Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship
1.What is habeas corpus?
- The right to challenge unlawful detention by the state
- The right to remain silent when questioned
- The right to a trial by jury
- The right to legal aid at public expense
Answer: The right to challenge unlawful detention by the state
Why: The right to challenge unlawful detention by the state. It comes to Canada from English common law.
2.From which legal tradition does habeas corpus come?
- Aboriginal customary law
- English common law
- The civil code of France
- The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Answer: English common law
Why: English common law — not the Charter, which came much later, and not the civil code of France.
3.Which three kinds of Canadian heritage does every citizen have a role in protecting?
- Natural, cultural and architectural
- Military, parliamentary and judicial
- Linguistic, religious and artistic
- Agricultural, industrial and maritime
Answer: Natural, cultural and architectural
Why: Canada's natural, cultural and architectural heritage, for future generations.
4.What must you do if you are called to serve on a jury?
- You are legally required to serve
- You must serve only if you are a lawyer
- You may send a family member in your place
- You may decline without giving a reason
Answer: You are legally required to serve
Why: You are legally required to serve. The justice system depends on impartial juries made up of citizens.
5.What does the justice system depend on that makes jury service a privilege?
- Elected prosecutors
- Impartial juries made up of citizens
- Judges appointed for life
- Panels of trained legal experts
Answer: Impartial juries made up of citizens
Why: Impartial juries made up of citizens.
6.In which country was Magna Carta signed?
- France
- Scotland
- England
- Canada
Answer: England
Why: England. Canada's tradition of ordered liberty is traced back to it.
7.By what other name is Magna Carta known?
- The Great Charter of Freedoms
- The Bill of Rights
- The Act of Union
- The Charter of Ordered Liberty
Answer: The Great Charter of Freedoms
Why: The Great Charter of Freedoms.
8.In what year was Magna Carta signed?
- 1512
- 1215
- 1015
- 1315
Answer: 1215
Why: 1215, in England. It is also known as the Great Charter of Freedoms.
9.What does Discover Canada say about men and women in Canada?
- They are equal under the law
- Equality depends on the community's customs
- Equality applies only in the workplace
- Equality is a provincial matter
Answer: They are equal under the law
Why: Men and women are equal under the law.
10.What do Mobility Rights allow Canadians to do?
- Vote in the province where they were born
- Claim residency in more than one province at once
- Live and work anywhere in Canada, enter and leave the country freely, and apply for a passport
- Live and work in any Commonwealth country
Answer: Live and work anywhere in Canada, enter and leave the country freely, and apply for a passport
Why: Live and work anywhere they choose in Canada, enter and leave the country freely, and apply for a passport.
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