What/who is the oath professed to?
The Monarch. Not a document (e.g. constitution), a banner (e.g. flag), or a
geopolitical entity (e.g. country).
What is the Magna Carta also known as?
The Great Charter of Freedoms (created in 1215)
What does the Magna Carta include?
Freedom of conscience and religion; of thought, belief, opinion and
expression, including of speech and of the press; of peaceful assembly;
and of association.
What is the Habeas corpus?
The right to challenge unlawful detention by the state. It comes from
English common law.
,When was the Constitution of Canada amended?
1982
What does the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms include?
Mobility Rights, Aboriginal Peoples' Rights, Official Language Rights and
Minority Language Educational Rights, and Multiculturalism. It also
attempts to summarize fundamental freedoms.
What are the Mobility Rights?
Canadians can live and work anywhere they choose in Canada, enter and
leave the country freely, and apply for a passport.
What are the Aboriginal Peoples' Rights?
The rights guaranteed in the Charter will not adversely affect any treaty or
other rights or freedoms of Aboriginal peoples.
,What are the Official Language Rights and Minority Language
Educational Rights?
French and English have equal status in Parliament and throughout the
government.
What is Multiculturalism (with respect to the charter)?
A fundamental characteristic of the Canadian heritage and identity.
Canadians celebrate the gift of one another's presence and work hard to
respect pluralism and live in harmony.
What are the Citizenship Responsibilities?
Obeying the law, Taking responsibility for oneself and one's family, Serving
on a jury, Voting in elections, helping others in the community, protecting
and enjoying our heritage and environment.
What is the name of Canada's original constitutional document?
, The British North America Act. It is also known as the Constitution Act.
When was the British North America Act created?
July 1, 1867.
What is the key phrase in Canada's original constitutional document
in 1867 (the British North America Act)?
Peace, Order and Good Government. The act officiated the Dominion of
Canada.
What is Canada's three founding peoples?
Aboriginal, French and British
The Monarch. Not a document (e.g. constitution), a banner (e.g. flag), or a
geopolitical entity (e.g. country).
What is the Magna Carta also known as?
The Great Charter of Freedoms (created in 1215)
What does the Magna Carta include?
Freedom of conscience and religion; of thought, belief, opinion and
expression, including of speech and of the press; of peaceful assembly;
and of association.
What is the Habeas corpus?
The right to challenge unlawful detention by the state. It comes from
English common law.
,When was the Constitution of Canada amended?
1982
What does the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms include?
Mobility Rights, Aboriginal Peoples' Rights, Official Language Rights and
Minority Language Educational Rights, and Multiculturalism. It also
attempts to summarize fundamental freedoms.
What are the Mobility Rights?
Canadians can live and work anywhere they choose in Canada, enter and
leave the country freely, and apply for a passport.
What are the Aboriginal Peoples' Rights?
The rights guaranteed in the Charter will not adversely affect any treaty or
other rights or freedoms of Aboriginal peoples.
,What are the Official Language Rights and Minority Language
Educational Rights?
French and English have equal status in Parliament and throughout the
government.
What is Multiculturalism (with respect to the charter)?
A fundamental characteristic of the Canadian heritage and identity.
Canadians celebrate the gift of one another's presence and work hard to
respect pluralism and live in harmony.
What are the Citizenship Responsibilities?
Obeying the law, Taking responsibility for oneself and one's family, Serving
on a jury, Voting in elections, helping others in the community, protecting
and enjoying our heritage and environment.
What is the name of Canada's original constitutional document?
, The British North America Act. It is also known as the Constitution Act.
When was the British North America Act created?
July 1, 1867.
What is the key phrase in Canada's original constitutional document
in 1867 (the British North America Act)?
Peace, Order and Good Government. The act officiated the Dominion of
Canada.
What is Canada's three founding peoples?
Aboriginal, French and British
