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Rights and Responsibilities

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  1. Which document guarantees fundamental freedoms such as freedom of expression and peaceful assembly?
  2. At what minimum age can a Canadian citizen vote in a federal election?
  3. Which of these is a fundamental freedom protected by the Charter?
  4. Under the Charter, a citizen may live and work in which part of Canada?
  5. Which duty is required by law of Canadian citizens?
  6. In a criminal trial, what does the Charter presume about the person charged?
  7. Which constitutional enactment recognized and affirmed existing Aboriginal and treaty rights?
  8. Which three groups are recognized as Aboriginal peoples in the Constitution?
  9. Which statement describes the equality of citizens under the Charter?
  10. In what year was the Charter of Rights and Freedoms added to the Canadian Constitution?
  11. Which provision lets a legislature declare a law valid despite certain Charter rights, for up to five years at a time?
  12. Which Charter section says rights may be limited if the limits can be justified in a free and democratic society?
  13. A new citizen receives a jury summons and worries about missing a week of work. Which statement is accurate?
  14. Which person is eligible to vote in a federal election?
  15. Which duty is described as part of the responsibilities of citizenship?
  16. Which freedom protects a newspaper that criticizes the federal government?
  17. A francophone citizen moves to a mostly English-speaking province. Which Charter right applies to her children?
  18. How long must a permanent resident normally have lived in Canada before applying for citizenship?
  19. Adults of which age range must normally meet the knowledge and language requirements?
  20. In the Oath of Citizenship, new citizens swear to be faithful and bear true allegiance to whom?
  21. What is true about holding another citizenship when becoming a Canadian citizen?
  22. Is military service compulsory for Canadian citizens?
  23. Which responsibility of Canadian citizenship includes getting a job and taking care of one's family?
  24. Which fundamental characteristic of Canadian heritage and identity is recognized in the Charter and celebrates the diversity of Canadians?
  25. Which of these is a crime in Canada under laws that protect the equality of women and men?
  26. Which right, inherited from English common law, lets a person challenge unlawful detention by the state?
  27. Which English charter of 1215 is the oldest source of many rights and freedoms that Canadians enjoy today?

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