- 18 or older
The categories of individual rights protected under the Charter are
Hint: there are 5
- Fundamental Freedoms
- Democratic Rights
- Mobility Rights
- Legal Rights
- Equality Rights
A group or individual who speaks English or French as their first language in an area where the other is spoken by the majority of the population (speaking French in Edmonton)
The categories of immigrants who come to Canada are
- Economic Class
- Family Class
- Refugees
- Other