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Rights and Responsibilities

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is meant by the equality of men and women?

a)

Men and women must take jobs that are typical for their gender

b)

When a man and a woman disagree, the gender of the parties is an important factor

c)

Men and women are the same before the law

d)

In theory, women should be able to do most of the things that men can do, most of the time

2.

Voting in elections, is an example of what?

a)

a way to show you are interested in politics

b)

a responsibility of a citizenship

c)

a law that all Canadians must follow

d)

a duty that the man of the family must do

3.

What is the best definition of a right?

a)

a right is a something that you can expect, like to pay taxes

b)

a right is something that you can expect, like to be treated fairly by the police

c)

a right is a duty, like serving in military

d)

a right is something that others want you to do

4.

What does freedom of the press guarantee?

a)

People can write what they want, but they must get government approval before they share their opinions on TV

b)

Journalists are allowed to publish anything that the government approves of

c)

Journalists must get the approval of the Governor General (or other government officials) before they can share their opinions

d)

Journalists are allowed to publish the news, and their own opinions, even if they are critical of the government

5.

When was the Magna Carta signed?

a)

1215

b)

1502

c)

1867

d)

1066

6.

Which of these is an example of a responsibility of citizenship?

a)

Learning to play Canadian sports

b)

Saluting the flag of Canada

c)

Opening a shop for people from your country

d)

Serving on a jury

7.

Who proclaimed the amended Constitution in 1982?

a)

The Governor General

b)

The Supreme Court

c)

Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau

d)

Queen Elizabeth II

8.

Before 1929, women in Canada

a)

were not considered legal persons

b)

women could not vote

c)

women could be appointed as members of senate

d)

women were not expected to cook at home

9.

The first province in Canada to grant women the right to vote was

a)

Saskatchewan

b)

Ontario

c)

Yukon

d)

Manitoba

10.

The Canadian Government granted Aboriginal People the right to vote without losing their registered Indian Status in

a)

1948

b)

1960

c)

1980

d)

2000

11.

Emily Murphy, Irene Parlby, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, and Henrietta Muir Edwards were known as

a)

The Famous Five

b)

The Cliques

c)

The Dangerous Five

d)

The Sweet Five

12.

The National capital of Canada is

a)

Toronto

b)

Quebec City

c)

Ottawa

d)

Ontario

13.

Saskatchewan was formed as a province in

a)

1905

b)

1928

c)

1895

d)

1910

14.

The first peoples in Saskatchewan

a)

were the Germans and the French

b)

were the Irish and the British

c)

were the French

d)

were Indigenous, including Cree, Dakota, Dene (Chipewyan), Assiniboine and Saulteaux.

15.

The Canadian Prairies is a region in Western Canada. It includes the Canadian portion of the Great Plains and the Prairie provinces, namely ________, _______, and _________.

a)

Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba

b)

Saskatchewan, Alberta, and the British Columbia

c)

Manitoba, Alberta, and Ontario

d)

Quebec, Ontario, and Manitoba