Canadian citizenship test: Rights and responsibilities

Here are 5 questions on “Rights and responsibilities”, in the format of the Canadian citizenship test. Pick your answer, then reveal the solution. CiviPrep has 28 questions on this chapter.

1. 1Which document, added to the Constitution in 1982, protects fundamental rights and freedoms?

   1. The Royal Proclamation
   2. The Indian Act
   3. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
   4. The Quebec Act
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   Correct answer: The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

   The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was entrenched in the Constitution in 1982.

   “Discover Canada” guide › Rights and responsibilities of citizenship › The Charter of Rights

2. 2In what year was the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms entrenched in the Constitution?

   1. 1867
   2. 1982
   3. 1931
   4. 1960
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   Correct answer: 1982

   The Constitution was amended in 1982 to entrench the Charter.

   “Discover Canada” guide › Rights and responsibilities of citizenship › The Charter of Rights

3. 3Which very old document, signed in England in 1215, is the source of our traditions of freedom?

   1. Magna Carta (the Great Charter of Freedoms)
   2. The Declaration of Independence
   3. The Statute of Westminster
   4. The Civil Code
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   Correct answer: Magna Carta (the Great Charter of Freedoms)

   Canadians’ rights belong to a tradition going back to Magna Carta in 1215.

   “Discover Canada” guide › Rights and responsibilities of citizenship › Introduction

4. 4Which of these is a fundamental freedom guaranteed by the Charter?

   1. The right to vote at 16
   2. The right not to pay taxes
   3. The right to a guaranteed job
   4. Freedom of peaceful assembly
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   Correct answer: Freedom of peaceful assembly

   Fundamental freedoms: conscience and religion; thought, belief, opinion and expression (including the press); peaceful assembly; association.

   “Discover Canada” guide › Rights and responsibilities of citizenship › Fundamental freedoms

5. 5What does habeas corpus guarantee?

   1. The right to speak French in Parliament
   2. The right to own property
   3. The right to have a court check whether your detention is lawful
   4. The right to a secret ballot
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   Correct answer: The right to have a court check whether your detention is lawful

   Habeas corpus is the right to challenge detention by the state before a court; it comes from English common law.

   “Discover Canada” guide › Rights and responsibilities of citizenship › Introduction