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WorksheetsRights and Responsibilities
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is meant by the equality of men and women?
Men and women must take jobs that are typical for their gender
When a man and a woman disagree, the gender of the parties is an important factor
Men and women are the same before the law
In theory, women should be able to do most of the things that men can do, most of the time
Voting in elections, is an example of what?
a way to show you are interested in politics
a responsibility of a citizenship
a law that all Canadians must follow
a duty that the man of the family must do
What is the best definition of a right?
a right is a something that you can expect, like to pay taxes
a right is something that you can expect, like to be treated fairly by the police
a right is a duty, like serving in military
a right is something that others want you to do
What does freedom of the press guarantee?
People can write what they want, but they must get government approval before they share their opinions on TV
Journalists are allowed to publish anything that the government approves of
Journalists must get the approval of the Governor General (or other government officials) before they can share their opinions
Journalists are allowed to publish the news, and their own opinions, even if they are critical of the government
When was the Magna Carta signed?
1215
1502
1867
1066
Which of these is an example of a responsibility of citizenship?
Learning to play Canadian sports
Saluting the flag of Canada
Opening a shop for people from your country
Serving on a jury
Who proclaimed the amended Constitution in 1982?
The Governor General
The Supreme Court
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Queen Elizabeth II
Before 1929, women in Canada
were not considered legal persons
women could not vote
women could be appointed as members of senate
women were not expected to cook at home
The first province in Canada to grant women the right to vote was
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Yukon
Manitoba
The Canadian Government granted Aboriginal People the right to vote without losing their registered Indian Status in
1948
1960
1980
2000
Emily Murphy, Irene Parlby, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, and Henrietta Muir Edwards were known as
The Famous Five
The Cliques
The Dangerous Five
The Sweet Five
The National capital of Canada is
Toronto
Quebec City
Ottawa
Ontario
Saskatchewan was formed as a province in
1905
1928
1895
1910
The first peoples in Saskatchewan
were the Germans and the French
were the Irish and the British
were the French
were Indigenous, including Cree, Dakota, Dene (Chipewyan), Assiniboine and Saulteaux.
The Canadian Prairies is a region in Western Canada. It includes the Canadian portion of the Great Plains and the Prairie provinces, namely ________, _______, and _________.
Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba
Saskatchewan, Alberta, and the British Columbia
Manitoba, Alberta, and Ontario
Quebec, Ontario, and Manitoba
