The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is also known as the constitution. It is the...

• First law of the land

• Most supreme law of the land

• Treaty law of the land

• Least important law of the land

Which of the following is not an example of a fundamental freedom?

• Freedom of religion

• Freedom of association

• Freedom of citizenship

• Freedom of expression

Every citizen has the right to enter, remain in, or leave Canada. This is an example of...

• Mobility rights

• Fundamental freedoms

• Legal rights

• Equality rights

True or false: in Canada, the harshest penalty for crimes is the death sentence.

• True

• False

People in Canada cannot be randomly imprisoned. This is an example of...

• mobility rights

• fundamental freedoms

• legal rights

• equality rights

An important democratic right for adult citizens in Canada is...

• the right to attend school

• the right to speak English or French

• the right to move to another province

• the right to run for a position in the government

Which of the following is NOT an example of peaceful assembly?

• A group of people are carrying signs and chanting words that criticize the government

• A group of people are smashing windows and chanting words that criticize the government

• A group of people are meeting to form their own group to run for government

• A group of people are marching in the streets

Which of the following correctly identifies the official languages of Canada?

• All languages are official languages in Canada

• Canadian and English

• English and French

• Canada has no official languages

Adult citizens being able to vote in government elections is an example of...

• mobility rights

• democratic rights

• legal rights

• equality rights

Which of the following is not an example of freedom of the press?

• A journalist writes an article about why people shouldn't vote for someone else

• A journalist is arrested for writing an article that criticized the government

• A journalist is arrested for stealing a car

• A journalist writes an article about all the great things the current government is doing