Justice advocacy groups like the John Howard Society and the
Eliabeth Fry society focus primariliy on
The charter of rights includesA. The Indian ActB. The
parliamentary press galleryC. The values and attitudes of
CanadiansD. The rights and freedoms that Canadians believe are
important1Within the Charter, Canadians can A. Do whatever they
wantB. Have the right to discriminate against minoritiesC. The
right to challenge in court laws that restrict their rights.D.
Shout fire in a public building like a theatre.2In the past which
event was not true for the First Nations PeopleA. They were
required to obtain government permission to wear traditional
dressB. allowed structured band electionsC. Banned traditional
ceremoniesD. Prevented them from taking political action3Which
group did not receive the vote until 1918?A. Canadian womenB.
Japanese CanadiansC. First NationsD. Mentally handicapped4Suffrage
means
A. Womens right to go to warB. Womens rights to voteC. Japanese
imprisonment in WWIID. First nations disagreement with
Europeans5Justice advocacy groups like the John Howard Society are
notA. Government organizations funded by the Dept. Of Justice to
provide support for offendersB. A source for education and
information about Canadas justice systemC. Focused on
rehabilitation of criminal offendersD. Working to eliminate issues
that contribute to crime in society.6One of the rights and freedoms
of Canada is to express your opinion. The responsibility isA. to
encourage others to have the same opinionB. Respect the rights of
others to have different opinionsC. to argue their opinion with
othersD. Protest against government lawsIf workers from one
province are denied employment in a neighboring province are being
denied their A. mobility rightsB. equality rightsC. Democratic
rightsD. enforcement rightsWhat does a free and democratic society
mean?A. Everyone of age can vote and be represented in governmentB.
Where laws infringe on the rights of individualsC. Where terrorists
can exist without being prosecutedD. Country where individual
rights are more important than the collectiveThe Lords Day Act
infringed on Canadians right to freedom of religion. The Act
statedA. stores can be open 24 hours a dayB. Illegal for businesses
to be open on SundayC. illegal for businesses to be open after
midnightD. Stores can be open seven days per week.The Charter
protects individuals rights in the workplace byA. giving them
better than minimum wageB. Having customers not yelling at themC.
Have the right to work without facing discrimination based on race,
religion or gender.D. Giving them full benefitsThe Charter can
protect children byA. not allowing children to watch specific
television showsB. not allowing children to buy specified types of
toysC. not allowing advertisements to influence childrens
purchasesD. Not allowing children to use certain internet sites.The
right for any political party to hold meetings is an example of
freedom of A. speechB. assemblyC. the pressD. MovementWhich is a
reason why Canadians needs a constitution?A. Canada is vast and
diverseB. Canada has 11 governmentsC. Canada has two official
languagesD. Canada is a peaceful country
If a young offender does not complete their assigned work, they
are sent to A. JailB. CourtC. a group homeD. Counselling
The Charter of Rights gives every person in Canada the same
rights, whether or not they are a citizen, except forA. The rights
to express your opinionB. the right to associate with any person or
groupC. the right to move anywhere in CanadaD. the right to
vote
the right to vote for a new government at least every five years
is
a fundamental freedoma democratic righta mobility righta legal
right
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms was incorporated into the
constitution in 1982 for which of the following reasonsto please
the British monarchyto ensure that all Canadian citizens,
regardless of where they lived in Canada, were protected by the
same law(s)to make sure all Canadian citizens could challenge in
court the laws that restrict their rightsto help Canadians
assimilate
