Chapter 1 · 70 questions
Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship
The rights and freedoms Canadians enjoy, and the responsibilities every citizen is expected to uphold.
Sample questions
Which historic English document, signed in 1215, is considered a foundational source of Canadian law and the concept of limiting government power?
- · The Bill of Rights 1689
- ✓ Magna Carta
- · The Act of Settlement
- · The Habeas Corpus Act
Magna Carta (1215) established that the power of the king was not absolute and is regarded as one of the earliest sources of the legal traditions inherited by Canada.
Which province uses the civil law tradition for private law matters instead of the common law tradition used in the rest of Canada?
- · Ontario
- · British Columbia
- ✓ Quebec
- · New Brunswick
Quebec is the only Canadian province that uses a civil law system (based on the French Napoleonic tradition) for private law, while the rest of Canada follows the common law tradition.
In what year was the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms adopted?
- · 1867
- · 1960
- ✓ 1982
- · 1995
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms became part of the Constitution of Canada in 1982, when the Constitution Act was passed.